ETA SIGMA CHAPTER OF PHI ALPHA THETA
Stephen F. Austin State University History Department
Student Organized & Operated Platform
Eta Sigma Public History graduate students wrapped up the "Cultural Landscapes" course taught by Dr. Perky Beisel on Dec 12, 2023 with presentations over their semester papers.
The course introduced students to the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully conduct cultural landscapes research and management in the United States including the field’s historiography, notable laws and best practices, element identification and history, the role of cultural landscapes in American society, and the leading cultural landscapes practitioners. The primary course objective was for each student to develop the visual and intellectual acuity to perceive cultural landscapes and to investigate their significance in the past as well as how to manage them for the future.
Eta Sigma Secertary Hannah Lau, presented on her paper on the Caddo Mounds State Historic Site. (Pictured below)
Eta Sigma Member Will Peterson, presented his paper on the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. (Pictured below)
Eta Sigma Member Jessica Reid, presented her paper on the development of Stephen F. Austin State University campus and how the campus changed over time. (Pictured below)
Eta Sigma Member Marissa Foust, presented her paper on the Durst-Taylor Historic House and Gardens and the Sterne-Hoya House Museum and Library, both located in Nacogdoches, Texas. (Pictured below)
Eta Sigma President Jordan Coleman, presented his paper on the rural black vernacular landscape of Concord, Texas (Rusk County) and how the Concord Rosenwald School united the landscape when it was built in 1925. (No picture avaliable)
