The recurrence of stories throughout California communities using narrative art to strengthen themselves led to an inquiry that is described in this report. The research question was: how can different ways of discovering and presenting local stories in public contribute to the strengthening of community? The inquiry had six components: (1) a…

Evaluation of data available for Muncie (Indiana) in the 1850-1880 period indicates that all occupational groups experienced upward mobility in terms of an increased value of their property, Muncie's population was of a transient nature, the area changed from village to city, and the number of people attracted to Muncie was greater than the number…

This third volume of a six-volume study of a school district code-named "Milford" shifts attention to the Kensington School itself. To explain the "profound changes" this "once innovative school" went through, the authors begin with such wider topics as demography, neighborhoods, and political jurisdiction. Chapter 1 traces Milford's "Native…