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ABOUT THE PROJECT |
In the Spring of 2000, students in the History of Sport (369A) at Purdue University Calumet contributed the first set of exhibits for the Virtual Museum of the Calumet Region. These projects analyzed various aspects of the history of high school sports in the region. We hope that this web site reaches a wide audience that includes both residents and persons unfamiliar with the region. While the students remain proud of their contributions, they do not consider the web site as their property alone. They hope the site will become an asset to the region. So they invite participation from viewers, especially those who have insights into the history portrayed on these pages.
The second set of exhibits were posted in the Spring of 2001. This time students in the Urban America (Hist 369A) . Their projects concentrated on an array of topics. The topics were: the history of furniture and plumbing in the Region, a look at three real estate developers and who lived in the subdivisions that they developed.
FACULTY PARTICIPANTS
Joseph C. Bigott teaches American history in the Department of History and Political Science at Purdue Calumet. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Delaware. His first book, From Cottage to Bungalow, is published by the University of Chicago Press in April of 2001. Currently, he is working on a history of youth sports that concentrates on high schools and Little League Baseball. His e-mail address is bigott@calumet.purdue.edu.
Paul Anderson earned a bachelors degree in history from Taylor University and a masters in divinity from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. He has worked as a sports reporter, news editor, and talk show host for two local radio stations. An avid golfer, he played football and baseball at Crown Point High School.
Lori B. Allen is a junior history major at PUC. She grew up in the region and participated in cross country, cheerleading, and track. Recently, she was inducted into Phi Alpha Theta, the International Honor Society in History.
Billie Chatman is junior at PUC. She is a secondary education, social studies major.
Philip T. King graduated from PUC in the spring of 2000. He majored in psychology with a sociology minor. He now attends Valparaiso University Law School.
Julie Herr is the middle school coordinator at Saint John Evangelist School in Saint John, Indiana. Currently, she is in the master's degree program in educational administration at PUC.
Scot Hilyard received a bachelors degree from Ball State University. He teaches history and geography at Lake Central High School and is a graduate student in the history department at Purdue University Calumet.
Natalie M. Moorehead is a sophomore history major who will attend the West Lafayette campus in the fall of 2000. She attended Crown Point High School where she participated on the tennis team. She would like to pursue a career in natural history, working as a museum curator.
Carl M. Ploense III served in the United States Marine Corps. After leaving the service, he earned a bachelors degree in social studies teaching from PUC in 1998, where he was a McNair Scholar. Currently, he teaches middle school social studies and is pursuing a masters degree from PUC.
Lisa Spellman is a senior at PUC, majoring in clinical psychology. She graduated from Crown Point High School and currently lives in Hammond.