The Pastime is the listserv for Grassroots History. The Annex, this space, is for posting research papers submitted for the seminar. Seminarians send their papers to Prof. Isern. He posts them here as pdf files.
I have spoken with some of you about a new development in Grassroots History, the
Ghost Town Initiative. I'm linking here some pages about this prospective research focus. I haven't yet hooked them up to the home page, because they are still under development, but I wanted to go ahead and get out this preliminary information for the benefit of anyone interested.
It is a pleasure here to post
this paper by Bill Cummings. Bill, with a study of the Trans-Oconee Republic, is stretching the borders of the Great Plains even beyond those envisioned by Walter Webb! Actually, the paper gets into the mix as a study of frontier expansionism rather than of region.
It's a pleasure to post here Kathleen Brokke's paper on Standing Rock:
"Unearthing the Rock of Truth." It's a PDF file, so open in a new window and print from there. Enjoy! The list is open for comments on Kathleen's paper.