A Local history path "Arcevia during the First World War - Stones of memory project"

• Main Author: Cristina Carelli
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Bologna 2020-12-01
• Series: Didattica della storia
• Subjects: local history; archive; historical sources; historical method; civilization
• Online Access: https://dsrivista.unibo.it/article/view/11963

The experience called "Arcevia during the First World War" was a way of practicing the part of the local history curriculum, which is essential for promoting education in active citizenship and democratic coexistence in pupils. In fact, it is precisely through the study of the territory and the education in the historical and artistic heritage, that one becomes active and aware citizens, capable of acting on the territory through courageous and responsible choices. To carry out the research, we resorted to the use of written and visual sources, the reading of informative and historical texts, surfing the internet and watching videos. The work carried out in the municipal historical archive and the municipal registry office was very significant. The most significant documents were analyzed by the children through the compilation of guide cards for the collection of information useful for historical reconstruction. The work of is carried out in an interdisciplinary way, making use of the skills of the various disciplines such as geography, mathematics, art and music.