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X-WR-CALNAME:Remembering Peck’s Addition: A Historical Town Hall
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DESCRIPTION:Appalachian Studies\n\nMiami University Hamilton was founded in
  1968\, but how many recall the days when the campus was locally known as 
 “Peck Tech”? Though no longer identified on the map\, Peck’s Additio
 n — where the Hamilton campus was located — was once a thriving reside
 ntial neighborhood. Established in the 19th century\, the Addition became 
 a key port-of-entry during the Appalachian Great Migration of the 20th cen
 tury\, drawing many families from eastern Kentucky to Hamilton’s booming
  manufacturing jobs.\n\nA new community history project based at Miami Ham
 ilton seeks to recover the voices of Peck’s Addition and commemorate the
  history of this neighborhood for new generations. Project goals include a
 n online oral history archive\, accessible via Miami University Libraries\
 ; an Ohio Historical Marker\; an index of residents known to have lived in
  Peck’s Addition\; public programming as part of Miami University’s Ap
 palachian Studies program\; and student-led inquiry and research. While gr
 assroots efforts\, including a flourishing Facebook group\, have kindled t
 he memory of Peck’s Addition\, this town hall seeks to connect the resea
 rch centered on campus with the memories of those who lived in\, or rememb
 er\, the Peck’s Addition of old. \n\nPanelists include:\n\nMatthew Smith
 \, director of public programming\, Miami Regionals (moderator) Ashley Hop
 kins\, project director for Miami University’s Upward Bound program\; Ap
 palachian Studies instructor AMS 205: Intro to Appalachia Chris Maraschiel
 lo\, history teacher\, Hamilton City Schools\; teaches history of Hamilton
  class Brad Spurlock\, manager of the Smith Library of Regional History an
 d Cummins Local History Room for the Lane Libraries Pauletta Hansel\, Proj
 ect Director\, Urban Appalachian Community Coalition's "Kith and Kin" Proj
 ect Elissa Yancey\, Executive Director\, "A Picture's Worth"Sponsored by M
 iami Regionals Appalachian Studies\n\nRSVP at MiamiOH.edu/Regionals/Passpo
 rt
LOCATION:Harry T. Wilks Conference Center
SUMMARY:Remembering Peck’s Addition: A Historical Town Hall
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.miamioh.edu/event/remembering-pecks-addition-a
 -historical-town-hall
CATEGORIES:Arts & Entertainment
CATEGORIES:Information Sessions
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