Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ548190
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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Community History.
Lewis, Helen M.
OAH Magazine of History, v11 n3 p20-22 Spr 1997
Recounts the experience of researching community history in Ivanhoe, Virginia, between 1987 and 1990. The Ivanhoe History Project involved community members in collecting photographs, memorabilia, and oral histories of their town. Subsequent published volumes won the W. D. Weatherford Award and inspired a quilt exhibit and a theatrical production. (MJP)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Support, Exhibits, Family History, Historiography, History Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Local History, Material Culture, North American Culture, Oral History, Personal Narratives, School Community Relationship, Secondary Education, Social History, Social Science Research, Social Studies, Student Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Virginia
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