How To Do Local History

Author : Carol Kammen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780759123717

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On Doing Local History by Carol Kammen Pdf

For over thirty years, Carol Kammen’s On Doing Local History has been a valuable guide to professional and “amateur” historians alike. First published in 1986, revised in 2003, this book offers not only discussion of practical matters, but also a deeper reflection on local, public history, what it means, and why it is done. It is used in classrooms and found on the shelves of local historians across the U.S. The third edition features: Updates to chapters that focus on the current concerns and situation of local historians A new chapter on how the field of history cooperates with other arts A new chapter on writing a congregational history Updated references With the same passion (and now even more experience) that drove her to write the first edition, Kammen has brought her seminal work into today’s context for the next generation of local historians. The new edition ensures that this classic will continue to move anyone interested in public history towards a better understanding of why they do what they do and how it benefits their communities.

Author : Thomas A. Mason,J. Kent Calder
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538182635

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Writing Local History Today by Thomas A. Mason,J. Kent Calder Pdf

Writing Local History Today guides local historians through the process of researching, writing, and publishing their work. Thomas A. Mason and J. Kent Calder present step-by-step advice to guide aspiring authors to a successful publication and focus not only on how to write well but also how to market and sell their work. Highlights include: Discussion of how to identify an audience for your writing project Tips for effective research and planning Sample documents, such as contracts and requests for proposals Tips and guidance for working with publishers Discussion of how to use social media to leverage your publication Discussion of the benefits and drawbacks to self-publishing The second edition updates literature, databases, and websites in the field This guide is useful for first-time authors who need help with this sometimes-daunting process, or for previously published historians who need a quick reference or timely tips.

Author : Carol Kammen
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0759102538

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On Doing Local History by Carol Kammen Pdf

Completely revised and updated edition of the guide for local historians.

Author : Lynne Dixon,Alison Hales
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136280597

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Bringing History Alive through Local People and Places by Lynne Dixon,Alison Hales Pdf

A much-needed and delightful book. It shows how history can be taught with the meaningful experiences of each child at its centre, making connections between the child, the locality and community, the national and global past and concepts of time. Throughout the authors empower teachers to adopt their philosophy, by showing them how to plan, select resources and strategies and reflect on ideas and case studies. Hilary Cooper, Emeritus professor of history and pedagogy, The University of Cumbria, UK. Bringing History Alive through Local People and Places puts the local environment and community at the heart of history, showing how it can be used as the context for successful history teaching across the primary age range. It considers how to develop children’s concepts and skills through local history, how to link local, national and global aspects of history, and helps you develop your own historical knowledge, understanding and confidence in teaching the subject. Practical topics explored include: Investigating children’s cultural and geographical roots through fieldwork Finding and visiting local museums, archives and heritage sights Choosing and using resources Using significant people, events and buildings to link with national history Environmental education and sustainable development through local history Understanding the links between history and everyday life Planning and assessing history. Based on the latest research and practice in the field, Bringing History Alive through Local People and Places offers an exciting template of creative ideas and activities to show teachers how they can make history relevant to all children.

Author : Kathy Marquis,Leslie Waggener
Publisher : ALA Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838913318

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Local History Reference Collections for Public Libraries by Kathy Marquis,Leslie Waggener Pdf

Speaking from their own experiences, while also sharing examples and ideas from other libraries around the country, the authors present a start-to-finish guidebook for creating a local history reference collection that your community will embrace and use regularly.

Author : Gavin McLean
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000061054493

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How to Do Local History by Gavin McLean Pdf

Thinking of writing a history? Or commissioning one? Local historians, church and institutional historians, genealogists, thesis-writers, and the people who commission them will welcome 'How To Do Local History'. It is a brief and lively introduction to historical research, writing and publishing by a leading historian. This book explains how to use books and archives, and is full of practical tips on 'reading' the landscape, on oral history and on using illustrations effectively. The last chapter takes historians and their clients through the intricacies of internet and conventional publishing, using case studies of real books to explain terminology, scheduling, design, costing and selling. Although written for a New Zealand audience, readers in other countries will also find it useful.

Author : Willa K. Baum
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 0761991336

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Oral History for the Local Historical Society by Willa K. Baum Pdf

A practical step-by-step guide for gathering history from the people who've experienced it. Oral History for the Local Historical Society, a classic in the field for three decades, tells you how to start an oral history program in your community, how to select the right equipment, and how to interview people whose memories are a living connection to the past. Baum goes on to demonstrate what you do when the interviews are collected, instructing you how to transcribe and index them, store them, and make them available to the public for research. Oral History for the Local Historical Society is an invaluable tool for anyone who has ever wanted to capture the story of the past in his or her local community.

Author : Faye Phillips
Publisher : ALA Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838915663

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Creating a Local History Archive at Your Public Library by Faye Phillips Pdf

Archival collections at public libraries present their own challenges distinct from other library materials, but they also offer the promise of unique connections between the library and its users, particularly when the archives relate to local history.

Author : Donald Dean Parker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041343794

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Local History by Donald Dean Parker Pdf

Author : Carol Kammen,American Association for State and Local History
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 0761991697

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The Pursuit of Local History by Carol Kammen,American Association for State and Local History Pdf

In this work readers can discover the role local historians play, find out what the experts see as the values of the local history while exploring their theories, and see how local history has been practised by those who have dedicated their lives to it.

Author : Paul T. Hellmann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1666 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006-02-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135948597

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Historical Gazetteer of the United States by Paul T. Hellmann Pdf

The first place-by-place chronology of U.S. history, this book offers the student, researcher, or traveller a handy guide to find all the most important events that have occurred at any locality in the United States.

Author : Bob Trubshaw
Publisher : Heart of Albion Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Genealogical literature
ISBN : 1872883591

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How to Write & Publish Local & Family History Successfully by Bob Trubshaw Pdf

This book guides even complete novices through all the stages needed to produce and promote books, booklets, magazines, CD-ROMS and Web sites on local and family history. For those who are not novices the information will also act as a checklist for producing professional-looking publications.

Author : Carol Kammen,Amy H. Wilson
Publisher : AltaMira Press
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780759120501

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Encyclopedia of Local History by Carol Kammen,Amy H. Wilson Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Local History addresses nearly every aspect of local history, including everyday issues, theoretical approaches, and trends in the field. The second edition highlights local history practice in each U.S. state and Canadian province.

Author : John Tosh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351586627

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Historians on History by John Tosh Pdf

Bringing together in one volume the key writings of many of the major historians from the last few decades, Historians on History provides an overview of the evolving nature of historical enquiry, illuminating the political, social and personal assumptions that have governed and sustained historical theory and practice. John Tosh’s Reader begins with a substantial introductory survey charting the course of historiographical developments since the second half of the nineteenth century. He explores both the academic mainstream and more radical voices within the discipline. The text is composed of readings by historians such as Braudel, Carr, Elton, Guha, Hobsbawm, Scott and Jordanova. This third edition has been brought up to date by taking the 1960s as its starting point. It now includes more recent topics like public history, microhistory and global history, in addition to established fields like Marxist history, gender history and postcolonialism. Historians on History is essential reading for all students of historiography and historical theory.

Author : Pamela Brooks
Publisher : How to Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 1845282760

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How to Research Local History by Pamela Brooks Pdf

Do you want to know to know more about the history of your street or parish, find out about the people who lived in your area and what they did, or discover more about a particular building? ""How to Research Local History"" will help get you started on how to interpret documents such as census returns, rating books and maps, and where to find them. It will introduce you to the delights of street directories and old newspapers, lead you to fascinating websites that can save you a lot of research time and talk you through the best of research methods to use in archives.