National Park Service history webinars: A short survey

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This exhibit from the Chancellorsville Visitor Center at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park imagines how historical documentation can inform interpretation of the Civil War. Photo credit: Joan M. Zenzen

This exhibit from the Chancellorsville Visitor Center at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park imagines how historical documentation can inform interpretation of the Civil War. Photo credit: Joan M. Zenzen

The Organization of American Historians Committee on National Park Service Collaboration is hosting a short survey to determine interest in developing a series of webinars. These webinars would address a perceived need for information about NPS and its history with respect to such topics as contracting, job pursuits, and research and writing. Based upon the responses, the OAH Committee will work with qualified individuals within NPS and others from academic and/or public spheres to offer one or more relevant webinars.

The OAH-NPS Collaboration Committee promotes NPS within the professional organization. The OAH and NPS have a long-time cooperative agreement, which has facilitated a range of work, from academic site visits to administrative histories. Former NPS Chief Historian Dwight Pitcaithley pursued such an agreement as a way to strengthen interpretation and historical work at NPS sites.

Please follow this link to take the survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BZFNRRS

The survey will be live through Sunday, February 14.

The Committee looks forward to reviewing your responses.

~ Joan M. Zenzen is an independent public historian who has written administrative histories of various national park sites, including four battlefield parks. She chairs the OAH Committee on NPS Collaboration. You can reach her at [email protected]

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