Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Western Region at Metropolitan State University of Denver was proud to be a co-sponsor of the Western History Association's 52nd Annual Conference "Boundary Markers and Border Crossers," October 4-7, 2012, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Denver, CO. Participants in these sessions learned how to integrate Library of Congress primary sources into the study of Western History.
Friday, October 5, 2012, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
The Outdoors: How to Teach and Research, Work and Play in the American West – Featuring Chair Lindsey Passenger Wieck, and Panelists Craig Kinnear (University of Notre Dame) and Matt Makley (Metropolitan State University of Denver). Moderated by Peggy O'Neill-Jones (TPS Western Region).
Friday, October 5, 2012, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Using the Public's History Collection: The Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Collection's Resources for Westerners, Genealogists, Teachers, and Scholars – Featuring Chair Peter Blodgett (Huntington Library), and Panelists Linda Sargent Wood (Northern Arizona University) and Brent Modak (Assumption Catholic School). Moderated by Peggy O'Neill-Jones.
Saturday, October 6, 2012, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Indians on the Road: How to Teach, Research, and Publish Borderlands, Identity, and Transnational Histories –Featuring Chair Brian Collier (University of Notre Dame), and Panelists Cathleen D. Cahill (University of New Mexico)
and C. Joseph Genetin-Pilawa (Illinois College). Moderated by Peggy O'Neill-Jones.
Saturday, October 6, 2012, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Your First Book: Producing it, Publicizing It, and Teaching It – Featuring Chair Jon Coleman (University ofNotre Dame), and Panelists Thomas Andrews (University of Colorado) and Leah S. Glaser (Central Connecticut
State University). Moderated by Peggy O'Neill-Jones.
