Unsung Heroes Living History Project

Description

Unsung Heroes Living History Project (UHLHP) is an exciting inter-generational program that teaches young people valuable 21st century job skills and the importance of community service, volunteerism and civic engagement. Working with adult mentors, youth producers interview veterans for the Library of Congress Veteran's History Project, and use computers to combine the veteran's words with images and music, creating short "digital stories" that are shared with schools, libraries and museums. incorporates elementary, junior high, and high school students in this project by teaching interviewing skills, storyboard development and how to use computerized editing software to produce a mini-documentary about the veterans' life.