Rensselaer County Historian Kathy Sheehan speaking with Goff Social Studies students about local history.
Rensselaer County Historian Kathy Sheehan visited Howard L. Goff Middle School last week to speak to individual 8th grade Social Studies classes about local history. She brought in a variety of primary sources that focus on the suburban expansion of East Greenbush following the end of World War II.
The students examined the growth of East Greenbush and Rensselaer County in relation to interstate highways, they analyzed maps from the 1950s and 1960s, and viewed old photographs.
Students were able to understand the importance of the automobile on suburban growth and how it led to expansion in their local community.
Thank you to Rensselaer County Historian Kathy Sheehan for visiting Goff Middle School Social Studies classes last week! Students were able to view a variety of primary sources that focused on suburban expansion in the local community following WWII. pic.twitter.com/If32argmdN
— East Greenbush CSD (@EGreenbushCSD) June 22, 2023