Author Archive

Carolyn Barske Crawford

Learning Across Landscapes: Building Global Public History Partnerships in Scotland

08 January 2026 – Carolyn Barske Crawford

training, public history, internships, research, international public history

The University of North Alabama’s (UNA) summer study abroad experience in Scotland demonstrates that regional universities can create meaningful international public history experiences for their students. Co-led by public historians from UNA and archaeologists from Historic Environment Scotland (HES), the program gives students a rare opportunity to work directly with international heritage institutions, applying classroom skills to research, interpretation, and community engagement. Read More

Repairing National Register nominations: educational institutions and the National Register process

28 July 2020 – Michelle McClellan, Carolyn Barske Crawford and Leah Glaser

National Register of Historic Places, historic preservation, working group, 2019 annual meeting

Authors’ Note: This is the third of three posts resulting from discussions of our 2019 NCPH annual meeting working group on improving existing National Register nominations. (The first post highlighted technical matters and the second discussed underrepresented communities and the integrity criterion.) Read More

A Greener Conference in the Peach State

10 March 2020 – Philip Levy, Carolyn Barske Crawford and Alena Pirok

advocacy, environment, sustainability, NCPH, working group, 2020 annual meeting

Editors’ Note: This is the second of two posts by leaders of the National Council on Public History (NCPH)’s Committee on Environmental Sustainability. You can get involved by attending the Green Meetings Working Group session on Saturday, March 21, at the annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Read More

How can we reduce conferences’ carbon footprints?

27 February 2020 – Philip Levy, Alena Pirok and Carolyn Barske Crawford

advocacy, environment, sustainability, working group, 2020 annual meeting

Editors’ Note: This is one of two posts by leaders of the National Council on Public History (NCPH)’s Committee on Environmental Sustainability. You can get involved by attending the Green Meetings Working Group Session on Saturday, March 21, at the annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Read More