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Department Of History Symposium Series, Featuring Dr. Edward Baptist, University Of Maine Department Of History
Department Of History Symposium Series, Featuring Dr. Edward Baptist, University Of Maine Department Of History
Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series
As the only Ph.D.-granting department int he Humanities in the entire state, the History Department at the University of Maine plays a crucial role training humanists who staff cultural organizations throughout the state, including all other UMS campuses, and many faculty and staff positions at UMaine. The October 16 Lecture will bring an expert to campus to speak about the Morrill Land Grant act and how it transformed US values for the modern era.This lecture is a keystone in CLAS and UMHC programming for the Homecoming Weekend, and it will be followed by a CLAS alumni and friends reception at …
National History Day: Exploring The Past With Middle And High School Students, John Taylor
National History Day: Exploring The Past With Middle And High School Students, John Taylor
Maine Policy Review
John Taylor describes National History Day, a highly regarded academic program and competition that promotes historical research by students in grades six through twelve.
Mapping The History Of The State: The Historical Atlas Of Maine, Stephen J. Hornsby
Mapping The History Of The State: The Historical Atlas Of Maine, Stephen J. Hornsby
Maine Policy Review
This article describes the creation of the Historical Atlas of Maine, one of the most significant scholarly achievements in the humanities to come out of the University of Maine. Conceived in the late 1990s, the atlas was published by the University of Maine Press in 2015. It represents an enormously ambitious attempt to map the historical geography of the state from the end of the last ice age to the end of the millennium in 2000.