History With Pizzazz: Telling True Tales

Transforming historic facts and figures into a compelling narrative can be a researcher’s greatest challenge. Is your interest family history? A long-ago event? A cache of letters? A rustic basket? In this course you explore a U.S. history topic of your choice. You then shape your findings into a story that informs and engages.

Tips and tools, feedback on your efforts, and the instructor’s deep experience in communicating history to general audiences help you focus and enrich your endeavor. We welcome all history enthusiasts, yet those conducting or planning a research project will benefit most. You’ll need internet and email access.

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Instructor: Jan Eakins

Jan Eakins has taught numerous college and senior college courses. She holds degrees in journalism, mass communications, and cultural history. She has served as director/curator of Fairbanks House (MA), docent/trainer at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, guide at Fifth Maine Museum, and trustee for Maine Historical Society and Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy. She is writing a book on Mainers in the California Gold Rush.

Image credit: Jan Eakins