While others may focus their research and teaching efforts on Rome, Athens, Greece or even New York City, this KU professor prefers studying what's in his own backyard. But then, Domer also has been known to lead students as well as some of the nation's top historic preservationists through the alleys of Lawrence's 19th-century business district.
Universities tend to ignore their local and regional history.
That encourages faculty to ignore places like Lawrence. Textbooks were harder to come by than speakers. But Domer could find no books that adequately addressed the richness and depth of the city's history. That's about to change. The 30 lecturers have agreed to write papers on the research they did for the class.