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The House Divided weekend meant too much for me to publish in just one blog post, so I’d like to highlight what I think is one of the most important things I took away from the events. The House Divided … Continue reading →

This past weekend had many exciting events involved in it. The movies on Friday night and virtual tours on Saturday afternoon were extremely interesting and fun to be part of. However, I found the most interesting aspect of the weekend … Continue reading →

This past weekend, I had the pleasure to attend the Saturday events of the House Divided Opening Weekend. I was very sorry to have missed the Friday night film festival, but I found myself engaged with other activities of the … Continue reading →

By Stephen Whittaker ’13 The official launching of the House Divided Project brought together students, faculty, staff and community members through the sharing of technology and ideas.  The most effective component of the weekend-long event was probably the teacher workshop … Continue reading →

During my research on the invasion of Carlisle I learned a lot of new and interesting things that I have never known before. I also was able to obtain new ways of doing research. The most important thing anyone should … Continue reading →

By Jason DeBlanco Class of 2012 One thing you should commit yourself to thinking is that the research is going to be tedious and time consuming. Keep reminding yourself to be patient and be aware of all the leads you … Continue reading →

By Laura Hechtlinger, class of 2012. In history 304 we recently completed a research project where we had to find documents from different collections (i.e. from a manuscript collection, in microfilm, etc) relating to a specific topic. Below are a … Continue reading →

While working on this research project, some key lessons surfaced that would benefit future history students.  One of these lessons, which may appear simple after going through the process, is to remain patient and determined when searching for historical items.  … Continue reading →

By Josh Hicks, Class of 2012 Over the course of my research I learned more than I expected to. One of the most important things that I learned from this research project is the need to look in more than … Continue reading →

By Stephen Whittaker, Class of 2013 Conducting research through a variety of mediums has taught me several valuable lessons that I intend to carry with me into future college classes and careers. First, and foremost, I had to learn to … Continue reading →