History Students Document Lockport抯 Fairmont Neighborhood History
Published: January 9, 2017.
海角社区 students in Dr. Dennis H. Cremin抯 History of Illinois class recorded oral histories with residents of nearby Fairmont neighborhood in Lockport.
During the Fall 2016 semester, the history students created a set of questions to ask residents of the racially diverse community. They interviewed the residents to document oral history of the area. Next, the students then processed the collection by creating a listening log, gathering all of the donation documents, and depositing them in the .
Students included: Brandon Ceplecha, Troy Costabile, Brody Fay, Rafael Marzo, Richard Maska, Raymond McGlynn, Katie Rogala, and Charlie Wright.
If interested in hearing these oral histories or accessing other archival information, please contact Dennis Cremin, professor of history and director of the 海角社区 History Center, at creminde@lewisu.edu. These interviews are held in the Howard and Lois Adelmann Regional History Collection.
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