Author Joe McKendry reviews the history and technology of underground transportation in Boston, focusing on Boston subway construction between 1895 and 1918. His presentation includes slides.
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The America's Industrial Revolution workshop at the Henry Ford will draw together K12 educators with leading humanities scholars and museum staff for unique enrichment exercises centered on the impact of industrialization. The workshop is designed to encourage participant curiosity and deepen knowledge on the subject, engage participants with innovative methods of transmitting enthusiasm and content to students, and empower participants to use cultural resources to enliven the teaching and learning of history. Participants will explore the diverse ways that Americans experienced social change between the 1760s and the 1920s through lecture/discussions and by visiting with museum curators at 12 of the 80 historic sites interpreted in Greenfield Village, including Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory, Hermitage Plantation Slave Quarters, 1760s Daggett Farm, 1880s Firestone Farm, a railroad roundhouse, and a 19th-century grist mill. In addition, time is set aside each day for exploration of archival sources in the Benson Ford Research Center and to work on individual lesson plans for implementation back home. The week's activities will culminate with a visit to a related National Historic Landmark, the Ford Motor Company's Rouge Industrial Complex.
This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces the Pullman Strike. Many railroad workers nationwide joined the Pullman railroad workers in protest, but the strike soon turned violent.
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"The Fife Lake museum is full of numerous historical artifacts and displays relating to the history of this quaint village. The museum is open for tours from 1-4pm on Wed, Sat, and Sun throughout the summer."
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An early environmentalist cartoon shows the disgusting results of pollution in New York City harbor.
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This iCue Mini-Documentary presents New York City's Central Park as an example of an urban park built by bold social planners in the 19th century.
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This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces the phrase "conspicuous consumption," a phrase coined by a Norwegian American sociologist to describe the lifestyles of the newly wealthy in early 20th-century America.
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Anti-alcoholism cartoons like this one, which depicts the nine steps of the "drunkard's progress," were widespread in the 19th century. Josh Brown of the American Social History Project explains why.
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This A&E clip chronicles First Ladies' various relationships with the press and media, looking at how these relationships have evolved over the 19th and 20th centuries.
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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes Secretary of State John Hay's Open Door Notes which stated his belief that China should be open to all countries equally for trade.
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