2015 Resources for the Theme

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2015 Resources for the Theme

Leadership is defined for NHD 2015 as:

the act of leading: providing motivation, guidance, or direction, usually in a position of authority. Leadership takes many forms. You may immediately think about presidents and kings as leaders, but what about local community representatives and organizers? How about religious leaders, governors, mayors or business owners? Some leaders are elected, others are appointed, and some seize a position of authority.

Just because something happened and someone did something, however, it does not necessarily mean a legacy was created. The key is to think about the leader’s significance in history. So what? Does this person really matter? Was there real change that occurred because of his or her leadership?  


from the 2015 NHD Theme Sheet: http://nhd.org/images/uploads/Theme_2015_5-7.pdf)

 

Below are some topic ideas for which the Historical Society has a wealth of resources. There are many other topics which HSP can help with; this is just a sampling of suggestions.