richkolasa wrote:
k5083 wrote:
A veteran is not a warbird.
August
Duh, really? Still both the people and the planes they flew are HISTORICAL, therefore they both might be pertinent studies to a history department, in many people's opinions. Thanks for your input though, even the most banal replies help the message count, I guess.
Rich
I see that I will have to spell out my point since you were too busy tossing it off insultingly to think about it. Oral histories of veterans generate history, that is to say, new information and possible insight about what took place in the past. Warbirds generate noise and good feelings.
"History" does not mean "anything that has to do with the past." My banal views on what history is are shared by all of the institutions of higher learning that you think should be putting up gas money for your warbird party, so your attitude shows why they will not take you seriously. If you want them to, try describing the historical symposium that will take place in connection with the event; which scholars will be invited (preferably some from the institution you are approaching); where the proceedings will be published; and, in general, how the event will contribute to the understanding and knowledge of history in a lasting way and for those not actually present at the event. Oh, and if you still want gas money, explain what contribution the presence of actual aircraft would make to any of the foregoing.
August
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