Writing Local History

Thursday, August 19th, 1:30 PM (EST)

Download the handout for this workshop.

This series of four workshops will look at some of the problems that writers of local history might encounter. We will consider topics such as the difficulties posed by old texts, the importance of establishing setting, how to deal with multiple sources, and why we write local history. Each session will include at least one 10–15-minute writing period.

August’s workshop will draw attention to the way language changes over time. Participants will be presented with the problem of “translating” old language into current, conversational language.

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