Columbus State University Archives and Special Collections

Thanks to

our following colleagues, partners, media folks who supported this project: 

  • Matt McDaniel and Azilia Films for being supportive partners. 

  • Dr. Callie McGillis (emerita), for sharing her genealogical research knowledge and support for this challenging historical project;

  • Dr. Sarah Bowman for sharing the local, regional and national scale contexts inwhich ot understand the social, political, and economic possibilities and pressues that informed emigrant decision-making during 1867-1868;

  • Drs Bryan Banks, Ryan Lynch and Rodrigo Obando for joining our panel on digital humanities;

  • Rebecca Bush, History Curator of the Columbus Museum for welcoming us to the Columbus Musuem and sharing her perspective on digitial humanities.

  • David Owings, Director of CSU Archives for welcoming us to the CSU Archives and supporting the publication of this digital humanities project

  • Reporters at the Ledger-Enquirer and WRBL and Greg Hudgison (University Relations)

  • Silvia Bunn, Manager. Mildred Terry Library for hosting our History Harvest

  • Madam President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for both her interest in this project and visiting our class. 

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