History Harvest

About the Event

Help USF’s Department of History create a rich, authentic history of our community's collective past.

Do you have a family keepsake or heirloom you’d like to know more about? Do you have letters, photographs, art, or other historical objects that tell a story about your family or community?

Where/When:
Nelson  Poynter Memorial Library
September 18, 2023
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Map & Parking Information

Deadline for Artifact Submissions: 
August 31, 2023

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The Department of History at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg is holding its first-ever History Harvest, a one-day event for community members to bring and share letters, photographs, records, objects, and stories, and participate in a conversation with students majoring in History about the significance and meaning of their materials.

Selected artifacts will be viewed and processed at the History Harvest, where students will digitally catalogue objects and briefly interview owners as to their item’s backstory. No items will be taken or kept from the event, and no value appraisals will be available. Students will use the items and oral histories as the basis for a semester-long historical research project.

Questions? Contact Dr. Erin Mauldin at emauldin@usf.edu