Cara’s Blog

Hey everybody! My name’s Cara and I’m looking forward to taking this class because I’ve always had an interest in the social effects of war on societies. For several years I worked at a seaport museum in my home town in Connecticut. There I learned a lot about the 1860’s. Some of the more interesting parts of my job invovled developing acturate 19th century characters based on my research of primary sources and local events. After we created our individual, our job was to present them to the public. We had to be able to answer any question they might ask with historical and characteristic acruacy. Many questions we’d be asked had to do with the civil war and its effect on the town.
Also, for a senoir project, I chose to create a documentary on the Vietnam era and how it effects locals in a small town. I had the opportunity to interview many interesting people such as freedom riders, anti-war protesters and vietnam war veterans. Again, I’m looking forward to taking this course and learning more about our country’s history.