For this part of the Personalizing History Project, we will look at your hometowns, as an opportunity to see how the growth and expansion of the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was reflected in the expansion and development of the town or neighborhood where you came from or currently reside. Please use the Empire State College Online Library to gather information about your community. You also might want to gather materials via any local historical society or by visiting your public library. Here is what I would like you to do:
- Gather information about the following:
- The year in which your community was founded, and any names of key founders.
- Key industries, notable figures, or aspects of the community that you find interesting.
- 1-3 key events that might have occurred in your community in the years 1880-1915 and their relationship with the broader outline of American history during this period.
- Names of individuals who were prominent in your community between 1880 and 1915.
- Place the information you gather about your hometowns in a post to this forum, and write a short (150-300 word) commentary about what you learned.
After you have created your post, please read your classmates’ posts and comment at least two others. In your responses be sure to:
- Compare and contrast the history of your community with others.
After you have read all of the posts in this forum and made your comments, please create a final post that:
- Analyzes the broader outline of American history during this period in relation to the establishment and growth of smaller, more localized communities.
Re-thinking U.S. History Timeline
Finally, after you have completed this assignment:
- Choose one historic detail from the material that you gathered on your hometown that interests you the most.
- Place that detail chronologically on the Re-Thinking U.S. History Timeline wiki that we are building collectively.
- Make sure to place your name and the source where you gathered this information in parentheses at the end of your entry.
One quick note: While you are welcome to share web links and images to this forum, please do not do so on the Wiki. For citations on the Wiki, you can name the website without a link. PLEASE USE CHICAGO SKILL
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