DR. SARAH F. SCARLETT
(Co-Director)

I am a social historian who prioritizes spatial and material evidence in my investigations of American life. My current book project focuses on the spatial aspects of social power and mobility within houses and neighborhoods at the turn of the twentieth century. I interpret the different ways that people in different class and ethnic groups experienced fashionable upper-middle neighborhoods in the Copper Country. The Keweenaw Time Traveler project will create an incredibly valuable research tool for researchers like me. But the KeTT can be so much more than a research tool. By involving the public in building and contributing to this collaborative online map and database, we hope to connect residents, tourists, and anyone interested in how the Keweenaw has changed over time. This kind of community-engaged work informs my teaching as well as my research. 
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