by Cathy Hanson | Feb 29, 2016 | HAS, Research Tips, Stories
This post is a special request from my dad and my sister. They watched Finding Your Roots together and started asking questions. Historians love when people start asking questions! They wanted to know if there was a reason for the large influx of immigrants into the...
by Cathy Hanson | Feb 1, 2016 | HAS, Research Tips, Stories
I am a great believer in the value of education, but I don’t think that has to be a formal education. For a variety of reasons, a college degree is not for everyone. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t be a lifelong learner. This type of learning is based not on the...
by Cathy Hanson | Jan 11, 2016 | HAS, Research Tips, Stories
My family is from Minnesota, and like many others in that part of the country, we have Scandinavian heritage. So it always made perfect sense to me that Minnesota’s NFL team was called the Vikings. Learning about, or at least paying attention to, professional sports...
by Cathy Hanson | Dec 7, 2015 | HAS, Research Tips
I have recently been immersed in academic history journals while working on a project. Scholars from all areas of study publish in academic journals in order to share their research. Generally these journals are read by other scholars, but they are open to everyone,...
by Cathy Hanson | Nov 9, 2015 | HAS, News, Research Tips, Stories
Obviously I love history. I write this blog. I read both fiction and non-fiction books about history. I watch movies and documentaries about history. And if somebody put a time travel device in front of me I’d say, “Let’s go!” But only for a visit. I wouldn’t want to...
by Cathy Hanson | Oct 26, 2015 | HAS, Research Tips, Stories
When considering history, many make the mistake of assuming that those who came before us were not as intelligent as we are now. Some believe that aliens built the pyramids rather than believing that ordinary humans could figure it out. I would say that we now have...
