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Wilkes launches oral history project
(Wilkes-Barre) Wilkes University has announced the launch of an oral history project
that will seek to preserve the memories of the area's residents who
have first hand knowledge of the institutions that have shaped the
area's culture. The Wyoming
Valley Area Oral History Project will
combine academic excellence with innovative teaching in its
examination of the region's past from a personal perspective. The
project will attempt to promote preservation of history by collecting
oral histories from the region's most senior citizens. The primary
goal will be to capture and preserve facets of the area's history
that otherwise might be lost.
The initial oral
history subjects will include the Stegmaier Brewery and downtown
Wilkes-Barres department stores. Project facilitators are seeking
area residents who have worked at or have vivid memories relating to
either subject. Interested individuals may contact Mark Stine,
Associate Professor of Communication Studies, at 570-408-4169, or
John Hepp, Associate Professor of History, at 570-408-4225.
The Wyoming
Valley Area Oral
History Project was made possible by a grant from Edward J. Meehan,
who is devoted to preserving the history of the Wyoming Valley area.
Wilkes plans fifth annual class in London
(London)
- For the fifth year in a row, the History and Communication Studies
departments propose to run classes that contain a week-long trip to
London.
This year, John Hepp's history students are
studying the History of London and have visited a diverse range of
sites from museums to department stores to Buckingham Palace.
Students who went on the trips both learned a great deal and had a good
time. Class leaders Mark Stine and John Hepp agreed with the student
assessment that the class was a great success. For more information on
the trip, click here.
Student feedback from the previous trips have helped Stine and Hepp to
plan a new class that will further highlight the intercultural
experience of the course.
Photograph of the 2006 class outside of the British Museum taken by Nick Zmijewski
Hepp named editor of PHA history series
(Bethlehem)
- The Council of the Pennsylvania Historical Association selected
John Hepp to be the next editor of their history series. Hepp will
replace Dr. Charlene Mires of Villanova University effective 1 January
2009.
Hepp said he was thrilled to have the opportunity to edit such an
important series. He said "Dr. Mires will be a tough act to follow and
I look forward to the challenge of maintaining the high standards that
she set."
The most recent book in the series looks at Pennsylvania as political
battleground and was written by the well-known political scientist
Terry Madonna of Franklin & Marshall University. For more
information on the books currently offered by the PHA, please visit
their website at http://www.pa-history.org/pastudyseries.htm
  
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