Distinguishing “historic” from just plain “old”
Michael Binder, Technical Advisor, Air Force Declassification Office
Proposal Type
Open for discussion/debate
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Government Historians
- Material Culture
- Preservation
Abstract
Government historians cannot save everything, be it historical documents or an old building, but they are often called upon to separate the historic “wheat” from the just plain old “chaff.” Read More
When History Isn’t Optional
Michael Binder, Technical Advisor, Air Force Declassification Office
Proposal Type
Open for discussion/debate
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Government Historians
Abstract
While Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches have documented their activities over centuries, compiling their voluminous history is permissive and could be halted at any time. Read More
Working in a Classified Environment
Michael Binder, Technical Advisor, Air Force Declassification Office
Proposal Type
Open for discussion/debate
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Government Historians
Abstract
In contrast with most public historians, government historians frequently find themselves working in one of a wide variety of classified environments. Read More
Saving Underrepresented Voices: Failures & Successes of Diversity in Oral History
Matthew Coody, Executive Director, New York Preservation Archive Project
Proposal Type
Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Inclusion
- Oral History
- Preservation
Abstract
We propose a panel discussion that explores the failures and successes of initiatives working to document underrepresented voices across America today. Read More
Public Histories of Poverty
Ethan Sribnick, Consultant, Adjunct Professor, Montgomery College
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Consulting
- Inclusion
Abstract
As a consultant, I have been engaged in writing institutional histories of social welfare and advocacy organizations that have focused on the needs of the poor and dispossessed. Read More
Exploring the Ties Between Local History and Change at the Grassroots
Hope Shannon, PhD Candidate, Loyola University Chicago
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
Abstract
This roundtable will explore how local history can be used to shape political and social change at the local level. Read More
New Directions for National Register Nominations
Steve Mark, Historian, National Park Service
Proposal Type
Workshop
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Government Historians
- Material Culture
- Preservation
Abstract
The National Register of Historic Places has served as the linchpin of cultural resources management in the Federal Government since the National Historic Preservation Act was passed by Congress in 1966. Read More
Virginia’s First Lunch Counter Sit-in Demonstrations: Hampton Institute Students and the Dismantling of Jim Crow
Zachary McKiernan, Professor, Cuesta College
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Memory
- Oral History
Abstract
On February 10, 1960, students from Hampton Institute staged Virginia’s first lunch counter demonstrations; a movement that morphed into economic boycotts, picket lines, and voter registration drives. Read More
Doing Public History in the Face of Community Resistance
Paul Ringel, Associate Professor of History, High Point University
Proposal Type
Structured Conversation
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Oral History
- Teaching
Abstract
Our project on the history of a Jim Crow-era African-American high school in our home city of High Point, North Carolina has received tremendous support from some parts of the city’s black community. Read More
New Directions for Public Memory of California History
Michele Brewster, Graduate Student, UC Irvine
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
Abstract
Presenters to discuss new and future directions for public memory of California History
Description
I would like to discuss how the history of California is presented in spaces of public memory such as museums, historical societies, battleground sites (Mexican-American War in California), ranchos, etc. Read More