tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63208282009-05-19T14:35:27.067-05:00The Pastime is the email list for Grassroots History. The Annex, this space, is for making announcements and for posting research papers submitted for the seminar. Seminarians send their papers to Prof. Isern. He posts them here as pdf files.Tom Isernnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320828.post-17347254391637825272007-08-01T21:25:00.000-05:002007-08-01T21:28:51.270-05:00

It's a great pleasure to post the paper by Liz Saunders, "Early Agricultural Fairs on Pine Ridge Reservation: The Conflicting Policies of Assimilation and Agricultural Development." Get the paper here. The list is now open for comments on Liz's contribution.

Tom Isernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320828.post-29610853998875904332007-06-04T09:00:00.001-05:002007-06-04T09:03:15.228-05:00

Here is an embarrassment of riches. We have before us two final papers, for the perusal of all. Take and look, and send your comments to the Pastime list. The papers are by Phil Darg and Janet Kruckenberg.

Tom Isernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320828.post-35126134792056550502007-05-20T19:54:00.000-05:002007-05-20T19:57:51.077-05:00

A conversation last week with Renee Devsi about the ghost town initiative prompted me to get materials in order so that new students can get on with their research. See the link at left of the home page; this leads to a number of documents detailing how to do ghost town research. I'll also be in touch now via the list. I'm getting a little excited about getting going on this line of research.

Tom Isernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320828.post-55240951442716837922007-02-17T12:57:00.000-06:002007-02-17T12:59:18.169-06:00

It's a pleasure here to post the paper by Jeff Armstrong: "Land and Freedom: The Political Legacy of Zay Zah and the White Earth Reservation Land Settlement Act, 1977-1997"

Tom Isernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320828.post-60466400766578134572007-01-16T08:27:00.000-06:002007-01-16T08:30:29.475-06:00

I have spoken with some of you about a new development in Grassroots History, the Ghost Town Initiative. I'm linking here some pages about this prospective research focus. I haven't yet hooked them up to the home page, because they are still under development, but I wanted to go ahead and get out this preliminary information for the benefit of anyone interested.

Tom Isernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320828.post-88642688027187111062007-01-14T12:39:00.000-06:002007-01-14T12:48:07.131-06:00

It is a pleasure here to post this paper by Bill Cummings. Bill, with a study of the Trans-Oconee Republic, is stretching the borders of the Great Plains even beyond those envisioned by Walter Webb! Actually, the paper gets into the mix as a study of frontier expansionism rather than of region.

Tom Isernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320828.post-25110801982287708192007-01-01T14:59:00.000-06:002007-01-01T15:01:56.279-06:00

It's a pleasure to post here Kathleen Brokke's paper on Standing Rock: "Unearthing the Rock of Truth." It's a PDF file, so open in a new window and print from there. Enjoy! The list is open for comments on Kathleen's paper.

Tom Isernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320828.post-1164839680204486672006-11-29T16:33:00.000-06:002006-11-29T16:34:40.216-06:00

I think I've finished moving the Grassroots History website from a 790 directory to a 710 directory. Take a look around now and see if you find anything amiss, OK?

Tom Isernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320828.post-1154619030964018562006-08-03T10:19:00.000-05:002006-08-03T10:30:30.973-05:00

Here it is, the latest on childhood play among the Germans from Russia, courtesy of Jessica Clark. Read the paper here.

Tom Isernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320828.post-1148052568792510932006-05-19T10:27:00.000-05:002006-05-19T10:29:28.803-05:00

Here it is! Well done, Yolanda; the Pastime list is now open to comment on this paper. I'm still in Texas myself, but happy to see work coming in.

Tom Isernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320828.post-1137511730225939252006-01-17T09:27:00.000-06:002006-01-17T09:28:50.236-06:00

Overnight I made some revisions in the website--no big changes, just streamlining and updating. As you look around the website, if you finds things not working--broken links, that sort of thing--please let me know.

Tom Isernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320828.post-1123614416284951212005-08-09T14:02:00.000-05:002005-08-09T14:10:26.086-05:00

Just received today, a prospectus from Yolanda Arauza. I'm posting it for her here while she and the rest of you learn the ropes of posting to the weblog. Comments and questions about Yolanda's prospectus are now welcome to the e-mail list.Working Title: Urban Renewal in the city of Crystal City, Texas and its impact on the Mexican American community.Summary: Crystal City, Texas: the "Spinach

Tom Isernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320828.post-1108422055863557672005-02-14T16:56:00.000-06:002005-02-14T17:00:55.866-06:00

It's a pleasure to post this paper by Miles Lewis. Remember it's best to right-click on the link and open in a new window. Take a look! Comments and discussion are now in order via the Pastime.

Tom Isernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320828.post-1104342342687946312004-12-29T11:43:00.000-06:002004-12-29T11:45:42.686-06:00

Now I'm posting Miles's prospectus: "Boosters and Reminiscences" (PDF file)

Tom Isernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320828.post-1104341776967098292004-12-29T11:34:00.000-06:002004-12-29T11:37:55.866-06:00

I'm posting here Miles's Lewis's review of Promised Lands, by David M. Wrobel: Review of Wrobel (PDF file)

Tom Isernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320828.post-1101838906768326932004-11-30T13:18:00.000-06:002004-11-30T12:21:46.770-06:00

Hurrah! Today marks the first posting of a completed rersearch paper by a student in HIST 790 Grassroots History. Congatulations, Mark Alcorn. Here's the paper. If you're uncertain, here's what to do. Right-click on the link. Then choose whether to open the document or save it. Either way you can print it, which is what I expect most of us will do, for reading at leisure. The Pastime list

Tom Isernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320828.post-1073945809349888192004-01-12T16:15:00.000-06:002004-06-10T11:32:53.540-05:00

This space is for a weblog called the Pastime Annex--where research papers for Grassroots History will be posted for perusal by seminarians.

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