21 May 2014 – editors
ANNCT: “The World Wars” on HISTORY presents World Wars I and II as linked events in three-part series airing May 26, 27, and 28 at 9 p.m. eastern time
CFP: “Nigeria : 100 Years After the Amalgamation,” Historical Society of Nigeria – Sept. Read More
21 May 2014 – Philip Johnson 4
Guantanamo Public Memory Project, projects, community history, memory, sense of place, archives, politics
Editor’s Note: This piece continues a series of posts related to the Guantánamo Public Memory Project, a collaboration of public history programs across the country to raise awareness of the long history of the US naval base at Guantánamo Bay (GTMO) and foster dialogue on its future. Read More
19 May 2014 – editors
The Israel State Archives in Jerusalem is Israel’s national archives. It holds the records of the state of Israel, founded in 1948, and some material from Turkish and Mandatory Palestine. Most of the documents in the Israel archives are from government bodies, but the repository also has a rich collection of private archives, maps, postage stamps, photographs and other audio-visual material. Read More
16 May 2014 – Adina Langer 2
methods, public engagement, interpretation, education, consultants, training, National History Day, volunteerism
What do exhibits about Marie Antoinette’s fashion and Ayatollah Khomeini’s political action, and websites about the invention of the toilet and the dissemination of the Pentagon Papers have in common? They are all student entries in the National History Day competition that I’ve had the opportunity to review as a judge over the past seven years. Read More
14 May 2014 – editors
ANNCT: Ruth Richardson will give a talk on saving a Victorian workhouse from demolition with some help from Charles Dickens – May 31, 2014, London, U.K.
ANNCT: Coming up on BackStory – petroleum, health food, and the history of corporate power. Read More
14 May 2014 – Eric Zimmer 1
Continued from Part 1.
Originally built in 1927, a small, unassuming Sinclair filling station on the edge of Main Street bespoke the pragmatic style of small rural industrial towns and stood as a monument to Deadwood’s mid-twentieth century history. It also survived a devastating fire that nearly destroyed the town in 1959. Read More
12 May 2014 – Sonya Michel 2
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On May 7, the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill authorizing the creation of a commission to explore the feasibility of establishing a women’s history museum on the National Mall. Yet many women’s historians and museum professionals are not celebrating. Read More
09 May 2014 – Michael Adamson 1
The Consulting Alliances Working Group formed last fall to explore collaboration as a means by which independent consulting historians might do work that otherwise would not be available to them. After writing, posting (on this blog), and commenting on individual case statements, the group gathered in March in Monterey, California, at the annual meeting of the National Council on Public History (NCPH) to continue their consideration of the extent to which consulting historians may be missing opportunities to join colleagues in competing for projects that are likely beyond their reach as individuals. Read More
07 May 2014 – Eric Zimmer 3
Twenty-five years ago, the state of South Dakota legalized commercial gaming within the boundaries of Deadwood, a small mining town nestled high in the Black Hills. Ever since, everyone from tourists and gamblers to film crews and rock stars have flooded its streets.
06 May 2014 – editors
CFP: “Why Does it Happen? Complicity and Resistance to Genocide in World History” – Oct. 10-11, 2014, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
DEADLINE: June 16, 2014
CFP: “Roots/Heritage Tourism in Africa and the African Diaspora: Case Studies for a Comparative Approach” – Feb. Read More