Posted 2:32 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014
A new course in UW-L’s history department is open to the community this fall.
Area history buffs interested in uncovering untold, personal stories that make La Crosse’s history rich can help with a unique UW-La Crosse project.
Participants will record local, personal stories associated with geographic points in the city, and edit and package them into short, oral histories. They will also learn the theory behind location-based history from UW-L Assistant History Professor Ariel Beaujot.
The course, HIS 393 Material Culture, will be followed by another course in spring 2015, HIS 403, to culminate with the launch a location-based mobile phone system in April 2015 downtown. Participants will erect signs where people can call a toll-free number to access someone’s personal story related to that particular location.
The project “Hear, Here” will create a powerful and living example of local history in the community, says Beaujot. Community members can register for a new, hands-on public history course through Sept. 1, 2014. The class begins Sept. 3.
There’s still time to register for the class through a collaboration among the UW-L History Department, Continuing Education and Extension Office, and the Wisconsin Council for Social Studies.
Sign up now:
What: History 393 Develop pre-professional expertise to create the project.
When: 5:30-8:15 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 3-Dec. 10, 2014
Where: Downtown Main Street Inc. (DMI), 500 Main St., La Crosse
Credit: 3 undergraduate credits
Community registration information: www.uwlax.edu/conted/educatorpd/hearhere.html
Deadline: Sept. 1, 2014 for community member registration. Enrollment is limited.
For details contact: Briana Meuer, 608.785.6513 or bmeuer@uwlax.edu