American Memory's search pages can yield hundreds (even thousands) of items — which can be both daunting and time consuming. The Learning Page Pathfinders make it easier to browse through the collections to get a quick sense of what's in the collections.

Pathfinders group the American Memory collections into five basic categories: Events, People, Places, Time, and Topics. Try a quick browse through these Pathfinders to narrow the number of collections that have information on your subject.

In addition to the Pathfinders, every section of the Learning Page has helpful ideas and links into the collections — all geared to help teachers and students discover American Memory's wonderful treasures. For example, The Learning Page's Features & Activities section contains interactive presentations that highlight curricular themes and link directly to items in many collections.

Each of the American Memory collections also has a Collection Connections section with in-depth information about the collection and direct links to items from that specific collection.