History Program to Talk 1920s Kent
Kent Historical Society putting on program with Kent State students at Masonic Temple
The Kent Historical Society will host a special “All About Kent” event, presented by Kent State University graduate students in the school’s public history program. The program, “Kent in the 1920s,” will be held at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Masonic Temple, which is located at West Main and South Mantua streets. The house is the former home of Kent namesake Marvin Kent and his family. Professors John Jameson and Helmut Flacheneckar led the course this fall that will culminate in the presentation of nine speakers covering various aspects of Kent’s history that have been researched during the semester. Flacheneckar will discuss “Kent in 1918, its hopes and dreams after WWI as reflected in the Kent Tribune” and Jameson’s topic is “Politics of …
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Kasha Legeza
4:10 am on Sunday, December 16, 2012
I applaud the Kent State grad students who bravely presented their research to an unexpectedly large audience at last week's KHS event -- with extra kudos to those for whom English is a second language! One of the top reasons I made Kent my "forever home" is its cultural and social diversity. Because of the many Kent State international students and faculty members who call Kent their (temporary … more ›