OSU-N History Department Faculty: Dr. James Weeks Early American History Dr. Alcira Dueñas Latin American History Dr. Brian Kennedy Modern American History Dr. A. Harding Ganz European and Military History Dr. Mark Kwasny American Revolution and Military History Dr. Mitchell Lerner American Diplomatic and Political History Dr. Michael Mangus Civil War, Military and Social History Dr. Lucy Murphy U.S. Social, Women's and Native American History Dr. Richard Shiels American Colonial and Religious History Conference Schedule 8:15-8:45 Registration 8:45 9:45 Session I RS 141: Indigenous Peoples of Latin America RS 153: America in the 20 th Century RS 155: Women, Music, and Reform 10:00 11:15 Session II RS 149: Writing a History Thesis 11:30 12:30 Session III RS 141: Real and Imagined American Frontiers RS 153: 19 th Century West RS 149: The Many Facets of War RS 155: Germany in the 20 th Century 12:30 Lunch RS 125 Thanks OSU-N Library: John Crissinger and Will McElhany OSU-N History Club
Session I: 8:45 9:45 Indigenous Peoples of Latin America Room: RS 141 Facilitator: Dr. Alcira Duenas Student Chair: Meghan Hensley Sara Williams: The Mummi Cult of the Inca Jimmy Wessell: "The Tupac Katari Rebellion in Colonial Upper Peru Adam Trombley: A Painful Past, a Hopeful Future: Indigenous Bolivia in the Balance Local History Resources: Alexandria Museum: Located in the 1860 Laycock House, the museum s collection preserves the history of the village with artifacts. Hours: Sunday 2:00 4:00. Call 740.924.2453 The Dawes Arboretum: Founded in 1929, dedicated to increasing the love and knowledge of trees, history, and the natural world. Hours: Open daily. Call 740.323.2355 for hours. Flint Ridge State Memorial: An ancient flint quarry site used by Native Americans as long ago as 10,000 years. Grounds include several hiking trails. The museum displays uses of flint. For Hours Call 800.283.8707 or 740.787.2476 The Granville Historical Society: Chartered in 1885 this society s museum is in an 1816 building that was originally a bank. It displays Granville memorabilia. Hours: Weekends only in the summer. Call 740.587.3951 America in the 20 th Century Room: RS 153 Facilitators: Dr. Mitch Lerner and Dr. Jim Weeks Student Chair: Dustin Foskett Caitlin Bentley: 219 Days: The Sixth Infantry Division in the Pacific Theatre Alexandra Gross: "The Exotic American Goddess of Cigarettes Stephanie Hamm: "Brown v Board of Education and its Impact on Society Greater Buckeye Lake Historical Society and Museum: A new museum that contains the largest collection of Buckeye Lake Park memorabilia and includes history of the Ohio-Erie Canal, the interurban, and surrounding regions. Hours: Open year round. Closed Mondays. Call 740.929.1998
The Underground Railroad/Black History Museum: A newly-formed organization under development. Call 740.344.6539. Webb House Museum: Built in 1907 and houses a collection of antiques and art. Also has a cottage garden with heirloom flowers. Hours: April December, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday 1:00 4:00. Call 740.345.8540. West Licking Historical Society: Covers the history of Etna, Harrison, and Jersey Townships, and the City of Pataskala. Developing a transportation museum in the restored Outville Historic Depot. Call 740.927.7613. The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art, and Technology. Houses an art gallery, interurban car, woodshop, and print shop. Hours: Tuesday Saturday 9:00 5:00. Call 740.349.9277 Women, Music, and Reform Room: RS 155 Facilitator: Dr. Lucy Murphy Student Chair: Shilo Miller: The Spirit of Women against the Spirits of the Bottle Sheila Maina: Harriet Tubman; From Slavery to Freedom James Maier: Woman Enough: Loretta Lynn, the Pill, and Woman s Empowerment Ye Olde Mill and Velvet Ice Cream Company: Ye Olde Mill is the fourth to stand on its hand-hewn stone foundation dating back to 1817. The Velvet Ice Cream Company purchased the mill in 1965. The mill houses a Museum of Milling and a Museum of Ice Cream. Hours: Daily tours, May - October. Call 800.589.5000.
