Our TAH sponsored Sounds of American History workshop has two Summer institutes scheduled in the coming months and we have some great guest speakers lined up, as well as a number of field trips exploring historical sites and themes throughout the region. Sounds is in its third and final year and, judging from teacher feedback… Read the Rest »
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Yearly Archives: 2009
Summer Employment Opportunities
Erin Bell | May 19, 2009 – 2:48 pm
The Center for Public History and Digital Humanities in the Department of History seeks 3-4 active graduate students or undergraduate history majors to support the teaching, research, and archival projects that advance the Center’s mission. Research Assistants will be expected to support Teaching American History teacher workshops during the summer, including collecting and organizing primary… Read the Rest »
Kiosk Photo
Mark Tebeau | May 16, 2009 – 5:06 pm
So, I just realized that I had no photos of the kiosks anywhere. We have had a couple of PR and magazine shoots, but I wasn’t given the proofs. So, I went back to our preview of the kiosk concept at Ingenuity in Summer 2007 and reviewed my blog post from that event. Lo and… Read the Rest »
Gardens Site continues to generate interest
Mark Tebeau | May 9, 2009 – 4:17 pm
Today, I received a notice that in its City Guide to Cleveland, the webzine, “VenusZine: Emerging Creativity” pointed to a number of sites around town, in its VZ City Guides: Cleveland Ohio, including the Cleveland Cultural Gardens and our site about the Gardens, CulturalGardens.Org. This email made me wonder who else has linked to the… Read the Rest »
Featured Audio: Lancer Steakhouse
Matt Seaman | May 1, 2009 – 11:28 am
Originally called the Hickory Smokehouse, the Lancer Steakhouse was established by Fleet Slaughter in the mid 1950s, becoming one the first restaurant’s in Cleveland owned and operated by an African American. George Dixon III, current proprietor of the Lancer, shares his thoughts on the restaurant and the Midtown Corridor in this 2007 interview.
Featured Audio: Hessler Street Fair
MacKeigan | April 30, 2009 – 2:26 pm
This featured audio clip is from a 2008 interview with long time Hessler Rd. resident and activist, Pat Holland. Holland has lived on Hessler Rd. since 1968, first as a student, and later as a homeowner. Holland has come to value the unique character of the Hessler Neighborhood, expressed annually in the Hessler Street Fair.
What is Crowdsourcing and How Does it Apply to History?
Erin Bell | April 15, 2009 – 9:22 am
One of the challenges of public and digital history projects is deciding what content will be included and what will be excluded. Often times, a topic may be so scarcely documented that it’s inclusion is not possible. We came across this dilemma more than once during last summer’s work on the Euclid Corridor Project.
Aviation History Internships Available
Mark Souther | April 2, 2009 – 9:13 am
The Center for Public History and Digital Humanities is pleased to announce two internship opportunities for CSU students at the International Women’s Air and Space Museum at Burke Lakefront Airport. The first, available in summer or fall 2009, is a collections-based internship, while the second, available in fall 2009, involves researching the history of Ohio… Read the Rest »
Cuyahoga County Archives Internships
Mark Souther | April 1, 2009 – 6:18 pm
The Center for Public History and Digital Humanities in the CSU History Department is pleased to announce an internship in Archival Processing and Digital Archives in partnership with the Cuyahoga County Archives. Paid positions ($15/hour), funded by a grant from the Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners, are open for both summer and fall on a competitive basis… Read the Rest »
Dr. Andre Millard to Lecture on Popular Music and the Social Construction of Technology
Erin Bell | February 20, 2009 – 12:00 pm
Dr. Andre Millard, Historian at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will give an evening lecture on Wednesday, March 25th at 6pm at Western Reserve Historical Society, 10825 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio. Parking for this event is free.
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