21 Thursday Nov 2024
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Dr. Shirley Green, Adjunct History Instructor at BGSU and the University of Toledo, delivered a talk on the Life and Legacy of Ella P. Stewart, one of the nation’s first Black female pharmacists.
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Inheriting a world with nuclear weapons is like “buying a house with a ghost in it – you never really get a good night’s sleep, because you always know the ghost is there.”
Continue reading14 Saturday Sep 2024
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Get to know our new senior secretary, Angie Legg!
She has not worked with BGSU before, but has had experience in various city and county offices. She especially enjoys working with people and the public, its challenges and rewards. She appreciates history and its study of it as, as she tells it, an important link between the understanding of where we came from and where we are headed, as well as it gives us an understanding of how past events have shaped the world we live in today.
She is looking forward to being part of our staff and helping students prepare for the future in that history! Her office hours are Monday through Friday 8pm to 5pm!
09 Thursday May 2024
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Each spring, the Student Union at BGSU welcomes middle and high school students from Northwest Ohio to compete in the Region 1 Contest of Ohio History Day. Students create tabletop displays, documentaries, websites, performances, and papers, then bring them to the Regional Contest for judging and feedback.
01 Wednesday May 2024
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BGSU Department of History master’s student, Oluwatimilehin Fatoki, had interned and researched in the South Carolina’s Oyotunji African Village, writing on the significance of the “spirital ecosystem” and the significance of cultural resilience and preservation of African culture in the United States. Below is his thesis, titled “The Yoruba Gods in Oyotunji, South Carolina: a Case Study of Religio-Cultural Africanisms in the Americas”.
Continue reading18 Thursday Apr 2024
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Emily Shaver Kay and Peter Limbert, students in the History M.A. program, presented a poster about the Eclipsing History podcast in the National Council for Public History annual conference in Salt Lake City.
The poster gathered good attention and multiple attendees scanned the QR code to open up the season! Those who engaged with the presenters and the poster commented on how innovative the class which constructed the podcast sounded and that it covers perspectives and topics usually left behind in the history field, like Indigenous knowledge and contribution to American history and Western scientific thought. There was also great interest in the digital history skills that students learned. Congratulations on the presenters and everyone in the class for this success!
29 Friday Mar 2024
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A few weeks ago we featured a crossword by Tim Beatty, a retired teacher and alum. Tim Beatty grew up in Swanton, Ohio, forty minutes northwest of Bowling Green. He attended Bowling Green State University (BGSU) between 1969 and 1976, earning both his Bachelor’s and his Master’s in history and American Culture Studies. He remembers fondly Robert Twyman as one of his history professors, enjoying the courses he taught.
Continue reading05 Tuesday Dec 2023
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Click here to listen to Doug Forsyth’s interview about the project with London Mitchell of “Staying in Contact” podcast
When you receive an envelope containing a Confederate bullet in a box of family documents, you’re going to be inspired to do a little digging.
Continue reading23 Wednesday Aug 2023
Posted in Study Abroad, Undergraduate Student News, Wherever You May Rome: Roma Aeterna Blog Series
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BGSU History, BGSU Study Abroad, Casey Stark, Dylan Smith, Jo Enger Arthur Scholarship for Study Abroad, Roma Aeterna, Undergraduate
By: Dylan Smith, BGSU Roma Aeterna 2023 Student
One of Rome’s many great sites in Rome is the Mausoleum of Hadrian, now known as the Castel Sant’Angelo. Over the years, the Mausoleum has served a variety of purposes and housed the remains of many notable Roman Emperors and their families. Because the structure saw considerable use even after the fall of the Roman Empire and into the Medieval and Renaissance periods, the Castel Sant’Angelo remains in incredible condition when compared to many other notable ancient Roman sites such as the Roman Forum, Colosseum and more. The Castel Sant’Angelo has however changed immensely since its initial construction, with the changes reflecting its uses as a mausoleum, fortress stronghold, and even prison. During our study abroad trip, we had the chance to visit Castel Sant’Angelo and see its history up close.
The mausoleum’s mastermind, the Roman Emperor Hadrian, ruled from 117 CE until his death in 138. Hadrian is considered part of the Roman Empire’s “Five Good Emperors,” who ruled Rome in its Golden Age. Hadrian is best known for his large public works projects with this most famous being Hadrian’s Wall in Britain.
Continue reading17 Thursday Aug 2023
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BGSU History, BGSU Study Abroad, Casey Stark, Jo Enger Arthur Scholarship for Study Abroad, Peter Strzempka, Roma Aeterna, Rome, St. Peter's Basilica, Undergraduate
By: Peter Strzempka, BGSU Roma Aeterna 2023 Student
When one first enters Vatican City, St. Peter’s Basilica is undoubtedly the first thing everyone notices. However, one does not get a great view of the Basilica until they enter through the entrance on the north side of the oval Piazza San Pietro, where the massive structure is finally visible up close and personal. The façade, decorated beautifully with marble columns and statues of the most important Church fathers, overwhelms the viewer with seemingly endless detail. What most people do not realize about St. Peter’s is its long and illustrious history, both the Old and modern St. Peter’s. Much of the old structure and pre-Christian sites underneath have been overshadowed by perhaps the most important church in Roman Catholicism, but their stories are crucial to the foundation of the basilica we see today. This blog will start from the beginning, with St. Peter’s execution and the construction of Old St. Peter’s, and proceed through the Counter-Reformation, the period in which the St. Peter’s we know today was finished. Through this brief overview, the goal is to gain a greater understanding and appreciation for all who visit the basilica, whether for pilgrimage or tourism.
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