Masters Defenses Coming Up

There are a number of masters defenses coming up in the next couple of weeks. They are open to the public:

Alissa Peterson, "Traditions in Transition: Basques in America" (Schackel) March 18, 2009, Wednesday, 3:30 pm, Library 170, Sociology Conference Room

Karen Wadley, "The King and His Council" (Odahl) March 20, Friday, 1:30 - 3:00 pm, Library 194, History Conference Room

Josh Bernard, "History and Beauty: The History of the Idaho State Parks" (Shallat) March 30, Monday, 2:00 - 4:00 pm, Library 170, Sociology Conference Room

Kelly Orgill, "Bequeathment: How the Hardships of Idaho's Settlers Have Shaped Idahoan Identity" (Brady) March 31, Tuesday, 3:00 - 5:00 pm, Library 170, Sociology Conference Room

Olivia Umphrey, "From Screen to Page: Japanese Film as a Historical Document, 1931-1959" (Woods) April 3, Friday, 12:30- 2:00 pm, Library 194, History Conference Room

Alissa Peterson at Old York

Alissa Peterson (MAHR student) spent much of the summer in York, Maine working as an Elizabeth Bishop Perkins Fellow at the Museums of Old York (she's on the far right in the photo above, with other Perkins fellows). We can't do a better job describing her summer than the local paper, which we'll let fill you in.

MAHR Student News

Todd Shallat reports that many of our students in the Master of Applied Historical Research program have gotten jobs or fellowships "doing what they love:

-- Patrick Taylor has a real job with the National Park Service

-- Alissa Petersen has a cool museum fellowship in Maine

-- Don Anderson got money from Canyon County to do a film of Celebration Park for their new museum

-- Marc Frisk has a job with the Deer Flat Wildlife Refuge, where he is building an interpretive trail

-- Susan Whipple is producing a tourism book for the Snake River Scenic Byway, working via the City of Caldwell and Planmakers, Inc

-- Tully Gerlach has developed some art-history tours, and you can see him on the city streets with mobs of school children

-- Chris Blanchard has been hired as the "production editor" for the new online version of Idaho Yesterdays, working with ISU and the Idaho State Historical Soceity

-- Amber Beierle is now the state's historical librarian in the state historical society

-- Ann Felton has been appointed to the graduate faculty at BSU and will be teaching local history workshops, including a workshop on the past and future of the railroad in Boise, part of an effort to get AMTRACK back."

Whew. More better details as I get them.