Whether you're doing research or are giving a presentation or are generally just interested in the things of the past, consider looking online for archival footage. There are many great points of history made alive again by these great video clips. These are a great tool for anyone presenting on historical figures, dates, or events. Teachers, this is a wonderful learning tool to use in your classrooms. One of the best parts is that they're almost always completely free to download and use at will.

When searching for particular archival footage, you can typically search by decade, event name, or person's name. There are typically thousands and thousands of stock archival footage videos to choose from. You just have to take the time to narrow your search down and go through the clips that pertain to the event, person, or time frame on which you wish to cover.

Most often, once these videos have been uploaded to a footage site, they'll be there forever. Plus new ones are added all the time, so if you're covering a particular time period, don't be afraid to stop back from time to time to see if something new and useful has been uploaded for you to use.

Because these stock video clipsare often from the past, they are not always available in high definition, but they are usually available for free and with no strings attached. You'll likely never need to enter your credit card or personal information. Some sites do require a log-in so that they can keep track of who's using their videos, but they're absolutely free to be done with whatever the person downloading them chooses.

There are so many great uses for archival footage. Some of the greatest moments in history have been recorded and should and can be used to keep the event alive. Whether teaching a history class or simply giving a presentation to a group of people, bringing these moments back to life can make or break a student or individual's understanding of the event or time period.

The best part about using these videos, besides the wow factor you'll get from your audience, is that they're free and completely legal to use. Those who've uploaded and/or contributed them have signed off on them for public use. There's footage as short as several second clips up to several minutes of video footage. The options are endless; everyone can use them, and they're absolutely free for the taking.

So if you're stuck for something to teach in history class or just need something to add to a presentation to make it more exciting, consider looking for free archival footagetoday! Take the time to search through and find something great to add to your speech to give it that extra something you've been missing! There truly is no end to the options available when it comes to free archival footage online.