Posted in Hist 299 Methods, 08Fern299, Uncategorized on Aug 28th, 2008 Comments Off
I am a history major because of two books. The first was this stupid “Royal Diary” about Elizabeth I I read when I was 10. It was for pre-teens, and therefore light on historical accuracy, but there was some historical information in the back, and I remember thinking “Well, Elizabeth is interesting enough, but that […]
Posted in Hist 299 Methods, 08Fern299, History, Uncategorized on Aug 28th, 2008 Comments Off
I guess the reason I chose History as a major is the same reason I chose Art History (see post below). I had a fantastic group of history teachers in High School.
History was always my best subject, but it wasn’t until I got to Hermitage HS that I really got into it. Henrico County Schools […]
Posted in 08Fern299, Uncategorized on Aug 26th, 2008 Comments Off
My name is Aislyn Cathers and it all started with my name. My name is Irish Gaelic and I wanted to know more about it. As I started reading about I found other topics of interest. Also my family is English and Scottish so I began to study that a bit. After a while I […]
Posted in 08Fern299, Uncategorized on Aug 26th, 2008 Comments Off
My name is Amanda Moon. I am a transfer student from Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville. I am a history major because I love learning about the past. I am more so focused on the American history rather than European history. I love learning about the civil war and the issues of slavery and […]