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AMH 2020 - Extra Credit Info Sheets
AMH 2020 - Extra Credit Info Sheets
AMH 2020 - Extra Credit Info Sheets
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
No records or idea who her parents were (Came to Kansas on an orphan train)
Ancestral Chart
No. 1 on this chart is the same person as No. __________ On Chart No. __________
Form # F120
http://www.ancestry.com/save/charts/ancchart.htm
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
Example Photo:
Example Form:
Date Taken:
______________________________
______________________________________________
How and where did you locate this photo?: ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________
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?