by Alison Street | Oct 11, 2017 | Articles
A teacher and students set out to learn about a local historical fort, and wound up discovering a missing piece of local history. Adam Sakel and about 30 students from the Niedermeier Center for Education in Newport, Michigan set out to discover the missing piece of... by James Michael | Jul 5, 2017 | Articles
Thanks to a 21st Century oral history project, students are finding that studying local history opens up learning opportunities. In Mississippi, Kemper County Schools are hosting the project this summer, titled “Uncovering Kemper County.” “A lot of people... by Ruth Huber | May 24, 2017 | Articles
The lives of elderly people were chronicled by students telling the story of nursing home residents in a book. At Surgoinsville Middle School, eighth graders told the stories of Church Hill Care and Rehab Center (CHCRC) residents with stories and photos which... by James Michael | Apr 24, 2017 | Articles
Kids are learning local history through art, as they visit and illustrate local cemeteries, churches and schoolhouses. Students at Windham Elementary School visited historic sites in Windham and Stratton, as part of a week long artist residency. They made drawings,...
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