Hebron Historical Society: Organized in 1974 and dedicated to the preservation of the village history. Call 740.929.1545 Hufford House Museum: Home of the Utica Historical Society. Contains artifacts of glass factories, and other historical displays. Hours: Sunday 2:00 4:00 or by appointment. Call 740.892.3218 Johnstown Town Hall and Opera House: One of only five remaining in Ohio and listed on the National Register of Historical Buildings. It houses the Johnstown Historical Society. Hours: First Sunday of each month 2:00 4:00 or by appointment. Call 740.967.8506 Licking County Genealogy Society: Extensive collection of birth, death, marriage, and other records of Ohio and other states. Hours: Open Tuesday - Saturday 1:00 4:00PM. Call 740.349.5510 Licking County Historical Society @ Buckingham House: Founded to encourage the preservation of the history of the county. It is housed in the Buckingham House. Hours: By appointment. Call 740.345.4898 Session II: 10:00 11:15 Writing a History Thesis Room: RS 149 Facilitator: Dr. Richard Shiels Student Chair: Stephanie Hamm Norita Yoder: A Transmutation of the Common Woman: Mennonite and Amish Women During World War II Dustin Foskett: Bolivia s Indigenous, Ideological Struggle in the Global Climate Change Debate Lori Carter Devereux: What Was She Thinking? The Sensibility of Early Nineteenth Century Surgery The Licking Valley Heritage Society: A newly-formed organization dedicated to preserving the history of the Licking Valley area of the county. Meets 4 th Saturday, 9AM LVHS Library. Museum under renovation. Call 740.763.4016. National Heisey Museum: Owned and operated by the Heisey Collectors of America. There are more than 5000 pieces of made-in-newark Heisey glassware on display. Hours: Open year round. Tuesday Saturday 10:00 4:00; Sunday 1:00 4:00. Call 740.345.2932 Newark Earthworks State Memorial: Geometric earthworks originally covering four square miles. They were built by an ancient Indian culture 2000 years ago. Hours: Park grounds open daylight hours, April 1 September 4, 2008. Call for tours: 800.600.7178 or 740.344.1919. Sherwood-Davidson House Museum: Built ca 1820, moved by the historical society and furnished with items from Licking County s past.
Session III: 11:30 12:30 Real and Imagined American Frontiers Room: RS 141 Facilitator: Dr. Lucy Murphy Student Chair: Lori Carter - Devereux Meghan Hensley: Powhattan and English Relations, 1622 1646 Adam Trombley: Selling the New World; Servitude in Colonial Virginia Kate Silkowski: Thunder Across Europe: Buffalo Bill s Wild West Show in Late Nineteenth Century Europe The Many Facets of War Room: RS 149 Facilitator: Dr. Mark Kwasny Student Chair: Dustin Foskett Erica Mullins: Armed to the Teeth: U.S. War Dogs of World War II Andrew Smith: Canadian Involvement in World War II Rachel Williams: War and Sports: An Undeniable Influence 19 th Century West Room: RS 153 Facilitator: Dr. Jim Weeks Student Chair: Stephanie Hamm Keri O Donnell: Free on the Frontier: Expanding Women s roles in late Nineteenth Century Montana Matthew Osborn: Malleable Legend: Racism and the Billy Dragoo Story Brittany Pitcher: How Not to Get Your Ears Cut Off: being a Moravian Missionary in the Tuscarawas Valley; 1760 1772 Germany in the 20 th Century Room: RS 155 Facilitator: Dr. Harding Ganz Student Chair: Caitlin Bentley John Caughell: Der Fuehrer Adolf Hitler Ellenor Dwyer: Nazi Death Camp Commandant Miria Katelyn Waldrop: Germany from Partition to Reunification