Perry Lee and Mary Palmer Lee & Palmer's "Preserving Their
Stories" project combines American history and American
literature to preserve local history through student
documentaries. At the beginning of the school year, 90 students
choose a historic event and conduct interviews in their
community to capture true accounts of that moment in time.
Through use of cameras and videotape, the students get the
satisfaction sharing a completed project with contributors and
the public. Documentary showings have brought high emotions and
a fantastic opportunity to educate all, outside the classroom,
about local history. The program plans to take the documentaries
and students on the road to set up workshops for graduate
credit.