[Ohiogift] National History Club News Update - March 2017

Thu Mar 23 16:01:26 EDT 2017

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March 2017

Scars of Independence

Barnard College

The Concord Review Summer Program

Museum of Florida History

        Florida experienced dramatic growth in the twentieth century, changing from a rural agricultural state to what today is the third largest state in the country. Amidst this rapid growth, the state and people of Florida recognized the need to preserve and celebrate past and present cultures of Florida. The state legislature established the Museum in 1967, and the Museum of Florida History opened in Tallahassee in 1977.                    
            Florida has the longest recorded history of any state in the US, beginning in 1513 when Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed on the peninsula's Atlantic coast. However, the Museum's 30,000-square-foot exhibition hall begins in the prehistoric era when Paleoindians, mastodons, and giant armadillos shared the Florida landscape. The story continues with the Spanish and British colonial periods and into the modern era.            

            The Museum's mission is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret Florida history and cultures. By fostering knowledge and an appreciation for the past, the Museum hopes to improve the quality of life for Floridians. The Museum's collection includes more than 45,700 artifacts, which are available for study and research, loan to other museums, and use in the Museum's own exhibits.            

            Aside from creating innovative and award-winning exhibits for onsite galleries, the Museum produces traveling exhibits, assists other museums in research, and creates engaging educational programs and special events. The Museum uses all these methods to tell the stories of how people have shaped and interacted with their cultural and natural environments.            
                Find out how to visit the Museum!                

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Scars of Independence

            Written by Holger Hoock            

            Crown | Hardcover | 978-0-8041-3728-7 | $30.00            

            Coming May 9, 2017            

            By award-winning historian Holger Hoock, Scars of Independence is a magisterial new work that rewrites the story of America's founding.            

            "In this bracing and convincing book, Holger Hoock gives us an original and thought-provoking account of the violent nature of the founding of our country. We cannot understand our past or our present without grappling with the profound issues that Hoock raises here."  -- Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion            

            "This timely, powerful book reveals a side of America's founding too often forgotten . . . Hoock's careful research and vivid writing bring to life a history at once gripping, challenging, and essential." -- Maya Jasanoff, Harvard University, and author of Liberty's Exiles            

            Educators: For a complimentary advance copy, email: rhacademic at penguinrandomhouse.com            

Barnard College

            History is not only the record of the past, but also the discipline of investigating and interpreting the past. The study of history develops habits of critical thinking and effective writing, as well as cultivates the careful analysis of various types of quantitative and qualitative evidence.            

            Barnard students who major in History focus their study on a region (such as Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, South Asia), period (such as ancient, medieval, modern), or theme (such as urban history, intellectual history, colonial history, economic history, etc.). Class formats range from introductory survey courses to seminars. The senior thesis is the culmination of undergraduate history education at Barnard. Students draw upon the skills of research, analysis, and argumentation that they acquire as a History major to dig deeply into one area of history and to emerge as an expert on that topic.            

            The Barnard History Department has funds to support archival and field research in the United States and abroad. In recent years, History majors have utilized these funds to conduct research in China, Florida, England, Hungary, Singapore, and Texas. In addition to the many events related to the study of history on campus, the History Department hosts events for faculty and majors several times a semester.            

            A History degree is valuable not only to undergraduates who intend to pursue advanced degrees in the field, but also to students interested in exploring the diversity and complexity of the human past as they hone their analytical and expository skills. Historical knowledge and historical thinking are translatable to realms of experience far beyond the classroom --- from the job market to the exercise of citizenship.            

            See the Barnard History Department page for more information and follow us on Facebook!            

The Concord Review Summer Program

            The Concord Review Summer Writing Program is a 2-week program that provides guidance for high school students in writing high-caliber, in-depth research papers. During the program, students attend interactive group classes, have individual meetings with the instructors, attend a question and answer session with past authors, work in research and writing sessions, visit historical sites, see documentaries on various topics in history, and read past Concord Review essays.            

Register Today!

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