tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207201428399156212024-03-05T16:17:48.878-11:00Cemetery in Society : Experiencing Spring GroveHNR 1696: Summer 2009 Honors Colloquium
This blog / e-portfolio helps Honors students in the class "Experiencing Spring Grove" " to create a course e-portfolio. Each student will create a blog site to reflect on various class experiences: introduction to the class section explorations, to record weekly activities, pictures, projects and finally, reflection on the entire course.Marcha Hunleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574871971787392432noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720720142839915621.post-28763840102425135772009-07-16T06:13:00.004-11:002009-07-18T02:32:23.143-11:00Monument documentationDue Thursday July 23rd.<br /><span class="fnt0"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Choose a significant monument/s from the original section/s you explored.<span> </span>[Or from another section if none of your monuments give you enough details to work with for the assignment.] <span> </span>Your tasks are to document, and interpret the monument /iconography, and relate it to the family it memorializes.<span> </span>Explain its style, its location, its condition, the family and its members.<span> </span>You are a graveyard historian. Make a complete record that we can give to Spring Grove.<span> </span>All of this goes on your blog along with a picture of the monument and it's symbols . </span><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/MARCHA%7E1.HUN/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-4.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></o:p></u></b></p></span>Marcha Hunleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574871971787392432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720720142839915621.post-40306924090648012052009-07-14T10:13:00.001-11:002009-07-14T10:13:49.003-11:00Spring Time At Spring GroveCheck out this SlideShare Presentation: <div style="width:425px;text-align:left" id="__ss_1711792"><a style="font:14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;display:block;margin:12px 0 3px 0;text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/marchahunley/spring-time-at-spring-grove" title="Spring Time At Spring Grove">Spring Time At Spring Grove</a><object style="margin:0px" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=springtimeatspringgrove-090712150534-phpapp02&stripped_title=spring-time-at-spring-grove" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=springtimeatspringgrove-090712150534-phpapp02&stripped_title=spring-time-at-spring-grove" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,arial;height:26px;padding-top:2px;">View more <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/marchahunley">marchahunley</a>.</div></div>Marcha Hunleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574871971787392432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720720142839915621.post-50277652620269222722009-07-14T09:33:00.002-11:002009-07-14T09:43:28.910-11:00Reading the stones<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaj0lPC6hFJPdnbUupkdYB6PMVAe28L-D_bwjt2uwZr69HEaUn_vPw31UjDtI8Kb4VWQUv5kekmkeFTpn1fG0PDJSlExibODI8Ej0xkOx4FPPQekb_5gY_TjgBj_a9g824q_Dl5WdrdsC/s1600-h/tombstone.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaj0lPC6hFJPdnbUupkdYB6PMVAe28L-D_bwjt2uwZr69HEaUn_vPw31UjDtI8Kb4VWQUv5kekmkeFTpn1fG0PDJSlExibODI8Ej0xkOx4FPPQekb_5gY_TjgBj_a9g824q_Dl5WdrdsC/s320/tombstone.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358419056455811346" border="0" /></a><br />What do the carvings tell us? Are these expressions of love, faith, hope? Does the monument tell us of the family's professions, experiences, travels? Could these be warnings? Or teachings? Bring your <span style="font-style: italic;">Stories in Stone </span>book and read the icons for hidden and overt meanings.<br /><br />This stone is just saying it like it was..Marcha Hunleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574871971787392432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720720142839915621.post-82383364356534743752009-07-08T05:17:00.002-11:002009-07-08T05:26:00.796-11:00What's happening this week?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8jG2PN4Nh1r7Bj-5Rq3LzuqcTdqB2tSoSvMyoPXbKmofC2FIvVbqUjHV-0a8a-wWjds69tas0MKQC4AyUz-L5XRAq-F5SHju4Ze4pw2TLIenFoT1deN9o3f1B2cxz8eE-ULXNnMPVCOF/s1600-h/angel.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8jG2PN4Nh1r7Bj-5Rq3LzuqcTdqB2tSoSvMyoPXbKmofC2FIvVbqUjHV-0a8a-wWjds69tas0MKQC4AyUz-L5XRAq-F5SHju4Ze4pw2TLIenFoT1deN9o3f1B2cxz8eE-ULXNnMPVCOF/s320/angel.