Constitution Day is celebrated annually through the American Democracy Project
Doctoral student moderates a panel featuring legendary civil rights activists
The student chapter of Society of American Archivists present at a local conference
Students participate in an archaeological field school at Clover Bottom Plantation
History students can gain experience through internships

Digital History

The digital history program at MTSU is dedicated to advancing historical research and outreach through the use of digital media. Our focus is on engaging undergraduate and graduate students with digital history methods and producing public-facing projects of significance.

Follow the Digital History Field School this Summer

Project Website: http://www.mtsu.edu/hiddentown3D/

Instagram: mtsu_digitalhistory

Twitter: @MTSU_DH

Facebook: @MTSU.DH
Hashtag: #hiddentown3D

Explore Nashville's history from your phone with Bygone Nashville, a project of undergraduates in HIST 3870: Doing Digital History

For more information, visit Bygone Nashville on Facebook

Listen to Professor Taylor-Poleskey talk about Bygone Nashville on MTSU's On the Record.

Historians viewing graduate student project

Graduate Digital History Curriculum

Hist 7993 Digital History Field School: Hidden Town in 3D This is the Maymester Experience for 2018. We are traveling to and collaborating with Old Salem Museums and Gardens on a 3D photogrammetry project to reintroduce the story of Salem's black inhabitants into the museum's interpretation.

Hist 6450/7450 Digital Tools for Historians Introduces the fields of digital history and humanities with a particular focus on how digital history can serve public historians. Explores the standards and methods of the field through the production of a collaborative digital history project.

Undergraduate Digital History Curriculum

Hist 3870 Doing Digital History Students apply research skills to create an interactive historical map of Downtown Nashville. We will blend traditional research skills with historical GIS and web design in this hands-on upper-division course. Digital natives and novices welcome. See the results of our first project at Bygone Nashville.

Doing Digital History Class poster

Digital History Resources and Collaborations at MTSU

MTSU's Digital History Lab is located in Peck Hall 243. For more information, contact MTSU DH.

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Mailing Address
Department of History
Middle Tennessee State University
Box 23
1301 E. Main Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Main Office
Peck Hall 223

Department Chair
Kevin Leonard

Undergraduate Program
(615) 904-8164

Graduate Program
(615) 898-5798

All Other Inquiries
(615) 898-2631

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Oral History Association

The executive offices of the Oral History Association have opened at MTSU and will be here for the next five years.

The office will be co-directed by Albert Gore Research Center Director Louis Kyriakoudes and History Professor Kristine McCusker.

The Offices are located in Peck Hall, Room 217.

Telephone: 615-898-2544

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Last Updated: Jul 19, 2018