With Marietta College’s second annual Experiential Education Day approaching on October 2, the History Department recently showcased its Public History minor with an immersive trip to Gettysburg National Military Park.Five students in Dr. Brandon Downing’s “Civil War Memory and Commemoration” course learned how monuments, statues, and cemeteries shape public views of the past. Since most Americans don’t take history classes after middle school, historic sites and public historians become their resources.