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356126282670632642" border="0" /></a><br />We are going to re-collect the experience of the first Walk About. I will be distributing the <span style="font-style: italic;">25 question</span> lists and ask you to identify themes, impressions and constructs we wish to follow. Then we can go out into the "field." This week I will do the Docent role and lead the "History and Heritage tour" that is offered as a type of introduction to Spring Grove. Because some of you have been on this before, I will vary a bit from the general script. It will be an adventure!Marcha Hunleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574871971787392432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720720142839915621.post-21315126720493632122009-07-01T05:51:00.002-11:002009-07-01T06:03:00.161-11:00FuneralsMy son-in-law's father died over the weekend, and I am going to the viewing tonight and his burial tomorrow morning. I will be coming right from the cemetery in Springfield to class. I will be having a very immediate view of the "American Way of Death." Bill was a year older than me, a retired teacher and a Park Ranger at Put -in Bay during the summers. I really didn't know him very well, so I may learn more about him over the next two days than I did in our formal "family" gatherings. And of course it will get me to thinking about my life, my death [being mortal you know] and the fact that I will have to make some arrangements for myself. I think I want to be at Spring Grove.Marcha Hunleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574871971787392432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720720142839915621.post-59176659603448793532009-03-11T08:57:00.007-11:002009-03-11T09:29:36.817-11:00Textbooks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTZR6GZmn3OQaKt6oFfQC4WuQOoHW_4pz5KEtQFrSpuHB2sq2_keicR6LublvkghXc2OC_YhHuxH_2ajwYP_5ZsBnf7tGN0MtPX1uP93is6__wq4xcAY2AxyUit9MVz7PI_MzlLdSyiud/s1600-h/fine+place_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTZR6GZmn3OQaKt6oFfQC4WuQOoHW_4pz5KEtQFrSpuHB2sq2_keicR6LublvkghXc2OC_YhHuxH_2ajwYP_5ZsBnf7tGN0MtPX1uP93is6__wq4xcAY2AxyUit9MVz7PI_MzlLdSyiud/s320/fine+place_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312027138974880178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArGb0BV9oAfqCNgS26STqvDOJRqgDc_0aamN54Zmr1Afl3IStugfIMaeTatddwCkvk5w6uqU-xwSiBWSkWsASZlCynyVIw9-9XvmmSoT6XoRzQddgQE2bcMrsk4goF8LWcIwc-vn-Qi4_/s1600-h/cemetery_symbols.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArGb0BV9oAfqCNgS26STqvDOJRqgDc_0aamN54Zmr1Afl3IStugfIMaeTatddwCkvk5w6uqU-xwSiBWSkWsASZlCynyVIw9-9XvmmSoT6XoRzQddgQE2bcMrsk4goF8LWcIwc-vn-Qi4_/s320/cemetery_symbols.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312026903697381906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> A Fine and Quiet Place</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">You will need to purchase two books, and you will be given a DVD/of a book about Spring Grove.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Stories in Stone</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>Marcha Hunleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574871971787392432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720720142839915621.post-39249143489226218342009-02-25T07:01:00.001-11:002009-02-25T07:03:25.312-11:00My impressions before the class beginsThis is where you will put your first Blog entry. What are your experiences, thoughts and feeling about cemeteries?Marcha Hunleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574871971787392432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720720142839915621.post-2090939706934485682009-02-23T08:13:00.006-11:002009-06-15T05:43:00.716-11:00Experiencing Spring Grove - a colloquium<span style="font-weight: bold;">COURSE DESCRIPTION</span> - What can we learn about ourselves, our city, and our society from a cemetery? Discover the complex overlap of history, sociology, art, horticulture and business that are intertwined at the Cincinnati's Spring Grove cemetery. Based on the methodology of the “City as Text" explorations developed by Dr. Bernice Braid of Long Island University, Brooklyn, and the National Collegiate Honors Council’s Honors Semesters Committee, you will be challenged to step outside of your customary perspective for a while and “read” Spring Grove Cemetery as you would read a literary text, trying to discern its organizational patterns, its styles, its characters, its themes, and its underlying meanings. We want you to discover the cemetery as if you were an anthropologist visiting a foreign land. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Place as Text</span> is Experiential Learning. Rather than go to a classroom, the internet or read a series of books - we are going to a Place. You learn from being immersed physically in the experience. It requires you to be an explorer in a unique space, and to discover its meaning through close, careful and continuous observation. Our "textbook" is the physical place. We will use guides, supplements, and experts, but the real source of information is the cemetery itself. This approach requires student responsibility and student active learning. You will shape this class through the questions you ask. Our goal is to answer the question "What are the many aspects of Spring Grove? " or perhaps, "What role does/can/should Spring Grove play in our community?" or maybe it is simply - "What is a cemetery?"Marcha Hunleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574871971787392432noreply@blogger.com0