Home Teacher Resources

Fever1793

Resources
illustration of man reading a table full of books

Information Literacy Skills:
Reference sheets and lessons for using resources effectively

Baltimore County Public Schools Database Portal Page
Click icon to access the database portal. No passwords are needed when using computers at school. See your library media specialist for login and passwords when using databases at home.

Locate information from authoratative and reliable resources using the following search terms:

  • Yellow fever
  • Dr. Benjamin Rush
  • Free African American Society
  • Philadelphia in 1793
  • Richard Allen and Absalom Jones
  • Lazaretto Station

Also, use the HELP portal for each database to learn more about effective search strategies.

Internet Resources

Yellow fever

Yellow Fever Treatments

Federal Gazette

Richard Allen and Absalom Jones
Local Print and Nonprint Resources Skills


School Library holdings
  • Do a keyword search in the Automated Library Catalog to find nonfiction and reference books about your topic.
  • Use indexes or tables of contents in nonfiction and reference books to locate information related to your topic and questions.
  • Check the indexes of print and CD ROM encyclopedias for articles about your topic.



Baltimore County Public Library holdings
  • Do a keyword search in the BCPL Catalog to locate additional resources.
  • Going to the Public Library? Use QUEST to get organized before your go (print out a QUEST worksheet in Word or PDF format).
  • Chat online with a real live librarian at Ask Us Now! Be sure to have your research questions handy!