(Crossposted at The Pyla-Koutsopetria Archaeological Project) At 5:15 AM, the cityscape of Larnaka is just beginning to appear in the dawn. This morning we will fully begin our work at the site of Pyla-Vigla. Remarkably, we have already been in Larnaca 10 days and will be here for another 15. Almost halfway through our season, [...]
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PKAP 2012 Season Begins
Posted in Archaeology & Material Culture, David Pettegrew, Student Activities, Student Research on May 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Senior Dinner 2012
Posted in Clio Award, Congratulations, Events, Student Activities on May 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The end of the semester has created a break to post some photos from recent events in the history department. Here in this first installment are a couple of photos of our graduating seniors at the Senior Dinner. Congrats, seniors! Clio Award winners for 2012 were (left to right) Amanda Mylin, Natalie Burack, and [...]
Honors Presentations
Posted in Congratulations, Events, Honors Presentations, Public Lectures and Symposia, Student Activities, Student Research on April 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Congratulations to our three seniors who gave superb honors presentations this week. We managed to catch a few pictures of the presenters in action. Amanda Mylin begins her talk on “Reading the Leaves: Tea and American Colonial Identity, 1765-1775” Katie Garland introduces the crowd to the face of ambition and providence in her [...]
LaGrand Cartwheel
Posted in History Day, Jim LaGrand, Student Activities, Videos on March 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It took the promise of a cartwheel for Dr. LaGrand to convince some of history students to participate in last weekend’s regional history day at Messiah College. In this video, Dr. LaGrand delivers on his promise.
First Year Feast
Posted in Events, Student Activities on November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dear First Year Students, Don’t forget that this Thursday, December 1, is the History Department’s annual "First Year Feast." Each December the faculty of the History Department enjoy a nice sit-down dinner to celebrate with our new students as they complete their first semester at Messiah College! As a first-year student or new history major [...]
History Majors win Library Research Grants
Posted in Congratulations, Student Activities, Student Research on November 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Congratulations to history majors Natalie Burack and Katie Garland for winning Murray Library Research Grants to support research related to their senior projects! Natalie was awarded funds to conduct research at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University) for a project called "Poppy Cannon: An Examination of Food & Culture in the [...]
Boyer Scholars
Posted in Congratulations, Student Activities on October 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Boyer Center at Messiah College has just released its list of Boyer fellows for 2011-2012. Two of our (senior) history majors, Natalie Burack and Katie Garland, are among the fellows. Congrats to both of them for this opportunity!
History Club at Fallingwater
Posted in History Club, Student Activities on September 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Messiah College History Club visited Fallingwater, PA this Saturday, along with the History Club from St. Vincent College. This photo, shot by Megan Keller, may be the most scenic image in the history of the club. Well done!
Immersed in Early American Life — a piece on Katie Garland
Posted in American History, Congratulations, Deerfield Dispatch, Internships, Student Activities on August 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you missed the Facebook post on this, history major Katie Garland was featured last week on Messiah’s homepage in her role in the Historic Deerfield Summer Fellowship Program. Here’s the opening text to the article: “What started as childhood affection for historical fiction—particularly Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House”—has grown into a passion for American [...]
Deerfield Dispatch: Volume 1
Posted in Deerfield Dispatch, Internships, Public History, Student Activities on June 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Katie Garland, a history major at Messiah College, is spending her summer in Historic Deerfield as one of seven college students chosen to participate in the prestigious Deerfield Summer Fellowship Program. Katie will be immersed in an “all-expenses-paid intensive nine-week living-learning program that offers a rare behind the scenes view of the workings of a [...]
