Welcome to the History Becomes You blog – a new source of history education and exploration!
The first thing that you will learn here is that not only is history AWESOME, but that it is also a great way to learn about EVERYTHING! This is because (and you will see this over and over again) EVERYTHING IS HISTORY!
From science to math and from art to travel, everything is history. How ideas were formed in every field is history. Exploration of the world through travel is history. Artistic movements are history. Scientific discoveries are history. So, rather than a fringe topic or field of study, HISTORY IS THE FIELD OF STUDY and I am looking forward to sharing it with you!
Historian, Archivist, and Floridian
As the voice behind this blog, I want to introduce myself and explain why I’m so excited to share my love of history with you. My name is Lindsay and I have been a history buff since childhood. But, unlike many budding historians, I was always drawn to disasters and chaotic events. From the Hindenburg to Chernobyl and from Ancient Egypt to World War II, I was drawn to the grim and strange side of history. I can assure you that my mother would have been much happier if I had instead chosen to study peace movements around the world or the history of charitable organizations, but instead she patiently listened as I rattled on about the Book of the Dead or the sinking of the Titanic. Thanks to her patience, I can stand here today and tell you that it made all the difference.
I have worked in the public history field and in archives for years and I am still as excited about history as ever!
So, to get things started off on the fun side of history, I’ll be sharing some of the quirky history from my home state over the next few weeks both through the blog and through Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.
Make sure to check back here every Thursday and on the History Becomes You social media accounts to learn more about fun history and find weekly history activities to enjoy with family and friends!
Activity:
Think about your favorite subject (history, science, math, art, geography, literature, etc.) and identify 3 ways your subject can be linked to history.
For example: If your favorite subject is geography, here are some of the ways that geography can be linked to history.
- The names of countries around the world have changed over time. The USSR was divided into many separate countries after the end of the Soviet Union.
- Many early human societies can be located around rivers or bodies of fresh water. This is because access to fresh water has always been very important to people’s ability to survive long enough for historians to know about them.
- The borders that we think of today crossed many indigenous communities. For example, the border between the United States and Canada splits lands that had been inhabited by indigenous communities for centuries.
Did you try out this activity? What links did you find? Share your activities with us on social media by tagging History Becomes You and by using #historybecomesyou !
Check back in next week for the first of many peeks into history!
History Becomes You 