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Day
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Session
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Time
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Session Title
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Description
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Instructor
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Monday
14 July |
Intro
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8:30 – 9 AM |
Welcome to class and Intros |
Tell us who you are and why you are here
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Vittorio
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1
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9 – 10:15 AM |
Charting New Beginnings: Ocean Immigration in the Nineteenth Century |
• Overview of North American immigration patterns via the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in the early nineteenth century. • Emigrant guidebooks and their uses; agents. • Major European ports of departure and merchant shipping companies. • How our ancestors traveled from port to port: oceanic vessels (Packet ships, brigs, steamships). Salon vs. steerage and accommodations. • Records: Early manifests, captains’ logs, memoirs, diaries. |
Vittorio
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2
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10:45 – 12 PM |
Atlantic Crossings: Packet Ships And the Rise of Steam Power |
• Evolution from sail to steam: 1838 • Packet ship routes and schedules • Types of ships and their conditions • Innovations in steamship design; technology and its impact on travel • Ships’ logs and records (archives) |
Vittorio
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3
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1:30 – 2:45 PM |
Harbor Life: Ports, Dockworkers, and Maritime Communities |
• Ports of Entry & their roles in trade and immigration • Customs houses (Castle Garden) & ports for quarantine. • Types of maritime employees (dockworkers, customs officials, ship crew). • Daily life and communities in port cities. • Piers & Destinations – making connections. • Key archives and records for researching waterway history (U.S. and Canada) & Intro to Records. |
Vittorio
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4
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3:15 – 4:30 PM |
Setting the Course: Filling in Gaps by Letting the Records Tell the Story |
• Overview of online documents (manifests, logs, diaries, employment records • Using timelines to find gaps • Extracting information and analyzing records • Research Strategies and tips for cross-referencing and correlating info; Crafting, citations, and keeping a research log. |
Tannenbaum
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Extra
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4:30 – 5 PM |
Homework Session |
Hands-on Records I. Various manifests, log books, and newspaper articles. |
Vittorio
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Tuesday
15 July |
5
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9 – 10:15 AM |
The Grand Ol’ Eric: America’s Artificial River |
• Early Construction and historical significance of the Erie Canal. • Early Construction and historical significance of the Erie Canal. • Types of boats, passenger travel, accommodations. • Impact on trade and westward expansion “Gateway to the West.” • Routes. • Canal Records: 1817 to 1834. |
Vittorio
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6
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10:45 – 12 PM |
North American Canals: Canada & The Northeast |
• New England Canals. • New England Canals • Migration paths between the U.S. and Canada. • Canadian ports of entry (Quebec) and the St. Lawrence River. •.Major Canadian canals (Lachine, Rideau, Welland) and connections w/New England • South East canals: Dismal Swamp, James River & Kanawha, etc. • More canal records: 1835 to 1862. |
Vittorio
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7
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1:30 – 2:45 PM |
Canal Mania: 1830s and Beyond |
• The Enlargement of the Erie Canal and its Effect on Migration. • NJ & PA: Morris Canal; Schuylkill, Nor. PA canals. • Canals of Maryland. • The Fever – Midwest Canals: (Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin). • Canal Travel, Enlargement, and RR/Stagecoach Connections. • The Records Beyond NY |
Vittorio
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8
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3:15 – 4:30 PM |
Launching into the Narrative: Integrating Records to Build a Case Study |
• Which record sets to integrate? • Using multiple resources / the mosaic. • Case Study as a model: using various record types to enhance an ancestral story |
Vittorio
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Extra
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4:30 – 5 PM |
Homework Session |
Hands-on records II. (Maps and other resources): Integrating records and choosing the right information to enrich your story & drafting or outlining. |
Vittorio
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Wednesday
16 July |
9
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9 – 10:15 AM |
Crossing the Great Lakes: Commerce and Travel |
• Key routes and major ports on the Great Lakes • Key routes and major ports on the Great Lakes. • Types of vessels (schooners, steamers, ferries). • The Records: Using maps, timetables, companies, and newspapers to find a launching point; connections with canals, coaches, & railways. • Maps, Routes, Records (Employees). |
Vittorio
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10
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10:45 – 12 PM |
Passenger Transport: Travel by Lakes & Canals |
• Development of passenger services on lakes and canals and the rise of hotels, inns, & resorts. • Making connections from stagecoaches and railroads. • Making connections from stagecoaches and railroads • Types of passenger vessels (ferries, steamboats). • The experience of lake travel for passengers Passenger receipts and other records |
Vittorio
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11
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1:30 – 2:45 PM |
Crafting Historical Accounts: Writing about the People |
• Developing a thesis and structuring a narrative. • Using sources effectively. • Drafting the Narrative. |
Bakkala
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12
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3:15 – 4:30 PM |
Dangerous Waters: Survivors’ Experiences (Canals, Lakes, Rivers) |
• First-person accounts of difficult trips, canal, river, & lake boat wrecks and survivors –to Canada & US. • Using newspapers and integrating anecdotal evidence. • Routes & Records. • Case Study |
Vittorio
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Extra
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4:30 – 5 PM |
Homework Session |
Hands-on Writing I. Peer Review of Outline and Structure |
Vittorio
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Thursday
17 July |
13
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9 – 10:15 AM |
Mighty Rivers: Emigrants, Migrants & Tourists |
• Rivers of the NE and early migration routes (1850s to 1870s). • Making connections & passenger travel (canals, stagecoaches, RR). • Steamboats (Fulton) and the Great Rivers. • Vessels and Passenger Schedules. • Receipts & Records of Riverboats. |
Vittorio
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14
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10:45 – 12 PM |
Voyages to the Fields of Gold: Late 19th Century Migrations |
• Planning a westward migration—cross-country passenger travel by land & shipping by sea • Challenges of ocean voyages around Cape Horn; • Time schedules (sea, vs Isthmus of Panama, vs. Panama RR); • Case studies – Transoceanic travel & shipping vs. overland routes |
Vittorio
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15
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1:30 – 2:45 PM |
Mighty Seas: Sailing into the Twentieth Century |
• From the Titanic to the Lusitania; how news stories impacted travel • Construction and impact of significant ship canals (Panama Canal) • Innovations for sea travel in the early twentieth century & passenger manifests • Immigration Ports: From Ellis Island to Angel Island • Recordsets |
Vittorio
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16
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3:15 – 4:30 PM |
Steering the Story in the Right Direction: Self-Editing |
• Word Choice; • Punctuation, syntax. • Self-editing tools •Peer review and feedback on writing |
Anderson
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Extra
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4:30 – 5 PM |
Homework Session |
Hands-on Writing II; Self-editing |
Vittorio
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Friday
18 July |
17
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9 – 10:15 AM |
Coming into Port: Finalizing your Narrative |
• Feedback (Continued)• Determining what makes the story compelling • Tips for revising the final draft |
Bakkala
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18
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10:45 – 12 PM |
“…Launch a Thousand Ships”: Using Photos and Finding Maritime Images to Enhance Your Narrative |
• Writing captions and including images of records in your story; • royalty-free images; images of ships, boats, and scenery; • postcard collections & Images in archives; • Using AI (Adobe Firefly, DALL-E, and other image-generating resources) • Integrating Images, Photographs, and other visuals into your narrative, polishing the story. |
Vittorio
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