Wayland High School History Project
Learning through history.
Learning about ourselves, our heritage, our country;
Learning about our neighbors, world cultures, other countries.


In the spring semester 2010, the Wayland High School History Project team began Volume V, another project-based learning initiative that took us into the territory of digital storytelling. Called "20th Century American Stories", the site is a collection of more than forty 6-10 minute movies that place individuals’ stories into the larger context of American history.

After moving chronologically through the decades in WHSHP Volumes I-III, the 2008 and 2009 teams decided to turn the clocks back to the 1930's and created our fourth volume “Growing Up During Hard Times” . Similar to our other three projects, "Growing Up During Hard Times" is a collection of oral history, scanned images, and audio files. What can we learn about our recent troubles from the most severe economic crisis in American history? Hit the link and you will find out.

We started Volume III, “An Age of Disillusion: Wayland in the Vietnam Era” in the spring of 2006 finished the project in June 2007. The site currently includes full-text interview transcripts of 31 men and women who lived through the 1960's as young adults and whose lives were profoundly shaped by what they experienced. We also have dozens of pictures and audio clips that can teach each visitor about trying times for both individuals and for the nation.
After a two-year effort, we completed Volume II,“Post-War Life in a Small Northern Town: Wayland, Massachusetts 1946-1960” in the spring of 2005. The site is a graphic archive of select chapters from everyday life during the Cold War and traces national trends and developments in one locale.
Volume I, “War on Their Minds: Memories of the World War II Years” was completed over the course of two academic years, from 2000-2001 through 2001-2002. It includes fully transcribed interviews of 51 men and women on the homefront and overseas, and is complete with audio clips, scanned images, and photographs.