Our next COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS SEMINAR
Wed., Feb. 19, 12:30 p.m., (Morrill Hall, Room 125)
Micah Harris, Crawford County War Trophies: Experiencing Public History
ABOUT THE PRESENTATION: In the summer of 2024, history student Micah Harris served at the Galion History Center as a public history intern. During his time there Harris worked alongside locals, adjacent to the organization, to learn more about the responsibilities of a museum curator. A significant portion of the internship focused solely on studying Crawford county WWII veterans and the items they brought home with them. Artifacts from the terrors of Nazi Germany to the Empire of the Rising Sun will be featured. Encounters with the stories behind each and every artifact he uncovered in Galion with will be explored. Most importantly, however, you will learn the logistics that go into preserving and organizing the fantastic collection that house them.