This course will introduce students to historical research methods and familiarize them with the tools and techniques that historians use to study the past, with a focus on United States History. Topics will include developing historical questions, conducting library and archival research, and producing historical writing. The class will also visit historical archives and talk with practitioners in the world of history: archivists, reference librarians, museum curators, academics, and public historians. By the end of the course students will understand how and why historians conduct research on past events.