EXTRA CREDIT: LINEAGE RESEARCH

Due: Point Value: Instructions: September 13, 2012 2 points The purpose of this extra credit opportunity is to show you the types of documents used by historians, and for you to conduct your own historical research. In this case, using ancestry.com (note the free two week trial that conveniently aligns with this assignment) to trace your lineage back to a great-great-grandparent. Find the name, birth place, and occupation of your great-great-grandparent. Fill out the blank family tree provided below. See page two for an example family treecreated using census data found through name searches on ancestry.com.

Requirements:

Tips:

Begin by conducting a search for a grandparent, using their name, date of birth, and place of birth. When you locate a grandparent in the census, you will also see the information for their parents (your great-grandparents). Write that information down, then do a new search for your great-grandparent. Repeat. I will demonstrate how to conduct this type of research on ancestry.com during class on September 6, 2012.

NOTE:

There will be future extra credit opportunities to conduct research and see different types of historical sources. No one will miss out on the chance for extra credit because few records exist for their family, or limited access to international documents.

EXAMPLE:
All information found by using name search and census records on ancestry.com

David William Roberts

Samuel David Roberts

1874 Wales (Immigrated in 1888) 1899 Chase County, KS 1919 Chase County, KS

(1850 1935) Born: Caernarvonshire, Wales Immigrated: 1888

Ellen Knox Roberts

(1853 1904) Born: Llanddeiniolen, Wales Immigrated: 1888

Laura Roberts Miller

1875 Strong City, KS Chase County, Kansas 1954 Emporia, KS

Millie Alice Boydton Roberts

1883 Illinois 1921 Chase County, KS

No records or idea who her parents were (Came to Kansas on an orphan train)

Laureita Miller Lyon

1930 Strong City, Kansas 1947 Emporia, KS N/A

M.D. Lyon Ellis Miller

Ancestral Chart
No. 1 on this chart is the same person as No. __________ On Chart No. __________

Chart No. __________

CONT. ON CHART __________

BORN PLACE MARRIED PLACE DIED PLACE

CONT. ON CHART __________

BORN PLACE MARRIED PLACE DIED PLACE

CONT. ON CHART __________

BORN PLACE DIED PLACE

CONT. ON CHART __________

BORN PLACE MARRIED PLACE DIED PLACE

CONT. ON CHART __________

BORN PLACE MARRIED PLACE DIED PLACE

NAME OF SPOUSE BORN PLACE DIED PLACE

CONT. ON CHART __________

CONT. ON CHART __________

BORN PLACE DIED PLACE

CONT. ON CHART __________

2007 The Generations Network, Inc.

Form # F120

http://www.ancestry.com/save/charts/ancchart.htm

EXTRA CREDIT: ARCHIVAL RESEARCH

Due: Point Value: Instructions: December 1, 2012 2 3 points The purpose of this extra credit opportunity is to teach you about conducting research; in this case, using archival photographs. You may use online archives, or visit UF Special Collections (Library East). To complete the assignment: print out the archive photo, and photograph it with the building today. Quality of research and photos will determine points earned.

Requirements:

Four different photos/buildings Fill out form on page 3 for each image Include photo of you standing in front of building (proof that you were there)

Pro Tips:
1. Use a tripod, or put the camera on a stable surface. 2. Crop the old photograph to have a point of comparison with the building today.

Original Photo Since its the entire building, theres nothing to compare.

Cropped

Final Product Original photographed against the building today.

Example Photo:

Example Form:

EXTRA CREDIT: LOOKING INTO THE PAST

Fill out the following form for each photograph. Photo #: _____ Old Photograph Place/Building Today

Photo Title: Year: Location:

_________________________________ ________________ _________________________________

Date Taken:

______________________________

Buildings Use in Old Photograph: __________________________________________ __________________________________________

______________________________________________

How and where did you locate this photo?: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________

Buildings Use Today: __________________________________________ __________________________________________ _________________________________________

EXTRA CREDIT: MUSEUM EXHIBITION REVIEW

Due: Point Value: Instructions: December 1, 2012 2 points This extra credit opportunity involves viewing, and using the historical knowledge you have gained in this class to critique a museum exhibition. Specifically, the photography exhibition currently hanging at the Harn Museum, entitled, The Modern Impulse: Photography from Europe and America between the Wars. Write a 2 3 page essay reflecting on the exhibitiondouble spaced, 1 margins, Times New Roman, size 12. Examine the exhibition as a whole, and specifically review two of the exhibitions five thematic areas. Those areas are: Art and Technology: New Visions and the Modern City Pure Photography and New Objectivity Dreams, Memory, and Desire: Surrealism in France and the Czech Republic Social Activism and Modern Life: Documentary and Reportage Mass Media: Photography for the Public

Requirements:

Questions/Issues to Consider: What advances in photography technology made these images possible? Examine the subject matter. What historical events or trends are captured? What is the photographers intention in capturing the scene? What does it tell you about that time and place? How the artistic movements of the day (i.e. Surrealism, Constructivism, New Objectivity) influence the photos? Which photographs/artists do you find the most appealing or moving? Why? (include name and title) Most importantly for our purposes, how do these photographs reflect the historical events of the 1920s that we have discussed in class?