I did not expect to have much readership to this blog, so I was quite surprised when Footnote Maven emailed a few weeks ago regarding the classroom project and asked me to write a guest column for her historic photography blog Shades of the Departed. It seems that my comment on her article about … [Read more...]
Post Mortem Photography
One of the photos that most impressed the students was that of a child "sleeping." It was difficult for them to accept that this was a postmortem photograph, a popular and very socially acceptable practice in the last century. Yesterday, footnoteMaven continued a discussion from her posting last … [Read more...]
Genealogy or Family History?
This project has made it clear that assembling a personal history is going to involve "doing genealogy" as well. The students wanted to know who's who immediately, they wanted to know dates and relationships to help them understand the people they were reading about. We found little gems of … [Read more...]
Celebration!
Class Breakfast at my home (I am wearing orange). Today was the last day of class and we celebrated with breakfast at my house. I started hosting the class my first year of teaching 11 years ago, so it seems fitting to bring back the tradition in my last semester. Of course, it's convenient that … [Read more...]
Review Time
Students could be reviewing for exams, but instead want to talk about the project. Although they have really only studied a few of the letters individually, the group shared highlights with one another and then began to offer thoughts on the people involved. I sketched a rough family tree on the … [Read more...]
Finishing Up
Clearly, some students could continue this project for quite a while. Some still needed to finish transcriptions and corrections. Others were ready to talk about the letters and share their thoughts on what they discovered. We put off the discussion until tomorrow; they are anxious for answers, but … [Read more...]
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