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22 December 2020 – Amy Tyson 1
Editor’s Note: Miles Harvey is author of The King of Confidence, A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an American Monarch, which tells the story of James Jesse Strang, a 19th-century con man, who—as a self-proclaimed prophet and king of the universe—led a sect of the Mormon faith called the Strangites. Read More
10 December 2020 – Ray Smith
The K-25 History Center’s oral history facility is a quiet room near the main entrance, equipped with an easy-to-use interface that makes leaving an oral history simple, yet provides high-quality results. This latest advance in technique is yet another example of the important role of oral history in capturing Oak Ridge history. Read More
26 November 2020 – Taylor Noakes
Washington, DC, felt familiar in a way that didn’t make sense; I had never been there before.
I am originally from Montreal and am now pursuing a master’s degree in public history at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. Growing up in Canada, the son of an American citizen, I always felt like I had a foot on both sides of the border. Read More
19 November 2020 – John R. Legg
decolonization, media, games, memory, sense of place, Q&A, politics, pioneers, LGBTQ history, Indigenous People, methods, American Indians, public engagement
Editor’s Note: Today we welcome Michael Salgarolo and Kylie Holloway to discuss their Oregon Trail immersive game that brought history and leisure together as a way to experience the US West and challenge the colonial foundations of the famous video game. Read More
20 October 2020 – Kimberly Voss
After decades of being overlooked, Marie Anderson was inducted into the Florida Journalism Hall of Fame at the end of July. For more than two decades, Anderson was one of the most powerful women in Miami. During the 1950s and 1960s, as a significant club woman and the women’s page editor of the Miami Herald, she was well known in the city—and across the state. Read More
19 October 2020 – Bradford Hunt
methods, NCPH 2020 awards, social justice, public engagement, community history, memory, sense of place, race, tours
Editor’s note: This essay is part of a series of reflective posts written by winners of awards intended to be given out at the NCPH 2020 annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. The Chicago 1919 Project, organized by the Newberry Library, was the 2020 recipient of the Outstanding Public History Project Award. Read More
12 October 2020 – Karen Christianson
Editor’s note: This essay is part of a series of reflective posts written by winners of awards intended to be given out at the NCPH 2020 annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. The “Chicago 1919” project, organized by the Newberry Library, received 2020 Outstanding Public History Project Award. Read More
07 October 2020 – Marla Miller and Sarah A. Leavitt
human rights, politics, preservation, memory, commemoration series, sense of place, environment, government
The Rio Grande slows to a trickle as it turns north. It’s hardly a picturesque spot, here on the banks of one of the continent’s longest rivers. The scrub is sporadic, the trees are low, and heavily armed security forces from two nations watch you closely. Read More
27 May 2020 – Ronald Rudin
Editors’ Note: This is one of two essays about how journalist Tony Horwitz (1958-2019) impacted the careers of public historians. You can read the first one here.
In May 2019, I was stunned to hear of the death of journalist Tony Horwitz, just as his final book, Spying on the South, was being released. Read More
14 April 2020 – Steven Bishop
At 11:00 p.m. on Friday, January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom formally left the European Union (EU). After three and a half years of national debate and division since the Referendum on British membership in the EU, the first chapter of “Brexit” concluded. Read More