| A Historian is someone who is very knowledgeable in | | | | career choice for you. |
| the area of history. They often write about it or lecture | | | | Any great historian will tell you it involves a great deal |
| about particular aspects of history. Most Historians | | | | of detective work and questioning the information that |
| have studied the field extensively and hold numerous | | | | is out there. It also involves piecing together information |
| degrees relating to history. There is more to being a | | | | to bring new information to light. This is a great career |
| Historian than just remembering timelines and important | | | | for anyone who enjoys telling stories. You can choose |
| events though. A Historian is responsible for being able | | | | to be an overall historian or specialize in one particular |
| to effectively investigating and analyzing events in | | | | area. Common specialization areas include wars, |
| history. | | | | politics, women’s rights, and industrialization. |
| Investigating and analyzing historical events is not the | | | | To become a great Historian you need to be able to |
| same as voicing your opinion about a historical event. It | | | | combine your knowledge of history with critical thinking |
| involves being able to explain what happened in history | | | | skills, research skills, organization, a basic understanding |
| as well as why it happened. Historians also work hard | | | | of economics, and the ability to follow political arenas. |
| to verify the previous documentation of historical | | | | Other useful areas of study include literature and |
| events. Sometimes they are able to find significant | | | | religion. It takes a well rounded individual with an |
| evidence to support them and other times they are | | | | inquisitive mind to become an excellent Historian. |
| able to reasonably discount those events. | | | | We owe a great deal to Historian’s as the have |
| Historians have a very important role in our society. | | | | preserved our history for future generations to look |
| They are credited with keeping the past alive and | | | | back on. They are able to take a phylisophical and |
| documented. We can be certain that the information | | | | methodical approach to what has taken place in |
| we find that is written by a well known historian has | | | | history as well as what has been implied to take place |
| been thoroughly investigated, saving us the research | | | | in history. There is a vast difference between the two. |
| time involved. If you love history and solving puzzles or | | | | This type of learning and evaluating is a major |
| mysteries, then becoming a Historian might be the right | | | | contribution to our society as a whole. |