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Prepare for a successful career while earning your bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, associate, or minor from Liberty University’s Department of History. With our history, social sciences, and military studies degree programs, your knowledge of these fields will be enriched as you explore exciting career options.
Courses are taught from a Christian worldview by experienced professors who share your passion for history and are grounded in their faith. Interested in a career in politics, education, or communications? A degree from our Department of History will get you ready for these career opportunities and more.
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- Earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree with our History dual degrees
- Enhance your degree with a History minor
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Professor Donna Davis DonaldDirector of Public History Initiatives
Adjunct Professor of History
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Public History Projects
- Chaplains Museum
Open Monday through Friday 12:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on the terrace level of the JF Library. Summer hours vary.
- New London Projects
The New London projects give students hands-on opportunities in archaeology, historical architecture, historical interpretation, and much more.
- 250th Commemorative Conference
In honor of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, the Department of History invites scholars, students, and researchers to participate in our commemorative conference, America’s Founding: Legacy and Influence. Join us as we reflect on the story of a nation and the faith, courage, and convictions that continue to shape it. Liberty University is proud to be a Commemorative Partner of VA250—Virginia’s American Revolution 250 Commission.
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“It is not how many years we live, but rather what we do with them," said Evangeline Cory Booth, who died on this day in 1950.
Born in 1865 to William and Catharine Booth, founders of the Salvation Army, Evangeline took an active role in the organization from her youth and eventually rose to a position of global leadership. She served as general of the worldwide ministry in 1934.
Born in England, Evangeline served there and in Canada before becoming the commander of the Salvation Army in the United States in 1904. She instituted new forms of social service “including hospitals for unwed mothers, a chain of ‘Evangeline Residences’ for working women, homes for the aged, and, during World War I, canteens featuring ‘doughnuts for doughboys.’ She was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal in 1919 for her service during the war.
“Under her personal supervision the Salvation Army quickly developed disaster relief services following the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906. She abandoned the organization’s tradition of street begging and set up instead an efficient system of fund-raising. Booth was successful in enlisting the open support of a great many distinguished and wealthy public figures, and the first national drive in 1919 raised $16 million.”
Evangeline was also a renowned public speaker, a writer of hymns, and an author of several books. When she died at the age of 85, she had certainly put her own years to good use.
Photo: National Portrait Gallery https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.87.163
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Evangeline-Cory-Booth
https://www.christianity.com/.../evangeline-cory-booth...
Jul 17
The Chaplains Museum is honored to share the newest exhibit featuring artifacts from Iwo Jima. This installation helps tell the powerful story of military chaplains and those they served during World War II.
Read the full story here: https://www.liberty.edu/news/2026/06/29/new-chaplains-museum-exhibit-contains-items-from-iwo-jima/
Jul 6
As part of the conversation about America’s 250th, it’s worth looking back at how earlier generations marked major milestones.
In 1826, the nation’s 50th anniversary took an unexpected and somber turn when Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, both signers of the Declaration of Independence, died on the same day, July 4.
Fifty years later, the 1876 centennial coincided with the nation’s first World’s Fair in Philadelphia. More than 8 million visitors attended, encountering innovations like Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone and Thomas Edison’s automatic telegraph.
That celebration also raised awareness about preserving the nation’s founding documents. When President Ulysses S. Grant arranged for the Declaration of Independence to be displayed in Philadelphia, concerns about its condition helped spark efforts that eventually led to the creation of a national archival system.
The bicentennial in 1976 brought a different kind of nationwide celebration. One of its most memorable features was the American Freedom Train — a 26-car traveling exhibit that journeyed 25,000 miles across the country from 1975 to 1976. Over 8 million Americans saw historic artifacts, including George Washington’s copy of the Constitution, the original Louisiana Purchase, the pulpit used by Martin Luther King Jr., and a moon rock.
As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which milestones in American history stand out most to you?
Images:
Centennial Exhibition Hall, 1876. From Philadelphia Encyclopedia.
The Freedom Train passes through Naval Air Station, Miramar, California, January 1976. From Wikimedia Commons.
Bicentennial Poster, 1976. From National Archives.
Sources:
The Story of America’s Freedom Trains https://www.freedomtrain.org/
National Archives Foundation https://archivesfoundation.org/newsletter/americas-milestone-birthdays/.
Jul 3
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