Historic Visit in North Texas to a Historical Museum/Memorial

Action Research Project Assignment

Objective: Students in this course will be asked to visit a history museum/history memorial in their

community. Students will prepare a 2-3 page summary of the visit. 

Maximum point value: 20 points

Action Research Project:

Historic Visit in North Texas to a Historical Museum/Memorial

Directions: You are to visit one of the historic museums/memorials listed below and type a 2-3 page

report about the museum. If an historic museum is not in your area and/or if you are planning to visit

another museum, you must email the instructor for an exception. You must include in your paper your

personal assessment about the visit and answer the following questions: Why did you choose this

location? What is the museums history? What are its main collections? Specifically, what are some of its

collections?

List:

Fort Worth Museum of Science and History

The African-American Museum of Dallas

Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park

The Womens Museum in Dallas

Dallas Freedmans Memorial

Heritage Farmstead Museum in Plano

North Texas History Center in McKinney

Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison