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Topic: APSU Department of History
![]() Austin Peay State University graduate Joe Bailey, Dr. David Snyder, Dr. Gregory Zieren and Dr. Minoa Uffelman. (APSU) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Education | No Comments
Austin Peay State University students join area historians in exploring Fort Defiance
Viewed by Confederates as an ideal site to defend the river approach to Clarksville, the fort eventually was captured by Union forces, who occupied the site for the remainder of the war. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Education | No Comments
Austin Peay State University to have former commander of Task Force Pale Horse, author Jimmy Blackmon speak on August 30th
The talented men and women of this elite force carried ground forces to the fight, removed the injured and flew countless missions with the intent of identifying – and often eliminating the enemy. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Events | No Comments
Austin Peay State University, Woodward Library host exhibition on Lincoln and American Civil War
On display from September 4th through October 15th, the exhibition will celebrate its grand opening on Tuesday, September 8th at 3:00pm in the Woodward Library. APSU President Dr. Alisa White and Woodward Library Director Joe Weber will perform the ribbon cutting ceremony. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Events | No Comments
Austin Peay State University History lecture to examine state’s first governor, John Sevier
The attackers, he wrote, “scalped my daughter Rebecca. I hope she still will recover.”
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Austin Peay State University to showcase rare WWI Photographs Exhibition
German soldier Fritz Einstein took the photographs on three separate fronts during the war. The photos were discovered and extensively restored by Einstein’s son and Nashville resident Frank Einstein. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Events | No Comments
APSU designated as a Certified Wildlife HabitatAustin Peay State University
They come here because of the abundance of food, water and shelter, but they stay because the campus offers these creatures a safe place to raise their young. ![]() APSU painter Rickey Denton holds a ladder while APSU graduate student Deanna Carter hangs a birdhouse on campus. Dr. Dewey Browder, chair of the APSU Department of History and Philosophy, instructs her where to hang it. (Photo by Beth Liggett/APSU staff). «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Austin Peay State University history students tour World War II vessel LST-325
He was referring to the amphibious vessels known as Landing Ship Tank that were used to transport tanks, armored vehicles, trucks and soldiers to major World War II invasion sites such as Sicily and Normandy. More than 1,000 ships were built, but Churchill complained that more were needed to win the war. ![]() APSU faculty and history students stand on the deck of the World War II vessel the LST 325 with the ship’s captain, Robert D. Jornlin. (Photo by Charles Booth/APSU Staff). «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Education | No Comments
Kristofer Ray, a history professor at Austin Peay State University to appear on Discovery Channel mini-series “How Booze Built America”
Then-President George Washington was not pleased, so he sent in the troops. ![]() Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs,” recently talked with APSU associate professor of history Dr. Kristofer Ray for an upcoming Discovery Channel program “How Booze Built America.” «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
APSU Military History Alum earns prestigious fellowship with U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionAustin Peay State University
Later this summer, he’ll take what he learned in that war zone to Washington, D.C., where he’ll spend a year with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency as part of an Interagency Exchange Program fellowship. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Education | No Comments
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