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PLACE Topics

Gallery of Digital Photos by Prof. Richard Gelpke

Peoples of Massachusetts: Native Americans and First English Settlers:
Outline of Topics Covered
Power Point presentation of Eric Johnson
Massachusetts Historical Commission

Peoples of Massachusetts: Immigration to Massachusetts:
Outline of presentation of Dr. Westy A. Egmont, Director, International Institute of Boston and Dreams of Freedom, Boston's Immigration Museum
Images: Percent Born Outside,
English as a Second Language,
Ethnicity and Race1,
Ethnicity and Race2

Physical Geography:
Outline of Topics Covered
Power Point Presentation of Dr. Richard Gelpke Professor. Earth and Geographic Sciences, University of Mass. Boston.
Mass Towns
Mass Topography

The Massachusetts Settlement Landscape: The Development of Towns
Outline of Topics Covered
Power Point Presentation of Michael Steinitz Director, Survey and Planning, Mass. Historical Commission

Economic Transitions: From New England Village to the City of Lowell Village Life
Outline of presentation of Dr. Laurence Gross, Professor Economic and Social Development, University of Mass. Lowell

From Maritime Trades to Factory: A Tale of Several Cities
Outline of presentation of Dr. Len Travers, Professor of History, University of Mass. Dartmouth
Primary Sources,
New Bedford 1838

Steve Kocur website on Maritime to Factory

Lowell as a Case Study of Reforms in Society in Early Nineteenth-Century Massachusetts
Outline of presentation of Sheila Kirschbaum, Education Specialist, Tsongas Industrial History Center, Lowell

Fugitives, Whaling, and the Antebellum Coasting Trade: The Case of New Bedford
Outline of presentation of Kathryn Grover, Historian, New Bedford

State and Regional Systems: Water, Energy, Transportation and Communication
Outline of Topics Covered
Power Point Presentation of Dr.Jack Looney, Chair, Earth and Geographic Sciences, University of Mass. Boston

 

 

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