My fieldwork has consisted mostly of going to the Mansfield Historical Society to talk with the president of the historical society about different tasks I can help with, to digitize photographs, and to learn about the history of Mansfield. I go there every Monday night from 7 to 9.
Deciding my topic was relatively simple. I have always been a history buff and I knew that my Applied Learning Project needed to be related to history. I knew relatively little about the local history of Mansfield even though I've lived here all my life. I decided that for my project, I wanted to study local history. When I began working with the historical society, I realized that they had issues attracting new members and getting the community interested. I had lived in Mansfield for years and even I had issues finding information about it. This led me to decide that for my Applied Learning Project, I wanted to help the historical society in their work of promoting local history.
Deciding my topic was relatively simple. I have always been a history buff and I knew that my Applied Learning Project needed to be related to history. I knew relatively little about the local history of Mansfield even though I've lived here all my life. I decided that for my project, I wanted to study local history. When I began working with the historical society, I realized that they had issues attracting new members and getting the community interested. I had lived in Mansfield for years and even I had issues finding information about it. This led me to decide that for my Applied Learning Project, I wanted to help the historical society in their work of promoting local history.