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Missouri Digital Heritage :: Educational Resources :: The Old Drum Story

MISSOURI STATE ARCHIVES
Man's Best Friend:
The Old Drum Story

An interactive lesson plan with original documents
Grades 9-12

Histories:

  • The Story of Burden v. Hornsby
  • Old Drum Remembered
  • The Old Johnson County Courthouse
  • Missouri’s Big Four


Original Documents:

  • Summons, Leonidas Hornsby, November 24, 1869 pdf file
  • Motion to Amend Statement, November 25, 1869 pdf file
  • Transcript of Proceedings before Justice of Peace, February 5, 1870 pdf file
  • Subpoena for Court of Common Pleas, March 30, 1870 pdf file
  • Burden v. Hornsby Opinion, July Term 1872 pdf file
  • Burden v. Hornsby Opinion, Mo. Reports, vol. 50 1872 pdf file


Lesson Plan:

  • Lesson Overview
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Worksheet Learning from Primary Sources pdf file  
  • Guided Discussion Questions


For Educators:

  • Rationales
       Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
       Framework for Curriculum Development in Social Studies
    • Show-Me Standards and Social Studies Strands Targeted by Man’s Best Friend: The Old Drum Trial
  • Resources
    • Annotated Bibliography
    • Sites of Interest


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