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Plans Underway For Cabins From Ora Labora Colony To Be Restored
Get PDFPlanning is underway by the Pigeon Historical Society to relocate and restore two cabins originally located in the Christian German Agricultural and Benevolent Society of Ora et Labora. The colony was located near the tip of Michigan’s Thumb on Wild Fowl Bay just north of present-day Bay Port in McKinley Township. The community lasted from 1861 until 1871. At its height, the colony had over 288 German-speaking residents and about seventy-five buildings and structures
Document: The Shakers. [A Visitor’s Account of Hancock, Massachusetts, 1858]
Get PDFTherese Albertine Luise von Jakob Robinson (January 26, 1797–April 13, 1870) was a German-American author, linguist and translator, and second wife of biblical scholar Edward Robinson. Robinson visited the Hancock, Massachusetts, Shaker community in 1858. Her account of this visit was published in Westermann’s Jahrbuch der illustrirten deutschen Monatshefte [Westermann’s Yearbook of Illustrated German Monthly Journals] no. 48 (1860): 587-91. Robinson’s account has been translated by Ariel Godwin with assistance from Joscelyn Godwin
The Shakers. A Day with the Communists of the Whitewater Valley
Get PDFWhite Water Village, located about twenty-five miles northwest of Cincinnati, was one of the smaller Shaker societies and was often overlooked by travelers. The article reprinted here by an author identified only as Kim was published on May 22, 1881, in the Westliche Blätter, a newspaper that catered to Cincinnati’s large community of German-Americans
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Get PDFFront cover illustration: Nathanial Draper’s Discharge Certificate. M804, Record Group 15, Records of the Veterans Administration, National Archives
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Get PDFBack cover illustration: Carte Generale Des Colonies Angloises Dans L’Amerique Septentrionale, 1779
“¿Porque no está en español?”: Voices of Latinx Mothers Within the Special Education System in the South Bronx
No full textThis research focuses on the barriers Latinx mothers face within the Special Education system in the South Bronx. Using an interview-based qualitative research methodology, I interviewed 10 Latinx mothers in the South Bronx about their experiences navigating the Special Education system and found that the main topics they brought up ranged from: not receiving much guidance from teachers, difficulties with translations, having to self-advocate, enduring emotional labor and self-blaming. All these shared experiences of the 10 participants highlights the need for schools to provide more support to Latinx parents who are not familiar with the Special Education system. Schools need to create advocacy programs and support groups for parents where they can learn what Special Education is and the terminology used and speak with professionals who speak the native language of parents. Parents need to have information readily available to them and a direct network that can provide more resources they need. Most importantly, we need to rethink the way the public educational system has caused us to internalize the idea that every child needs to fit into a certain standard. Instead, we need to create a school system where every child is valued and can succeed in a nurturing environment
Shaker Revolutionary War Veterans: Pension Narratives and Related Documents
Get PDFThe pension narratives and associated documents published in this issue are held in M804, Record Group 15, Records of the Veterans Administration, National Archives. Goodwillie and Cook here present selected documents from each file in annotated transcription, rendered exactly as written. We made sure to include a service narrative if one existed, as well as any testimonials that revealed additional detail about the veteran’s service. We have also included any affidavits and correspondence from Shakers who wrote in support of a pension application, or at least referenced them in the headnote.
Altogether, this special issue of ACSQ contains 28 pension files for Shaker Revolutionary Veterans, as well as supplementary biographies for five veterans supplied by Leonard L. Brooks, Retired Director, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum and Shaker Library, New Gloucester, Me. Samuel Banta, 199 Issachar Bates, 200 Theodore Bates, 208 Francis Bedle, 212 Samuel Blood, 217 Abner Bonnel, 220 Justus Brewster, 223 Amos Buttrick, 226 Pitman Cook, 235 Benjamin Cox, 240 Nathaniel Draper, 242 Charles Eades, 246 Samuel Harris, 249 Ezekiel Hatch, 253 Prince Hatch, 256 John Houston, 260 Henry Hutton, 265 Bennett Libbey, 268 James Merril, 272 Nathan Merrill, 273 Reuben Morris, 275 William Patillo, 279 John Patten, 282 Abijah Pelham, 290 Elisha Pote, 294 Thomas Rule, 296 Samuel Sering, 298 Joseph Stout, 307 John Wadleigh, 317 Benjamin Winchester, 32
Barbells and Boys’ Clubs: The Gendering of Space in an Ostensibly Gender-Neutral College Gym
No full textExisting research on gendered spaces consistently overlooks one of the richest sources to investigate how gender is produced and reproduced: the gym. On the one hand, women have become increasingly successful in athletic pursuits; strong, muscular bodies are the new ideal. And yet, the words “gym” or “weight room” are still associated with men and masculinity. This is the puzzle my thesis aims to solve. First, how does an ostensibly gender-neutral physical space become “gendered,” and does an understanding of spaces as gendered in turn reproduce gender norms? Second, what happens when individuals violate previously established gender norms? Combining data collected through participant observation at the on-campus gym of Strong College and in-depth interviews with students (N=14) who frequent this space, I argue that the spatial layout of the gym - even absent human behavior - carries gendered connotations that discourage women from venturing into the weight room. I also find that, due to both the spatial layout itself and men’s behavior, women often feel like the “odd ones out.” To cope, women employ various tactics such as making their own space, and finding empowerment in their deviant status. These findings underscore the frequently overlooked importance of sociological spatial analysis in the study of gendered behavior . This research exposes the often subtle ways in which gender norms are maintained and perpetuated within society
How Do We Win? Factors and Definitions of Success in Division III Athletics at a Competitive, Liberal Arts College
No full textBuilding on group performance research and the sociology of sport, in this study I compare how two varsity basketball teams competing at the DIII level at Hamilton College strive to succeed together. In examining how small groups work together and manage themselves, I contribute to understandings of how group dynamics and cultures affect collegiate athletic “success.” Many things affect athletic teams: coaching, membership changes, resources, and talent. Through interviews with coaches and players, ethnographic observation, and statistical data from both teams’ upcoming season, I show what really matters to be a winning team. Results suggest that success is interpreted by teams relative to their prior achievements, both good and bad. To achieve important goals, team leadership must consider the lifestyle and priorities of players. Lastly, while winning is not essential to team cohesion, it can serve as a mechanism to improve group bonding and respect
Hangovers Don’t Last But Drunk Mems Do, So Drink Up: Sociological Explanations for Excessive Drinking in College
No full textThe aim of this project is to gain more knowledge about the motivations for college students to excessively drink. So much research has focused on the detriments of drinking too much alcohol, but have researchers taken the time to fully understand why the issue still prevails? With the knowledge I gain from this study, I hope to potentially bring attention to where all of these actions are stemming from, rather than the negative effects