Independent Research Project: Exploring History Through Artefacts (25%)
This project includes two parts:
PART 1: Written Report (15%)
You will be asked to conduct an online exploration of museum artefacts. They can be local museums (Chimczuk Museum and the Francois Baby House) regional, national or international museums. While exploring the museums, you will select 2-3 artefacts of interest pertaining to events, persons, issues or cultural groups that fit within the timeline and physical boundaries of the course.Once you have chosen your artefacts, you will write a report on the event, issue, person etc… represented by those artefacts. Your report should address the following questions: Why did you choose these artefacts? How did they deepen your understanding of our local history? For historians, what are the values of such primary sources? What are the limitations?