Exploring Local History

“Exploring Local History” provides students with an opportunity to see themselves in the historical narrative by asking them to draw connections between what they learn in introductory History surveys with their local communities. The project provides opportunities for experiential learning, which has been shown to narrow opportunity gaps, especially for underserved students. Just as important, it empowers students by teaching them that historical change often begins at the grassroots level, in small communities, among ordinary people.