Category Archives: History

Women’s History Class Projects, continued

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Jeffrey McClurken

So, a semester’s work of work comes down to tomorrow.  As I’ve discussed before, my Women’s History since 1870 course has spent the semester researching and creating a classroom from the mid-20th Century.The students in the class spent the first h… Continue reading →

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Vote now on the UMW decade sites

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Jeffrey McClurken

The research sites on the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s that my US Women’s History students have created as part of our project to re-create the Mary Washington college classroom experience are now up on the course site.Please check the sites out… Continue reading →

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The Assignment for Recreating the historical MWC Classroom

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Jeffrey McClurken

As I discussed in this post, my US Women’s History since 1870 class will be working on a project in which the ultimate goal is to be able to recreate a class session or two from the middle of the 20th Century.Here is the assignment that I developed for… Continue reading →

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Re-Creating the College Classroom of the Past

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Jeffrey McClurken

I just sent the following email to one of my classes for the Spring. Hello all,Thanks for signing up for History 328: US Women’s History since 1870.  I wanted to give you a little preview of my plans for our class next semester because the resea… Continue reading →

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Two more links to check out

Posted on January 17, 2011 by jmcclurken

UMW History department alum and Civil War historian, Kati Singel, writes about the connections between the Civil War and Civil Rights on MLK, Jr. Day. http://mappingthecivilwar.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/theme-of-civil-war-to-civil-rights/ What does a Rebel Yell sound like?  Hear what the Museum of the Confederacy … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Thinking about Public History Projects: A DIY history toolkit

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Jeffrey McClurken

My good friend, Leslie, begins a new tenure-track job this fall in Idaho. She recently asked for input on her next big project. If you haven’t read the post yet, you should. The gist is as follows:Whereas public historians traditionally have done hi… Continue reading →

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Thinking about Public History Projects: A DIY history toolkit

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Jeffrey McClurken

My good friend, Leslie, begins a new tenure-track job this fall in Idaho. She recently asked for input on her next big project. If you haven’t read the post yet, you should. The gist is as follows:Whereas public historians traditionally have done hi… Continue reading →

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Banner Lecture for VHS

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Jeffrey McClurken

I was truly honored when the Virginia Historical Society, a wonderful museum and archive, asked me to give one of the famous Banner Lectures on my book. Oddly enough, though I’ve presented various parts at a number of conferences, I’ve never done a formal presentation of the whole project. So, I had a good time putting this talk together and it turned out pretty well. I got some great questions from the audience.

Thanks again to Nelson Lankford, Frances Pollard, and the rest of the VHS staff for all the work that they do to contribute to the history of Virginia.

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Banner Lecture for VHS

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Jeffrey McClurken

I was truly honored when the Virginia Historical Society, a wonderful museum and archive, asked me to give one of the famous Banner Lectures on my book. Oddly enough, though I’ve presented various parts at a number of conferences, I’ve never done a formal presentation of the whole project. So, I had a good time putting this talk together and it turned out pretty well. I got some great questions from the audience.

Thanks again to Nelson Lankford, Frances Pollard, and the rest of the VHS staff for all the work that they do to contribute to the history of Virginia.

Continue reading →

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Past and Upcoming Presentations

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Jeffrey McClurken

I’ve been fortunate enough to do a number of presentations this academic year, on a variety of topics.I had a great time presenting on teaching with WordPress blogs at WordCampEd DC last November (along with Jeremy Boggs, Automattic’s Jane Wells, and C… Continue reading →

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