SIS 2235 - Tracing Your Past

Credits: 4.00
What do you know about your family’s history? Why should you care? Well, you carry your ancestors’ genes, and they determine the physical you. You have a cultural heritage, and that influences the social you. This course will help you discover your family history, and show you how to preserve it for future generations. As an example of cultural history, we will focus upon the history of local African American families and communities, tracing the journey from slavery to freedom, an important theme in this course. This study will involve fieldwork documenting a 19th Century African American cemetery and tracing the family lines of individuals resting therein. After participating in this course, you will know more about an important part of our nation’s history, and have a better appreciation of how you became the person you are today
 

Note: Students may not receive credit for this course if they have previously taken the Jan Term course IDS 1155 Roots: Discovering your Past, and vice versa.
McDaniel Plan: Sophomore Interdisciplinary Studies