2018 National 4-H Western Heritage
Study Guide
The 2018 History Exam at the National 4-H Western Heritage Conference includes three areas of emphasis related to Montana and the Deer Lodge area: African American history in the West, the Montana Territorial Prison/Law Enforcement, and Railroad travel. All test questions not originating from the 4-H Western Heritage book will come from the study material listed below.
With Dr. Quintard Taylor as our banquet speaker, it is appropriate to utilize his website, www.blackpast.org, as an informational resource. Although the exam will focus on Montana, please note that historically significant people and topics are listed by state making blackpast.org very relevant to your local program.
The written material on the websites list below is mostly a quick and easy read. Some information may even be redundant from one website to another. The videos are short and provide another avenue of information. Read and view the material a little at a time and take some side notes. If something pops out as important or interesting, it will probably be the same for the folks developing the test. If taken with care, your notes will most likely provide the answers to many of the test questions.
Consider using some of the information you learn as material for a future 4-H fair exhibit or school project. You could supplement the information with pictures you take while in Deer Lodge this summer. Hopefully you can think of many ways to share what you've learned.
With Dr. Quintard Taylor as our banquet speaker, it is appropriate to utilize his website, www.blackpast.org, as an informational resource. Although the exam will focus on Montana, please note that historically significant people and topics are listed by state making blackpast.org very relevant to your local program.
The written material on the websites list below is mostly a quick and easy read. Some information may even be redundant from one website to another. The videos are short and provide another avenue of information. Read and view the material a little at a time and take some side notes. If something pops out as important or interesting, it will probably be the same for the folks developing the test. If taken with care, your notes will most likely provide the answers to many of the test questions.
Consider using some of the information you learn as material for a future 4-H fair exhibit or school project. You could supplement the information with pictures you take while in Deer Lodge this summer. Hopefully you can think of many ways to share what you've learned.