COMMUNITY PORTRAITS
Syllabus (SPRING
2006)
READINGS
Most readings in the syllabus may be found on electronic
reserve of the Healey Library.
Supplemental Readings:
Hampton
Poverty and Race Article
Higgins
Globe Article
Elan
New England Article
Census
Bureau Readings
ASSIGNMENTS
Assignment 1
Assignment 2A
Assignment 2B
Assignment 2C
Assignment 2D
Assignment 2E
Assignment 2F
Assignment 3A
Writing Community History Powerpoint
Assignment 3B
Example Community Hisotory Outline
Assignment 3C
Assignment 3D&E
Assignment 4
DATA SOURCES
CENSUS DATA
Census
Bureau Data--American FactFinder
Census
Data Retrieval PowerPoint
Presentation
Census
Form 1
Census
Form 2
Census
Form 3
Example
spreadsheet for Assignment 2
Boston neighborhood data, 2000
Boston neighborhood data, 1990-2000
Massachusetts
Communities Data (via Magnet)
Massachusetts Communities
Data(via Boston.com)
CENSUS DATA OTHER SOURCES PowerPoint
Presentation
COMMUNITY PLANS
Community Action Plans
Housing Plans
EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRY
DET
ENVIRONMENT DATA
Environmental Defense Fund
Scorecard
HUD Development Maps
HEALTH DATA
Boston Public
Health
Commission
DPH Community Health
Information Profile (CHIP)
MAPS
Mapinfo
Mapblaster
Yahoo
SCHOOL INFORMATION
Massachusetts
Department of Education
TOWN INFORMATION
Massachusetts Municipal Association
Massachusetts Communities
(via Magnet)
Municipal
budgets, revenues, and expenditures
COUNTY REGISTRAR OF DEED LINKS
ESSEX
South
http://www.salemdeeds.com/goget.asp
<>
North
http://www.lawrencedeeds.com/
MIDDLESEX
South
http://www.masslandrecords.com/malr/controller
North
www.lowelldeeds.com/
NORFOLK
http://www.norfolkdeeds.org/
SUFFOLK ET AL
http://www.masslandrecords.com/
WORCESTER
www.worcesterdeeds.com/
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