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Robert Arthur Jones

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

“Sparks Fly ”: Connecting Midwestern Historic Forts Through A Comparative Study Of Gunflints, Jeffrey A. Spanbauer

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis will outline the temporal changes and choices of colonial powers and individuals as expressed at historic frontier posts in the Midwest between 1683 and 1779 as expressed through their supply and usage of gunflints. Gunflints exist as persistent artifacts at historic sites, and especially so at fortifications like Fort de Chartres, Fort St. Joseph, Fort Michilimackinac and Fort Ouiatenon. These sites exist within the same chronological timeframe, from 1690-1780, and saw occupation by both the French and British, with nearby indigenous groups, and should serve as instructive means to investigate the factors involved in the supply, selection, and …

Obituary; 2016-11-26; Rickerson, Sr., Alfonso, Hopewell Baptist Church

Hopewell Baptist Church

No abstract provided.

Lori Sanchez, Csusb

South Colton Oral History Project Collection

No abstract provided.

Best Friends Forever: Two Veterans Find Strength In Service, Jeniffer Seavey, Will Davis

Veterans' Voices on WYSO

Jeniffer and Amanda met in the Army. Both experienced set backs then, but today they find strength in their friendship and service. Our Veterans Voices' series continues with Army veteran and Wright State student, Jeniffer Seavey of New Carlisle, and her BFF, Army veteran Amanda Murphy.

The American Nightmare: The Ford Edsel Flop And Sputnik Terror, Nicholas Moran

History & Classics Student Scholarship

During the late 1950s, it seemed everyone was pelting Ford Motor Company’s ill-fated Edsel. What was supposed to be the car of the future and an emblem of American prestige had turned into a symbol of America’s sharp decline. Two years earlier, Ford promised consumers riding on the waves of economic good times that they would no longer have to settle for their old entry-level Ford’s. Instead of allowing middle-class Ford customers to defect to General Motor’s flashy medium-price brands that showed personality and prestige, in 1957 Ford launched the Edsel as the perfect car for these “professional...famil[ies].” Yet soon …

Lucinda Belcher

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

The Disquieted Heart And The Lighted Path: Levar Burton’S Dedication Day Speech, Matthew D. Laroche

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

This Saturday past brought with it an electric sort of chill, the kind fueled by a driving breeze that lifts your jacket, steals past your socks and up your legs, worms its way through gaps in scarves and gloves, and leaves you feeling naked and afraid and alive in ways that no one else can see. The kind of wind that whisks away complicity and surety, leaving you with nothing but a burning compulsion to do something that will reignite your humanity, your belief in goodness, your claim to a kind life. For those who attended, the Dedication Day ceremony …

The Family Story Of James Sumler, James Aaron Sumler

Your Family in History: HIST 550/700

The Family History of James Aaron Sumler

23 November 2016

James Aaron Sumler authored this family history as part of the course requirements for HIST 813 Seminar in American History: Family History offered in the Fall Semester of 2016. It was submitted to the Pittsburg State University Digital Commons. Please contact the author directly with any questions or comments: [email protected]

Ansel Brooks Smith, Letter Fragment, No Date Noted, No Location Noted, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

Ansel Brooks Smith, Sr. Letters

No abstract provided.

Henry County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Henry County, Kentucky.

Hickman County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Hickman County, Kentucky.

Hart County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Hart County, Kentucky.

Hardin County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Hardin County, Kentucky.

Harrison County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Harrison County, Kentucky.

Hancock County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names for Hancock County, Kentucky.

Henderson County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Henderson County, Kentucky.

Harlan County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Harlan County, Kentucky.

Wmky Programs & Releases, 1966-1998, Wkmy Radio

University Archives Finding Aids

No abstract provided.

Raymond C. Amelio, Raymond C. Amelio

Duquesne Veterans’ Oral History Project

Raymond C. Amelio [b. 1945] served in the US Navy and US Marine Corps from 1966 to 1969. He attended Duquesne University before his service from 1964 to 1965 and following his service from 1969 to 1971.

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

Four years ago Ben Fountain’s disturbing novel, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, was published to critical acclaim and an eventual National Book Award nomination. It was one of the first pieces of fiction coming out of the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In July of 2013 I wrote that Fountain’s novel was an important work addressing the issue of the relationship between American sports fans and American soldiers who are commonly acclaimed as American heroes.

George W. Thompson Jr.

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Grayson County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Grayson County, Kentucky.

Interpretations Of Revolution In Partitioned Poland, Jonathan Dean

Research Papers

The nineteenth century was a time of chaotic politics in Europe, a time that saw Poland broken into pieces and partitioned out to its neighbors. This article examines three different works on Polish history, using their authors' contexts to illustrate how the partitioning of Poland has been interpreted by historians throughout time, and how the status of Poland at the time these histories were written affects that interpretation.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 041, Number 13, November 21, 2016, Grand Valley State University

2016-2017, Volume 41

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Graves County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names of Graves County, Kentucky.

Solomon, Howard, Richard Morin, Michelle Johnston

Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection

Howard Solomon is a 76 year-old man who grew up in New Castle, Pennsylvania. During his early years, and still today, Judaism played a significant role in his life. His dad was a Kosher butcher, and Solomon attended a Hebrew school while growing up. Solomon’s profession was teaching history as a college professor at New York University, Tufts University, and the University of Southern Maine. Towards the end of his full-time teaching career, he taught a class about Lesbian and Gay History. During the same period, he openly discussed his homosexuality in the university context. He witnessed the AIDS epidemic …

Sticking To His Plan: An Interview With Dedication Day Keynote Speaker Levar Burton, Anika N. Jensen

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

The week before Dedication Day I had the privilege of interviewing keynote speaker and Emmy Award-winning actor LeVar Burton, who has starred in Roots, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Reading Rainbow. I knew this was the perfect opportunity to engage in a serious dialogue about race, as the most dramatic and consequential presidential elections had been decided just a week previous, and I was thrilled when Mr. Burton answered all of my questions with poise and understanding, charging head-on into difficult but immensely relevant topics. The messages he conveyed are powerful and will stick with me …

Garrard County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names for Garrard County, Kentucky.

Fulton County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Place names for Fulton County, Kentucky.