Monmouth Story Map
Screenshot of "Building Community" Story Map webpage.
During the spring semester of 2021, Professor Michelle Damian of Monmouth College posed the following question to students in her Public History course:
"What story about Monmouth would you tell a visitor?"
With this question in mind, the students created three distinct virtual tours of the city of Monmouth that focus on telling a particular story. Students used historic images, conducted oral histories, and identified relevant artifacts and landmarks to develop a cohesive tour with an emphasis on a specific historical theme: immigration, architecture, and the military.
The Warren County History Museum offered its collection to students in Professor Damian's class to help them create their stories.
You can find the "Building Community: Three Tours of Monmouth, Illinois" Story Map here.
"What story about Monmouth would you tell a visitor?"
With this question in mind, the students created three distinct virtual tours of the city of Monmouth that focus on telling a particular story. Students used historic images, conducted oral histories, and identified relevant artifacts and landmarks to develop a cohesive tour with an emphasis on a specific historical theme: immigration, architecture, and the military.
The Warren County History Museum offered its collection to students in Professor Damian's class to help them create their stories.
You can find the "Building Community: Three Tours of Monmouth, Illinois" Story Map here.
