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Question:i have a research paper that i have to write for my history class so i am doing it on woodstock. And i have to have a primary source (written by someone who witnessed it), any ideas of what i could use? websites would be really helpful. i was thinking maybe a newspaper article from way back then, but its hard to find one. any primary source would be great. thanks


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: i have a research paper that i have to write for my history class so i am doing it on woodstock. And i have to have a primary source (written by someone who witnessed it), any ideas of what i could use? websites would be really helpful. i was thinking maybe a newspaper article from way back then, but its hard to find one. any primary source would be great. thanks

Here are a dozen cited in the wiki article.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_F...

I'd suggest trying for a first person account written for a magazine. Plenty are available both immediately after the event and as nostalgia pieces written in the 80s and 90s, especially when they were plugging the 25th anniversary concert.