Tired of the same old autobiography projects for students? Looking for a better way to connect student genealogy projects to the American Story? Have an affinity for old junk? Then this is the session for you! Learn how to use American artifacts to facilitate student inquiry and creative writing. Learn how to create a year-long literary video podcast project to document and archive the personal histories of your students. Explore the Storycorps project online and additional multicultural resources to tell the story of America. And, finally, learn how to acquire relatively cheap, old pieces of Americana for your classroom.