Author Archive

John R. Legg

College on the Move Q&A: A living and public history trip through the Southeast

23 March 2021 – John R. Legg

sense of place, National Park Service, American Civil War, teaching, plantation, methods, community history

Editor’s Note: How can students get valuable study abroad experience at home? John R. Legg, an Affiliate Editor with History@Work and PhD student at George Mason University, interviews Dr. Niels Eichhorn about a public history-oriented domestic study trip that introduced students to American Revolution, Civil War, and Civil Rights-era historical sites around the Southeast. Read More

Ride or Die: the “Oregon Trail Live” Q&A

19 November 2020 – John R. Legg

Indigenous People, methods, American Indians, public engagement, decolonization, media, games, memory, sense of place, Q&A, politics, pioneers, LGBTQ history

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

A romantic union? Thoughts on plantation weddings from a photographer/historian

24 February 2020 – John R. Legg 1

preservation, memory, sense of place, race, ethics

It was a hot, scalding day in Georgia, and I was traveling to a large plantation southwest of town to photograph a wedding. When I arrived at the former plantation, there was a long driveway which led to the Big House—a prominent white structure at the center of the property. Read More