Hello and welcome to the tentative site for Vestrus Communitabus. This online historical magazine is brought to you by the Public History Initiative at UCLA. Yet, let me first start with a brief introduction of the project and myself as editor in chief.
My name is Trent E. Sneed and I devised this project with the inspiration from my involvement in the so called "underground" art movements. This day in age social media and self published independent magazines have gained much popularity, yet hardly offer much substance to the readers. This blog intends to offer historical information in honest and accurate techniques to deliver the depth of emotion conveyed throughout history. History is more than facts, figures, and numbers. That's the focus of this project to connect the reader to the events or the individual that helped create the communities we live in today. I encourage the reader to share their knowledge, question our understanding, and take action in their community.
This project intends to provide a modern and unique delivery
of historical evidence to help personalize the connection between local history
and residents ages fourteen to twenty-five. Through the use of social media and
traditional print, this project will act as a publication for historical
research that emphasizes the preservation, study, and discussion of historical
features within the communities of the contributors. Articles will discuss
individuals, landmarks, and ideologies that have developed locally to encourage
the personal connection between residents and the events that have taken place.
Articles will include comparison photos and maps providing both historical and
modern images. Access to the publication will be concentrated on social media
through an online blog posting. However, printed hardcopies of collected
articles will be distributed to various museums and historical sites that the
articles pertain to.
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