Creighton, who has written a wonderful new book, and mark sommer, writer for the buffalo news. Mark will have a conversation with margaret, then we will open it up to members of the audience. Thank you so much for being here. [applause] mark hi, margaret. Argaret hi, mark. Mark welcome to everybody who is here tonight. Good to see such a good turnout. They make history really come alive. It is one of those rare books about buffalo history that does just that. Many people know about the book hat talked about the exhibition, the city, a very prosperous city. Your book is the first fulllength book that focuses specifically on the history of one of the great events that happen in buffalo. Worlds fares were once major events in the United States. It is no longer the case. Buffalo is one of 16 cities to ever host a worlds fair in the United States. It hasnt happened since 1984 in new orleans. The next worlds fair is going to be anyone know . Probably not. It is going to be in 2017 in the uni
Impact mining has had on the area. Colt has a star in the geological past of wyoming. At various times throughout this areas history, before it became a state, most people might not realize that looking at wyoming nowadays, but wyoming used to be subtropical to tropical regions and at one point, we were actually an ocean. Intof that has factored the fossil fuels within the state, whether they be natural so, that coal, and prehistory sets the stage for modernday sheridan and the story of coal here. In 1880, some of the first outcroppings of coal are discovered on private lands. The landowners at that time discovered, especially if the seams were open, that they could not only mine the coal for their personal usage, weather in outbuildings or in their homes, but they also began the business of taking that coal and they would offer it for delivery to residents of sheridan or in some cases, they offered it for a fee for residents to come to be vain and mind as much coal as they could carry
New york in 2016. Hi. York foro buffalo, new our regular book event. Is leslie, and it is my pleasure to welcome our special , who, Margaret Creighton has written a wonderful new book, and mark, writer for the buffalo news. Have a conversation with margaret, then we will open it up. Thank you for being here. [applause] hi, margaret. , mark. T hi mark great to see such a turnout. They make history really come alive. It is one of those rare books that does just that. Many people know about the book that talked about the exhibition , the city, a very prosperous city. Your book is the first fulllength book that focuses specifically on the history of one of the great events that happen in buffalo. Major events in the united is one of 15lo cities to host a worlds fair in the United States. The next worlds fair is going to be anyone know . Probably not. The United States is not slated to participate in that worlds fair. It was a big deal for buffalo to host the worlds fair. Margaret, talk abo
Dr. Linenthal is wellknown for his studies of historical memory and the memorialize asian, particularly memorialization particularly the modern ground. He has a number of books like sacred ground, americans and their battlefield. The struggle to create americas Holocaust Museum, and the unfinished bombing, Oklahoma City in american memory. Dr. Linenthal served as a visiting scholar for the National Park service, and for all the decade was a member of the flight 93 memorial commission. He codirects the gilder institute of American History summing summer teaching seminar, 9 11 memory and the september 11 memorial. He served on the Advisory Committee for the memorialization for the july 22 norway attacks. So dr. Linenthal opened my eyes to the power of landscape and the contested nature of memory on battlefield such as antietam where i work. When i first read sacred ground as a Nature Graduate student, it was a while ago, but it made a powerful impression on me. I am very fortunate to be
Holocaust museum, and the unfinished bombing, Oklahoma City in american memory. Dr. Linenthal served as a visiting scholar for the National Park service, and for all the decade was a member of the flight 93 memorial commission. He codirects the gilder institute of American History summer teaching seminar, 9 11 memory and the National September 11 memorial. He served on the Advisory Committee for the memorialization for the july 22 norway attacks. So dr. Linenthal opened my eyes to the power of landscape and the contested nature of memory on battlefield such as antietam where i work. When i first read sacred ground as a Nature Graduate student, it was a while ago, but it made a powerful impression on me. I am very fortunate to be superintendent that one of the most sacred and beautiful memorial landscapes in this country. So i am really delighted that he is with us this evening. And so please welcome him to Shepherd University to speak on sacred ground, americans and their battlefields.