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

NCHE

APRIL 3, 2023

At the grocery store: “ Your students did such a great job documenting our local history! What’s the name of that young lady who did a history project about Dickson Mounds? These are just a few interactions I’ve had since my students and I shared our public history project, “The Oral History of Forgottonia.”

Oral History

Oral History Public History History Museum

How one Minnesota university more than doubled its native student graduation rate

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

A Google search led him to the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, a state flagship school with prize-winning economists and a history of indigenous activism. MINNEAPOLIS — Charles Golding looked for two things when he was researching colleges: a top economics program and a connection to his native culture.

Cultures

Cultures Heritage History Economics

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

How one Minnesota university more than doubled its native student graduation rate

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