Transcript Prospect Hill Cemetery - University of Nebraska Omaha

Prospect Hill Cemetery
Omaha’s early movers and shakers
Unit Objectives
• Students will understand how cemeteries
are used in historic research.
• Students will be able to describe the
importance of Prospect Hill Cemetery to
Omaha’s history.
• Students will be able to identify individuals
who impacted Omaha in the 19th century.
• Students will be able to analyze Omaha’s
founders.
Prospect Hill Cemetery
• Founded in 1858 by real estate developer
Byron Reed.
• Burial place for over 15,000 Omaha
residents.
• Many prominent and pioneer citizens of
Omaha are buried here.
– Hanscom, Hitchcock, Kountze, Millard,
Poppleton, and Redick are just a few names.
Resources
• Web sites:
– Prospect Hill Cemetery Foundation
• http://www.prospecthill-omaha.org/
• Basic information about the cemetery and its
legacy.
– Steve and Marta’s Prospect Hill page
• http://www.steveandmarta.com/graveyards/prospe
ct_hill/prospect_main.htm
• Provides photos and information about many of the
burials at Prospect Hill.
Resources
• Book:
– Omaha’s Historic Prospect Hill Cemetery
• A History of Prospect Hill Cemetery with
Biographical Notes with over 1400 people interred
therein.
• Louise Bloom Baumann, Charles W. Martin, and S.
Jane Simpson. 1990
• Available at Prospect Hill Cemetery
Prospect Hill Resources
• Pamphlets:
– Prospect Project- 1981
• A Youth Investigation of Blacks Buried at Prospect Hill
Cemetery.
• Conducted by the Girls Club of Omaha.
– Omaha Streets and Prospect Hill Cemetery: A
Commentary and Guide.
• Dr. Orville D. Menard- 2006
– Grave Markers at Prospect Hill Cemetery: A
Study in Material Culture
• Dr. Thomas A. Kuhlman- 2007
– Walking or Driving Tour Guide
• Prospect Hill- 2007
• Available at Prospect Hill Cemetery
Resources
• Pamphlet
– Anna Wilson: A Woman of mystery, otherwise
of good character.
• Prospect Hill board members- 2011
• Multi-Media
– Prospect Hill Cemetery DVD
• Contains Video Clips from Omaha newscasts
about Prospect Hill
• Available at Prospect Hill Cemetery
Unit Outline
• Lesson #1- Introduction to cemeteries as a
source, introduce Prospect Hill cemetery.
• Lesson #2- Review cemeteries, introduce
Omaha’s “movers and shakers” project,
assign student group and historic figure,
begin research.
• Lesson #3- Research Historic Figure, put
together presentation
• Lesson #4- Group presentations,
assessment.
Lesson #1- Cemetery Information
• Anticipatory set– Students will describe their feelings of being
in a cemetery.
• Lesson Procedures– PowerPoint lecture/discussion about
cemeteries as a historic source.
– Introduce Omaha’s historic cemeteries
• Focus on Prospect Hill
Lesson #2- Introduction of “Movers
and Shakers” project
• Anticipatory set– Show a photo of 2 headstones
• Have students answer questions about each one.
• Lesson Procedures– Show students a list of Omaha’s pioneers
buried at Prospect Hill cemetery.
• Have the students identify names that they
recognize; discuss why they recognize the names.
– Introduce the project
• Assign students their groups
– 2-3 students
Lesson #3
• Students will work in the computer lab,
researching their individual and creating a
short PowerPoint presentation.
Lesson #4
• Students will give presentations on each
figure.
• As the presentations are given, the class
will complete a graphic organizer about
each Omaha figure.
• After all presentations have been given,
students will assess who are the ten most
influential Omaha citizens buried at
Prospect Hill cemetery.
“Movers and Shakers”
• Each group will be given the name of an
Omaha pioneer buried at Prospect Hill.
• The groups will research their individual.
– Each group member will complete the
“Omaha’s Mover’s and Shakers” graphic
organizer.
• Each group will create a short PowerPoint
presentation on their pioneer.
“Movers and Shakers”
• While each group is presenting, the class
will fill out a graphic organizer about each
pioneer.
• Following the presentations, the students
will complete their assessment of Omaha’s
“movers and shakers” buried at Prospect
Hill.
Name of the
“Mover and
Shaker”
AJ Poppleton
When did they live?
Occupation
Impact on the city?
1830-1896
Lawyer, Politician
Served as the 2nd
Mayor.
Helped secure Omaha
as the territorial
capital.
Defended Standing
Bear in landmark civil
rights court case.
Example of the student graphic organizer for one
presentation.
Student presenters will provide the information.
“Movers and Shakers”
• Assessment– Students will create a top 10 list of the 10
most important pioneer’s buried at “Prospect
Hill”
– Students will use their graphic organizer from
the presentations.
– Each ranking must be justified by the student.
• Students will base their justifications on which
prominent Omahan buried at Prospect Hill
Cemetery had the largest impact on Omaha.
Follow Up Ideas
• After the project is complete:
– The instructor may facilitate class discussion on the
Prospect Hill Cemetery Foundation’s role in this
assignment.
• Historic Preservation
– The class may take a virtual field trip to the cemetery
using the Steve and Marta web page.
• Look at other citizens buried in the cemetery.
– The class may take a field trip to Prospect Hill cemetery.
• See the burial sites of those in the assignment.
• Meet with Prospect Hill Cemetery Foundation
• Help with maintenance of the cemetery grounds
– Service learning