In celebration of the Centennial Anniversary, this website creates a digital storyline of the history of the University of Mary Washington through the perspective of the alumni of the institution. Using an oral history approach, we have conducted interviews with alumni of several eras and created profiles of each interviewee, including a transcribed record of each interview. As an alternative way to look at the school's history, we have also created a timeline of the key events, dates, and topics discussed in our interviews. In addition, we supplement these interviews with artifacts from the alumni and other primary source documents, such as yearbook photographs and school newspaper articles. The ultimate goal of this project is that, eventually, any graduate of the school can connect to this site and share their own stories and memories about the events that he or she felt were important during their time at Mary Washington.
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