Outreach

Welcome to the BGSU History Department Outreach Page! The History department offers a wide variety of programs, such as Ohio History Day, teachers' workshops, guest lectures and more!

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Ohio History Day 2023

Region 1 Ohio History Day Competition at the Bowen-Thompson Student Union (BGSU) on Saturday, March 11, 2023.

History day engages students in creative, collaborative, and interdisciplinary learning about history. Each year, students choose a topic that interests them and connect its relevance to an annual theme. They conduct primary and secondary source research and prepare a project that showcases and interprets their findings. 

Link to Registration Page

Registration Opens: November 28, 2022 Registration Closes: February 25, 2023  

Recent Guest Lectures  

The Gary R. Hess Lecture is an annual lecture hosted by the History department.

Read more here in a featured article from our student newspaper, the BG News!

The American War in Vietnam, 50 years later presented by Dr. William Allison

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BGSU Alum '95 and Georgia Southern University professor Dr. Bill Allison speaks at his "Contested Memories" lecture at the Annual Gary R. Hess Lecture in September 2022. (Left to right: Dr. Gary R. Hess, Dr. Bill Allison, Dr. Benjamin Greene), Photo courtesy of Dr. Amílcar Challú.
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BGSU Alum Dr. Dan Vandersommers from the University of Dayton gave a guest lecture in October 2022 in Dr. Amílcar Challú's graduate-level Environmental History course. Read more on our department twitter page!

Upcoming Guest Lecture Events

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Women's History Month Lecture by Dr. Shirley Green, of BGSU and UT, on March 28, 2023. She will be speaking about women on the police force, with a focus on Toledo. Click on the image for the link to more information about this event!

Updated: 02/14/2023 10:00AM