Presents a brief history of the development of the centennial exhibit developed by James P. Wickersham for the Pennsylvania Department of Common Schools. (JDH)

At the national level, debate about school reform typically has been characterized by clashing paradigms offering unicausal explanations and universal prescriptions. At the street level, where parents and practitioners wrestle on a day-to-day basis with questions of what to do, the terms of discussion more typically are concrete, rooted in local…

Women's schooling has been lauded as having a large, important impact on child socialization. Although there may be positive effects of schooling, there may also be effects from concomitant cultural changes that come with modernization. In this article we examine the findings that changes in textile production among the Zinacantec Maya over the…

In this article, one of the authors talks about a local history project that she gave to second grade students. The students were given the responsibility of using primary and secondary sources to research significant historical figures in the history of DeKalb County, Illinois. DeKalb has been described as "an urban community in a rural…

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita affected hundreds of thousands in southern Louisiana. To say that they touched people of every stripe and color dramatically is a gross understatement. Aside from the loss of life and property damage, families were uprooted, traditions disrupted, and one of the largest migrations in American history forced on a state…

Discusses the opportunities for local history librarians in Great Britain and describes the local history course at Loughborough University of Technology. (PF)

The purpose of this survey was to assist the Local History Committee of the ALA History Section in developing guidelines for local history librarians, and their collections. A brief review of survey responses and the general conclusions drawn from the survey are included. (Author/JAB)

Describes how high school students in Virginia helped construct a Chesapeake Bay deadrise oyster boat in order to help gain an appreciation for the culture and history of their area. (JDH)

Describes in detail an historical research project, beginning with a tombstone marker, and eventually uncovering the lost story of local educator, Philotus Dean. (JDH)

Nineteenth-century Canadian economic problems caused French-Canadians to migrate southward. Many came to Fall River, Massachusetts, where they found employment in the cotton mills. A cultural minority, the Canadians sought to preserve their ethnic identity as a shield against critics disturbed by their acceptance of injustices in cotton mill…

"Ujima" is a Kiswahili word that means collective work and responsibility. "Brothers of Ujima" presents a unique cultural enrichment program designed to reinforce and bring out the strengths of African American preadolescent and adolescent males. This group counseling program helps young men plan and achieve their future goals…

Since the fall of 2006 a number of Towson University students concentrating in the discipline of anthropology have been part of a civic engagement and service-learning project focusing on an historic African-American community in Baltimore. While the focus of the research project concentrates on the processes of gentrification, individual student…

A brief description of the advantages and disadvantages of the Houston approach to a regional archival center is followed by discussion of the Philadelphia City Archives--the organization, interdepartmental relationships, early and modern records, and users. (JAB)

The article gives a brief overview of the Mexicano experience in East Chicago, Indiana during the 1920s and characterizes it within the context of the Mexicano unskilled laborer experience in a region where productive increases were of tantamount importance. (AUTHOR/NQ)

Describes a living history program at the Old Town State Park in San Diego, California for elementary children. Program activities and the roles of volunteers and teachers are discussed. (AM)