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HistoryCampistheunconferencededicatedtoallthingshistory.Saturday,November14attheIowaStateHistoricalMuseum
600EastLocustinDesMoines–Amplefreeparkingnearby
Everyoneiswelcome,butregistraBonisrequired:HistoryCamp.org
Sessions planned so far include “Democratizing Digitization: How thousands of strangers across the world are helping preserve Iowa history.” – Mark F. Anderson, Digital Collections Librarian, University of Iowa Libraries "History in Fast Forward: 12 million years in just 30 minutes" – Pam Schwartz, Executive Director, Boone County Historical Society "Confederates from Iowa: Not to Defend, but to Understand" – David Connon, interpreter, Living History Farms; independent researcher and writer "A War of Ideas—U.S. Propaganda Posters of the Second World War" – John Fender, Associate Professor of Design, Drake University "Outside In: African-American History in Iowa, 1838-2015" – Hal S. Chase, co-author of “Outside In: African-American History in Iowa, 1838-2015” "How We Made the Gyrafoam: The Story of Two Midwestern Farm Boys Who Changed Washday Mondays Forever" – Tom Hoover "The Museum Curator and the Meskwaki" — Jerome Thompson, state curator (ret.) "Evaluating the Role of Women in Underground Railroad Activities in Iowa through Genealogical Research" – Douglas W. Jones, Iowa Freedom Trail Project Manager, State Historical Society of Iowa “History of Military Communication” — Dan Rasmussen "Abraham Lincoln at Council Bluffs” — Marvin Foss "Happy Danes on the Plains" — Tova Brandt, Albert Ravenholt Curator of Danish-American Culture, Museum of Danish America "Iowa’s Amazing Public Exposition Palaces" — Bill Sherman "Billy Sunday, T. Nelson Downs and the Green Mountain Train Wreck" – Robert Kerr, author of “Completely Restored” "Midwestern Farm Childhood" — Pamela Riney-Kehrberg, author and Professor of History, Iowa State University "An Incomplete Guide to Teacher Preparation in Iowa" — Steve Rose, Professor of Education and coordinator of secondary education, Simpson College "George Washington Didn’t Sleep Here: Backyard History" — Justin Alliss, state government professional and independent historian “Whoa. Why Haven’t I Been Here Before?”: The Coolest Historic Site You’ve Never Visited…Yet. — Megan Stout Sibbel, curator and historian, Salisbury House “Clang, Clang Went the Trolley!" — Phil Borleske "The Almost President" — Robert Bibens “From Military Reporter to ‘Mary Manners’: The Unbounded Journalism of Dorothy Ashby Pownall” — Tracy Lucht "Dakota Prisoners in Davenport and their Uses of Literacy" — Linda Clemmons “From Prairie to Farm: How the General Land Office survey shaped Iowa” — Paul F. Anderson, Emeritus Professor, Iowa State University “Family Genealogy Newsletters: Monthly History Lessons” — Paul F. Anderson, Emeritus Professor, Iowa State University “World War I Camp Dodge” — Michael W. Vogt, Curator, Iowa Gold Star Military Museum “Border Skunks and Heartland History of Lancaster” — George W. House “McGregor, tell me thy Weird Story”: The American School of Wildlife, 1919-1941 — Mary Wise “Tools historical societies and other local history organizations can use to attract more visitors and members” — Lee Wright, founder of History Camp and The History List, and a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Marlborough Historical Society. Interested in presenting? Details: HistoryCamp.org/Iowa
HistoryCampstartedinCambridge,MassachuseAsin2014.ItwasheldagaininBostonthisMarch.Bothfilledupquickly.HistoryCampIowawillbethefirstHistoryCampheldoutsideofNewEngland.Here’swhatpeoplehadtosayaMerthefirsttwo:“Excellentsessions,interesQngpeople.”“Ihopeditwouldbegood...anditwasgreat!”