Current Project
Learn about our efforts to document life during the COVID-19 pandemic, and contribute your own stories to the archive.
HIS 341 students (Fall 2015) processing materials from the Center for Nursing History Collection with archivist, Jessica Garner
At Misericordia University, we are working with our students to provide quality professional development alongside rigorous academic training in history and the humanities. Students in the humanities have the opportunity to work on a variety of community projects, service-learning courses, practicum experiences, and paid & unpaid internships throughout the region. The projects featured here are part of the Digital Humanities & Pedagogy Initiative at Misericordia University.
AFSC student Tim Ford in the archive
Recent student work includes a collecting project documenting the plague year, an exhibit on photography at the Anthracite Heritage Museum; an exhibit on the peace activism of the American Friends Service Committee in the 20th century; oral history projects; online exhibits on 20th-century life in the Wyoming Valley; and research essays featuring local history source materials and narratives. Visit our Past Projects menu above for more information on these and all our efforts to document local history.
AFSC students in the archive
Be sure to check out our students’ blog in the Interns’ Corner, and read about their experiences interning at the National Federation for the Blind (Baltimore, MD), the Anthracite Heritage Museum (Scranton, PA), and Eckley Miners’ Village (Eckley, PA).
