Seminars Archive
December 4, 2004
The Convention of 1968
American elections are sometimes hinges between one period in the nations political history and the next. The presidential election of 1968 was one of those hinge points. The election of 1968 was the culmination of a tumultuous year that saw demonstrations, assassinations, and political twists and turns that were even sharper than is usual for politics. And when it was over, though it wasnt necessarily clear at the time, a new period in American politics had come into being.
From a teaching standpoint, hinge elections such as 1968 are useful because they provide a point for summarizing what came before and what comes after while also featuring events that are dramatic and illustrative. 1968 provides a model for looking at political history not as a chronology of elections, as some historians and textbooks tend to present it, but in terms of focusing on hinge points. Other key elections (such as 1800, 1828, 1860, 1896, 1920, 1932) can be studied in a similar way.
December 7, 2004
Marion Regional Seminar - Harding's Front Porch; Republican Campaign Strategy in the 20th Century
The last Ohioan to live in the White House was Republican Warren G. Harding, elected President in 1920. Harding conducted his campaign from the front porch of his home in Marion, from which he gave speeches to various groups that came to call. Many of these visits were arranged by the campaign and included celebrities. The idea of the front porch may seem old-fashioned, but this was actually a modern, media based campaign. The Harding campaign got the message out through press releases and newspaper coverage. Some speeches were also recorded and distributed on phonograph records.
Ohio was crucial to the 2004 election in a way that the state had not been since the 1920 election when both Republican and Democratic Party presidential candidates hailed from the Buckeye state (the Democrat was Ohio governor James M. Cox).
January 8, 2005
The Space Race: Science and Technology as Weapons in the Cold War
Although wars usually bring to mind military topics, the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union was fought through a number of other means as well. The Cold War was a competition between democratic capitalism and communism. The side that could prove that it was the best would win. This mindset meant that advances in technology and science played a significant role in perceptions of who was winning the Cold War. The seminar will focus specifically on the space race and how it illustrates this theme.
January 11, 2005
Lima Regional Seminar
April 16, 2005
Native American History
April 12, 2005
Newark Regional Seminar
May 7, 2005
The City & the Country
May 10, 2005
Mansfield Regional Seminar
October 15, 2005
Orientation
Welcome to History in the Heartland! We will begin our year with this orientation at the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus. At Orientation, you willb e introduced to the program, fill out some necessary paperwork, tour the Ohio Historical Society Museum and Archives/Library, and do some introductory work with primary sources.
The Ohio Historical Center is at I-71 and 17th Ave., about four miles north of downtown Columbus.
The All-American Quarter Horse Congress takes place at the Ohio Expositions Center (state fairgrounds) across 17th Ave. from the Ohio Historical Center October 2-23. If you love both history and horses, you're in luck! However, you may encounter more traffic than usual in the block of 17th Ave. between I-71 and the Ohio Historical Center. The Ohio Historical Center will be accessible from 17th Ave. (follow the special directions below), but you must approach from the east (i.e., from I-71 and 17th Ave.), because 17th Ave. west of the Ohio Historical Center will be closed for the horse show.
From I-71, take the 17th Ave. exit (Exit 111). Go west on 17th Ave., staying in the far right lane. Turn north (right) into the first driveway, staying in the far right lane. If you are directed to another lane, or if the right lane is blocked, stay in the far right lane and tell the attendant that you are going to the Ohio Historical Center. At the fork, follow the drive on your right to Ohio Historical Center parking.
December 3, 2005
American Military History and the Cold War in Asia
December 6, 2005
The Cold War and the Space Race
For directions to the Armstrong Air and Space Museum, click here.
February 25, 2006
Defining "We the People": Suffrage in American Political History
February 28, 2006
U. S. Political History
April 8, 2006
Histories of the West
April 11, 2006
The Hopewell and the Newark Earthworks
May 6, 2006
Eating Smoke: Fire and American Urbanization
May 9, 2006
The Country and the City: Nature and Neighborhood as Themes in American Life
September 30, 2006
Orientation
Welcome to History in the Heartland! We will begin our year with this orientation at the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus. At Orientation, you willb e introduced to the program, fill out some necessary paperwork, tour the Ohio Historical Society Museum and Archives/Library, and do some introductory work with primary sources.
The Ohio Historical Center is at I-71 and 17th Ave., about four miles north of downtown Columbus.
The All-American Quarter Horse Congress may be taking place at the Ohio Expositions Center (state fairgrounds) across 17th Ave. from the Ohio Historical Center. If this is the case, you may encounter more traffic than usual in the block of 17th Ave. between I-71 and the Ohio Historical Center. The Ohio Historical Center will be accessible from 17th Ave. (follow the special directions below), but you must approach from the east (i.e., from I-71 and 17th Ave.), because 17th Ave. west of the Ohio Historical Center will be closed for the horse show.
From I-71, take the 17th Ave. exit (Exit 111). Go west on 17th Ave., staying in the far right lane. Turn north (right) into the first driveway, staying in the far right lane. If you are directed to another lane, or if the right lane is blocked, stay in the far right lane and tell the attendant that you are going to the Ohio Historical Center. At the fork, follow the drive on your right to Ohio Historical Center parking.
December 2, 2006
Defining We the People: Suffrage in American Political History
See Dr. Steigerwald's PowerPoint presentation here.
December 5, 2006
President Harding and U.S. Political History
February 24, 2007
The Cold War
See Dr. Gilmore's PowerPoint presentation here.
February 27, 2007
The Cold War and the Space Race
For directions to the Armstrong Air and Space Museum, click here.
March 31, 2007
Histories of the West
Dr. Clara Sue Kidwell from the University of Oklahoma will focus on the theme of Indian removal and the subsequent revival of removed tribes, especially the Cherokee and the Choctaw.
April 2, 2007
Histories of the West
May 5, 2007
Its A Jungle Out There: Industrialization, Immigration, and Urbanization Through Upton Sinclairs The Jungle
Dr. Christopher Phelps, a specialist in American cultural and social history, will take the audience through an interactive exploration of what life was like during the American Industrial Revolution. Using Dr. Phelps' edited edition of Upton Sinclair's ground-breaking novel "The Jungle", audience members will develop an appreciation and understanding of the realities of working in the booming industrial economy during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Dr. Phelps will show us how the changes in how businesses manufactured goods also impacted living and working conditions for the American worker.
May 8, 2007
The Country and the City; or, Nature and Neighborhood as Themes in American Life
October 26, 2007
The American Revolution
December 15, 2007
The Great Depression
April 21, 2008
First Contact: Native Americans and Europeans
May 17, 2008
The German Immigration Experience and American Culture
