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For my topic I am planning to explore the Early Campus Map and the story of Rooke Chapel.  Early campus map Elements of the article: Interviews:  Story of Rooke Chapel Elements of the article: Interviews: Continue reading Memo for Final Project

Click the links below to view the full interviews on Mediaspace. Full Interview with Terry Snoddy & Pastor Mike Deal, White Deer Valley Baptist Church Interview with Isabella O’Neill, University Archivist – Part 1 Interview with Isabella O’Neill, University Archivist – Part 2 Full Interview with Kurt Nelson, Director of Religious and Spiritual Life Full Interview with Joe Murray, Professor of Education Full Interview with … Continue reading Interview Links

The Country Church that Built Bucknell What quietly slipped away from Bucknell’s better-known history was the influence of a small building less than a 20 minute drive from campus.  Although established in 1808, the White Deer Valley Baptist Church did not have a physical building dedicated to the cause until 1837. Until then, settler-owned cabins were the places that the 10 founding members used to … Continue reading Baptist Roots: Unveiling the Baptist Influence in the Founding of Bucknell University

From a Religious to a Secular University Seeing as Bucknell was founded by Baptists, it’s not surprising that the original charter stated for its board members to be Baptist as a mandatory rule, and likewise, Sunday morning chapel service. However, the institution that we know of today is entirely secular, with a range of religious groups: Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox and Protestant.  How did these … Continue reading Opening Paragraphs for Mid-Semester Project

Northumberland County Historical Society in Sunbury, Pennsylvania boasts artifacts that are found on site. A local historian spoke on the history of the area and the people central to it, peppering the history with anecdotes of the main characters. The city of Shamokin (in Northumberland County) contained a melting pot of native peoples in the 1700s.  The largest American Indian town at the time, Chief … Continue reading Northumberland County Historical Society’s Local Historian Relays Stories

The history of Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River can be traced back to the 1600s, which in partnership with the WVIA, Bucknell University unveils in the newly-released documentary Peoples of the Susquehanna River: “Who were they, and what have they left behind?” Centuries of European presence (mills, highways, etc.) are found in the same places the native people lived, yet there are no physical buildings left behind that … Continue reading The Early History of Susquehanna Valley

It would be easy for historians to use a cookie-cutter approach for each piece of land that existed in the seventeenth century: here lies the Native American territory, and here is the land that the Europeans occupied. In Shamokin, by the river’s confluence, the land’s owners and identity were far from singular.  Ominously described as an area of “darkness and magic”, the river’s confluence in … Continue reading The Melting Pot of Shamokin

A biodiversity scientist with work experience in Australia as well as North America, Professor Chris Martine is nothing short of passionate for plants and their habitats. He explores restoration and their relationship with people, as well as how to transfer that knowledge to the public in an understandable way. Regarding biohabitat restoration around the Bucknell farm, Martine emphasizes the importance of letting it regrow and … Continue reading Chris Martine: Professor, Scientist, Botanist