Teaching History in Rockland and the High School Local History Conference by Rockland History

Broadcast orginally aired February 15, 2016

Clare Sheridaninterviewed Scott Kaplan, history educator from Suffern High School and Richard Donegan, History Coordinator from The Historical Society of Rockland County.

Guests discussed how local history is taught in our schools, and described the John T. and Mary A. Grant Rockland County High School Local History Conference (a daylong gathering that brings together high school history students, their advisers, and social studies department chairs from Rockland County high schools. The students will prepare presentations for their peers on themes related to Rockland County history of the past 50 years. In addition, historians and dignitaries will address the students. This year's conference keynote speaker is the Hon. C. Scott Vanderhoef).

Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month, right after the Steve and Meredyth morning show, at 10:10 am on WRCR Radio 1700 AM (live streaming at www.WRCR.com. Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month. To view an index of past programs and listen to sound recordings, go to http://www.rocklandhistory.org/page.cfm?page=323.

To learn more about the 2016 High School Local History Conference, go to http://www.rocklandhistory.org/event.cfm?page=411.