{"id":489,"date":"2018-05-24T15:49:54","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T15:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/?page_id=489"},"modified":"2018-09-07T18:57:12","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T18:57:12","slug":"how-it-all-began","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/student-projects\/steelton-through-their-eyes\/how-it-all-began\/","title":{"rendered":"How it all Began&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"longdesc-return-502\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-502\" tabindex=\"-1\" src=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/danalaurence-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"Dana and Laurence\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" longdesc=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001?longdesc=502&amp;referrer=489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/danalaurence-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/danalaurence.jpg 418w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While most of our classmates focused on the older generations of Steelton, we realized that the younger generations were just as important.\u00a0 We knew that we could learn a lot about the town from the children.\u00a0 Childhood is the time when one&#8217;s values, belief systems and world views are formed.\u00a0 By exploring the people, places and activities that are important to children, our goal was to discover their perspectives on growing up in Steelton.\u00a0 So we set out to listen to the children\u2019s stories and see the town through their eyes.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 20%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"142\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/camera2-1-150x142.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Camera\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/student-projects\/steelton-through-their-eyes\/how-it-all-began\/camera1-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/05\/camera1-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Camera\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0 <strong>Our project&#8230;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In focusing on the children grew up in Steelton, we needed a way to see the town through their eyes.\u00a0 As strangers to their worlds, how could we really experience or understand their lives?\u00a0 The two of us sat with our professor bouncing ideas off of one another.\u00a0 Somewhere in our brainstorm, lightening flashed and an idea was born.<\/p>\n<p>The Boys and Girls Club on Front Street seemed the most logical place for our research.\u00a0 It provides after-school care for over 300 children from Steelton, which allowed us to explore the collective experience of growing up in this small steel mill town.\u00a0 Although there used to be many parks in Steelton, as of the 1990s, there are very few parks for the children to play in.*\u00a0 As Tyrell, one of the children, told us, &#8220;No [there are not enough places for us to play].\u00a0 Not really, not always.\u00a0 But normally we have to get used to it and play anyway, so they will probably build another park.&#8221;\u00a0 In a town that has been hit hard by deindustrialization, the median household income is $28,131.\u00a0 Of the 1,107 children under the age of 18, 11% are below poverty level.\u00a0 So, when the Boys and Girls Clubhouse opened in 1999, it provided a great service for children from the Borough of Steelton.<\/p>\n<p>We approached the director with our ideas and were readily accepted and encouraged.\u00a0 The next week we followed through with our plans.\u00a0 Ten children were selected to take us on a tour of Steelton.\u00a0 Each child was given a disposable camera and was asked to take photographs of the people, places and things that meant the most to them.\u00a0 Some children took their cameras home and photographed their rooms, toys, family members, friends and pets.\u00a0 Photos were taken of the director of the Club, Steelton-Highspire Elementary School, a park up the street, and places ranging from a pizza shop to the steel mill to the view from the Locust Street steps.\u00a0 Once the film was developed, we asked the children about the significance of each of their photographs.\u00a0 We got some very interesting and insightful answers, some of which can be seen in our section about &#8220;the kids.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>All facts provided by the U.S. Census Bureau and the 1990 U.S. Census: <a href=\"http:\/\/factfinder.census.gov\">http:\/\/factfinder.census.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*Although many of the children talked about going to the park, these might not be the same parks that most people think of.\u00a0 They speak of small parks, many without grass, and just one or two pieces of playground equipment.\u00a0 In saying there are no parks in Steelton, we are referring to the fact that the Borough does not have any large, grassy areas where many children can safely play.\u00a0 For an example, see the photo of &#8220;the park&#8221; on Laurence&#8217;s page found on &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/student-projects\/steelton-through-their-eyes\/the-kids\/\">the kids<\/a>&#8221; page.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/student-projects\/steelton-through-their-eyes\/507-2\/\">History and Facts<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/student-projects\/steelton-through-their-eyes\/the-kids\/\">The Kids<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/student-projects\/steelton-through-their-eyes\/reflections\/\">Reflections<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/steelton2001\/student-projects\/steelton-through-their-eyes\/the-gallery\/\">The Gallery<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This project was brought to you by<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dickinson.edu\/homepage\/603\/mosaics\">American Mosaic<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dickinson.edu\/\">Dickinson College<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dana Macphee, class of 2004<br \/>\nLisa Wheeler, 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