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Amanda Wright Lane (pictured right at Wright State’s Wright Brothers Day celebration) will deliver the symposium’s keynote address by video.<\/p><\/div>\n

Amanda Wright Lane, whose great granduncles, the Wright brothers, are among Dayton\u2019s most famous historical figures, will headline Wright State University\u2019s Public History Graduate Symposium on Friday, March 2. Lane will appear by video to give the symposium\u2019s keynote address.<\/p>\n

The event gives community members from around the Dayton area an opportunity to explore the region\u2019s fascinating past.<\/p>\n

\u201cDayton and the Miami Valley have such an amazing history,\u201d said Dawne Dewey, director of the public history graduate program and head of the University Libraries\u2019 Special Collections and Archives. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot to be proud of and our public history students can help the community learn more about the people, events and stories that connect them with their past.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wright State offers a master\u2019s degree in public history with optional certifications in museum studies or archival administration and records management.<\/p>\n

Students in the public history program complete research projects and internships with a wide variety of local and regional archives, museums and historical organizations. Their presentations and poster sessions at the symposium will highlight all that they have accomplished and learned during their graduate study.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to sharing my experiences and my knowledge of oral history, a social practice that can serve as a method for community activism,\u201d said student Elise Kelly. Her presentation will highlight five local community activists who strive to improve the lives of area Latinos.<\/p>\n

Lane, Orville and Wilbur Wright\u2019s great grandniece, will speak about her role as spokesperson for the Wright legacy and the importance of history and heritage in community development.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmanda Wright Lane is a longtime friend and supporter of Special Collections and Archives here at Wright State,\u201d said Dewey. \u201cWe are honored to have her as our keynote speaker.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAmanda can inspire students to continue to use our heritage to educate, instill pride in our region and connect people personally to the past in order to make better decisions for the future,\u201d Dewey said.<\/p>\n

The symposium will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student Union Pathfinder Lounge on Wright State\u2019s Dayton campus. \u00a0The event is free and open to the public. Registration will begin at 8:30. Attendees should make their own lunch arrangements.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact Dawne Dewey at (937) 775-2011 or dawne.dewey@wright.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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