You never know where being a non traditional student is going to take you. I am taking ENG 202 “Middle Shakespeare” as a baccalaureate core class for my BA in History. Little did I know these last two terms would be a History Major’s favorite journey into Elizabethan England. I am investigating more of the [...]
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Shakespeare’s Histories Research Paper
January 28, 2010 — RedfokkerMy “fun” class this Winter term is ENG 202 “Middle Shakespeare”. It is not officially a history class, but my instructor, Peter Jensen is one of the most interesting I have had. His lectures are peppered with historical tidbits that get my History Geek juices flowing. I have researched more about Elizabethan England over the [...]
Journal of Military History
January 21, 2010 — RedfokkerAgain, I have gone too long without posting. I’ll have to make a strict goal about this… One of the premier Christmas gifts from my wonderful wife this year was a membership in the Society for Military History. Another professional historian association directly related to my area of study. They publish a journal . It [...]
League of WWI Aviation Historians
January 14, 2010 — RedfokkerMy wonderful wife has given me the perfect birthday present, (actually it is next Friday the 22nd) with a long overdue membership to the League of WWI Aviation Historians. After a lifetime of interest in the Great War, and 20 years of active research, model building and study I am finally part of a group [...]
Shakespeare In Love – Historical Inaccuracies
November 26, 2009 — RedfokkerI have been neglecting everyone for too long… I am in finish the term panic mode. Papers, math tests, History independent studies…the list goes on. Hope to make up some ground over the long Thanksgiving Holiday. As a treat for all of you, I am posting my recent research paper for my ENG201, Early Shakespeare [...]
Armistice Day, November 11th
November 11, 2009 — RedfokkerIn America we know November 11th as Veterans Day. It is also known as Armistice Day, remembrance Day, Poppy Day, and Volkstrauertag in other countries around the world. On that day we observe the anniversary of the cessation of hostilities between the Allied nations and Germany that went into effect on the eleventh-hour of the [...]
Stop and Smell the Tudor Rose…
October 17, 2009 — RedfokkerHistory, history, history. It seems that I have tended to point all of my latest assigned papers toward my love of all things historical. Being a Non Traditional Student majoring in History, it just seems natural to me. I will be spending the better part of this weekend writing a paper for my ENG 201 [...]
Groundlings and Penny Stinkards
October 4, 2009 — RedfokkerBeing the history geek that I am, my English Composition class is going to fulfill my needs in many ways. Aside from being 3 credits towards my baccalaureate core at Oregon State, I’m soaking up some wonderful historical tidbits from every lecture. My ENG 201 class, Early Shakespeare – 1587 – 1595 Shakespeare’s early years, [...]
Great WW1 Blog to read
September 9, 2009 — RedfokkerI stumbled upon one of the most wonderful history blogs the other day. WW1 Experiences of an English Soldier Being a history major, specializing in the Great War, I was drawn to this “real time” account of Private Harry Lamin from England. This blog is written by Harry’s grandson and is taken from his letters [...]
Historian’s Dream Image
September 1, 2009 — RedfokkerOne of the fun things about a site called “Stumble It” is just that, stumbling onto some interesting online content. While hitting the “Stumble This” button yesterday, I found the most amazing picture. A search of the Internet calls it “most famous men on one photo”. I do not know where this image originated, but [...]
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