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Oral History of Forgottonia: Building a Public History Project in Rural Western Illinois

NCHE

At the grocery store: “ Your students did such a great job documenting our local history! The gas station: “ Hey Joe, I heard you had a student doing some research about local mines in our community. If your community is like mine, it’s likely much of your town’s rural history hasn’t been preserved in a meaningful way.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2024

Zinn Education Project

Below are some ideas from the events in 2021 ( June and August ), 2022 , and 2023. events in 2021 and 2022. Or march to a local civic building. Photo by Dean Hesse, 2022. Students can be invited to share the local history of the respective site you select. And in 2022 for Georgia , Ohio , and Washington.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2025

Zinn Education Project

Below are some ideas from the events in 2021 ( June and August ), 2022 , and 2023. events in 2021 , 2022 , and 2023. Or march to a local civic building. Photo by Dean Hesse, 2022. Students can be invited to share the local history of the respective site you select. The group can be any size. Walking tours.