Harvesting the romance of the past
21 April 2015 – Joe Watkins 1
The Public Historian, historic preservation, National Park Service, National Historic Preservation Act commemoration, heritage tourism
Editor’s note: This post continues a series commemorating the anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act by examining a past article published in The Public Historian, describing its significance, and relating it to contemporary conversations in historic preservation.
Growing up as an American Indian boy in Oklahoma, I struggled every April 22nd with “89er Day,” an elementary school mini-holiday that celebrated the 1889 opening of central Oklahoma to white settlement. Read More