Projects
Biographical Research
Students pored through thousands of documents to find the contours of the lives of the people buried in the MetFern Cemetery.
June 1st, 2020
Legislative Efforts
Student work with legislators to allow access to records in possession of the state that are over 75 years old.
June 1st, 2020
Historical Markers & Cemetery Restoration
A grant was endorsed to restore and preserve the cemetery and three historical markers were designed by students.
June 1st, 2020
Oral Histories
Alex Green has worked with students and independently for the last five years to collect oral histories on disability history.
June 1st, 2020
Yizkor Memorial Book
An eight chapter book that connects the stories of the Metropolitan State Hospital and Fernald School to the nation’s disability history and our history as a whole.
June 1st, 2020
Historical Markers
Three historical markers have been designed by our classes, to be placed near the cemetery.
May 20th, 2020