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

NCHE

These are just a few interactions I’ve had since my students and I shared our public history project, “The Oral History of Forgottonia.” As part of the NCHE project, The Rural Experience in America , history club students at Cuba High School created a podcast about a local history topic of their choosing.

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Decades Project for US History

Active History Teacher

I have tried several projects over the years: Oral History projects, “pick a topic from this year and research deeper”, Instagram summaries, etc. Students begin their research on the following topics for their decade: fashion, innovations, music, fads, key events, literature, popular culture, kids/toys. Sound familiar?

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In Memoriam: Renowned Political Scientist and former APSA President, Dr. Matthew Holden, Jr., Passes Away

Political Science Now

He also completed an APSA Oral History Interview in 1993, where he shares his experiences in the discipline of political science. Bunche Award Committee (1983), and the Centennial Campaign Presidents Council (98-03). He specialized in the US Presidency, the Executive Branch, public administration, and urban politics.

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Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies

Studies Weekly

25, 2025 Studies Weekly Its often difficult to connect students to the real-world, real-time applications of events from history and the real people who lived them. But elementary students sitting in school desks today were not even born when this historically significant event occurred. The primary source.

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Application of Archaeological Anthropology and Cultural Resources Management

Anthropology for Beginners

Heritages are of two kinds, the physical object ranging from tiny beads to pyramids and non-objects like knowledge, custom, oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe or the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts.

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Teaching to the student, not the test

The Hechinger Report

In history, students might pick historical characters and analyze major events of their era from the character’s perspective. It’s hard to hear above the two dozen students in Charles Willis’s class The History of Revere, which looks at how the community, first settled in the 1630s, has changed over time.

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Four Trailblazing Native American Scientists

Studies Weekly

He served on the mission control team during Apollo 11’s successful Moon landing, and played an instrumental role in computing the trajectory and successful recovery back to Earth during the events of Apollo 13. Elliott-High Eagle, Oral History, interviewed by David Zierler Oct. Lori Arviso Alvord,” retrieved Nov.