Tara's Travels

Hey, everyone! Thanks for visiting my travel site. My name is Tara Reyelts and I am a PhD candidate in African History at Michigan State University. I am spending 2018 in Nigeria to conduct my dissertation research.

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Thank You:

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I need to extend gratitude to several individuals and institutions for the mentorship and sponsorship that helped make this research field work possible. Thank you to the Fulbright Institute of International Education (IIE), the Social Science Research Council, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the generous financial support they have provided me to conduct this research.

Thank you to the National Archives of Nigeira, Enugu, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and UNN's Department of History and International Studies, and the town of Ogidi for hosting me. Thank you also to Michigan State University, the College of Social Science, the Graduate School, the History department, and the African Studies Center at MSU for your continued support.

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Thank you to the wonderful individuals and families in Nigeria that have helped facilitate my travel and coordinate my research as well as welcoming me into their homes and communities.

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Of course none of this would be possible without the mentorship of my dissertation guidance committee, including Drs. Walter Hawthorne, Pero Dagbovie, and Glenn Chambers, and the committee chair, my academic advisor, the Jack and Margaret Sweet Endowed Professor of History, Dr. Nwando Achebe.

Finally, I want to thank my family and friends who have supported my love of history and Igbo culture and my ambition to earn my PhD and build my academic career.

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This research trip was made possible by support from the Fulbright Institute of International Education (IIE), and the Social Science Research Council’s International Dissertation Research Fellowship, with funds provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.