The Busey Family
Contributions made to the Development
of the City of Champaign Urbana
Patricia Plaut
Summer Fellowship 2009
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Lesson 2:
Students will look at current photos of a city street sign, a cemetery
tombstone, business marquees, school marquee, university dormitory marquee, a
cemetery, a golf course, and a preservation wooded area. They will discuss what
might be a common thread with all these locations.
Procedures:
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Hand out copies
of the photographs of current structures and places found in Champaign Urbana.
Have students look at them and discuss what seems to be a common thread between
them. Names photos are: BuseyMainSt.,
BuseyWoods, ColBuseyMemorial,
BuseyTombstones, WoodlawnSign,
BuseyHall, BuseyHallBuilding,
UrbanaFreeLibrary, UrbanaCountryClub,
BuseyBankMarquee, CarrieBusey,
MemorialStadium.
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Questions that
could be discussed: Do you recognize any of these places? Have you visited any
of these places? Do you know anything about these locations?
Attachment: none
Analysis of Local Primary Sources:
Photographs taken by
Patricia Plaut in July 2009, which include: BuseyMainSt., BuseyWoods,
ColBuseyMemorial, BuseyTombstones,
WoodlawnSign, BuseyHall, BuseyHallBuilding, UrbanaFreeLibrary,
UrbanaCountryClub, BuseyBankMarquee,
CarrieBusey, MemorialStadium.
Ties to a National Primary Source: There are none.
