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Posted by: Lisa Taylor
The following is a guest post by Irene Lule, a Library of Congress Junior Fellow who worked with the Veterans History Project (VHP) this summer. Of all the types of material contributed to the Veterans History Project, World War I-era postcards are among my favorites. Postcards sent and kept by veterans are striking in their …
Posted in: Narratives, Oral History, Photographs, Storytelling, Students, Veterans History Project, World War I
Posted by: Lisa Taylor
The following is a guest post by Victoria Anderson, a summer intern in Sen. John Boozman’s (AR) Little Rock office. History may seem like a row of dusty old books sitting on a shelf, something people pass over because it looks boring, but I want to remind everyone that it is not. History is living …
Posted in: Iraq War, Korean War, Narratives, Oral History, Photographs, Storytelling, Students, U.S. Congress, Veterans History Project, Vietnam War, World War II
Posted by: Megan Harris
Although we often don’t like to admit it, much in life comes down to chance, luck and serendipitous encounters. In April 2014, I attended a panel presentation at the National Council on Public History Annual Meeting in Monterey, California, on the area’s military history. One of the presenters was Enid Baxter Ryce, an artist, filmmaker …
Posted in: AFC Events, Iraq War, Oral History, Students, Veterans History Project, World War II
Posted by: Lisa Taylor
The following is a guest blog post by Tea McCaulla, an English instructor at Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center (PRCTC) in Ohio. Each year, she incorporates the Veterans History Project (VHP) into her classroom curriculum, and her students reap the benefits of experiential learning. This year, they received state-wide recognition. Earlier this month, four students …
Posted in: Appalachia, Narratives, Ohio, Oral History, Storytelling, Students, teachers, Teaching, Veterans History Project, World War II