STUDY LOCAL HISTORY? studying local history provides people with increased interest in the larger subject of history. People advances from memorizing names; dates and places,to the desire of knowing what was being said about people,places or events. The study of local history gives people a better sense of realism. Its a body of information that can be relevant to the peoples own surroundings. The community and its institutions can be a laboratory for learning. The whole community provides a sense of immediacy and reality about both the past and the present. We have to remember that our community,historic buildings, Turkey Creek Nature Preserve, even talking to the elders of the community and the land itself are Valuable resources. The study of local history,then, might encourage preservation. It will make us aware of our own links to the past and our community.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 16:17:13 +0000
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