Category: history
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Digital Witness to President Obama’s Inauguration
Renee Hall is a middle school teacher in Hugo, Oklahoma, and had the wonderful opportunity last week to witness the inauguration of President Barack Obama in Washington D.C. Renee participated in our “Celebrate Oklahoma Voices” workshop this week in Oklahoma City, and created the video “A Day to Remember” with her own photographs from the…
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Iran, Sovereignty, Colonialism and the Values of the West
As a student of history, I suspect Dick Cheney may be regarded by historians in years to come as an enemy of self-determination, human rights, and long-term political stability internationally on a comparable scale to John Foster Dulles. I say “long-term political stability” because while short-term political stability can (at times) be realized by political…
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Dinosaurs in Oklahoma and our initial museum iPod audio tour experience
For several months now, my five year old has been telling everyone who asks about her future career path that she wants to be a paleontologist and study dinosaurs. (Certainly not unusual for a child her age!) As we considered ways to ring in the new year as a family, given her interest in dinosaurs…
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Videos from the USS Oklahoma Memorial Dedication in December 2007
Last year, in December 2007, I was fortunate to be a digital witness— attending and helping document the events surrounding the dedication of the USS Oklahoma Memorial on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This evening, I’ve been working on a family DVD for 2007 (yes, I’m a year behind) and ran across several video…
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Give the gift of family oral history this holiday
Last December, 8th grade US history teacher Eric Langhorst exhorted listeners to his “Speaking of History” podcast to “Create a Family Memory This Holiday Season.” I’d like to repeat that holiday gift suggestion this year and share a few related links, ideas and stories. The StoryCorps National Day of Listening has been extended through the…
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Philip Randolph, civil rights, unions, and political change
Thanks to Greg Oppel and his presentation on December 6th at the Oklahoma Council for History Education symposium, “A. Philip Randolph: Service Not Servitude,” my wife and I watched the NetFlix movie “10,000 Black Men Named George” this evening. Philip Randolph was a courageous luminary from the U.S. civil rights movement who was not included…
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Dust Bowl Oral History preserved via Gabcast
Jeanette Hale grew up in Guymon, Oklahoma, and participated this week in a 2.5 day Celebrate Oklahoma Voices digital storytelling workshop. Jeanette created and published the digital story “The Dirty Thirties” yesterday and today, which tells the story of her grandparents growing up in the Oklahoma panhandle. Find more videos like this on Celebrate Oklahoma…
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A. Philip Randolph: Service Not Servitude
These are my notes from Greg Oppel’s presentation “A. Philip Randolph: Service Not Servitude” at the Oklahoma Council for History Education symposium at the University of Central Oklahoma (in Edmond) on 6 December 2008. MY THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS ARE IN ALL CAPS. I recorded this session on Ustream. HERE IS THE WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE LINK FOR…
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Using the Dialectial journal to Read Biography and Historical Novels
These are my notes from Greg Oppel’s presentation “Using the Dialectial journal to Read Biography and Historical Novels” at the Oklahoma Council for History Education symposium at the University of Central Oklahoma (in Edmond) on 6 December 2008. MY THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS WERE IN ALL CAPS. Greg discussed problems students have in high school working…
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Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution
These are my notes from Dr. Jessica Sheetz’ Oklahoma Council for History Education symposium presentation “Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution.” I got to this session late but am audio recording for a possible subsequent podcast… Dr. Sheetz is going to share her PPT with me. MY THOUGHTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. This is the…