Driving towards the bustling metropolitan city of Washington D.C, numerous classes of Messiah College history students get a glimpse of the many exhibits featured at the National Museum of American History. One of the exhibits was titled “America on the Move”, featuring the history of American transportation and its role in the American lifestyle. Items [...]
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A Day in D.C. with the history department.
Posted in Field Trips on October 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
History Club Spring Schedule
Posted in Events, Field Trips, History Club, Jim LaGrand, Student Activities on February 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The History Club has big plans for the spring! We’re taking a trip to one of the coolest places in Philly, and if all goes as planned, we will be getting club t-shirts (Ideas for the shirt? Let us know in the comments or on our Facebook page). Our first event, on Saturday, February 19th, [...]
Student Reflections on New York City Trip
Posted in Field Trips, Student Activities on November 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On November 9, 2010, three Messiah College history classes (History of the Middle East, U.S. Urban History, and Age of American Revolution) took a joint field trip to New York City. I have asked some of our students who took the trip to reflect on their experiences. Below is a reflection on the day by [...]
Oral History Training
Posted in Field Trips, Oral History on November 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A group from the Messiah College History Department got up early this morning, braved the rain, and drove into Philadelphia for an introductory workshop on oral history. The group included John Fea, Amanda Mylin, Katie Garland, Valerie Weaver, Alex Lovelace, Liz Kay, Christine Kelly, Paul Kio and Megan Keller. We learned how to prepare for [...]
Philadelphia Field Trip
Posted in Field Trips on October 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago I took my American Revolution course (HIS 342) to Philadelphia for the day. We toured some traditional and not-so-traditional colonial and revolutionary-era sites in the city. Thanks to Elizabeth Kay, trip photographer. Our stops included: The Free Quaker Meeting House: Unfortunately it was closed Benjamin Franklin’s gravesite: Where we discussed [...]
