07 October 2013 – RASI 2012 2
Read Part I of this series here.
On the second day of the Reading Artifacts Summer Institute (RASI), we received the artifact accession files. Although our physical examination of the stove had proven effective, artifacts need some help to speak. Read More
03 October 2013 – Mary Rizzo 7
preservation, sense of place, scholarship, profession, The Public Historian, National Historic Preservation Act, NCPH Board Member Posts
In the nomination form for the US National Register of Historic Places, one of the main criteria excludes “structures, sites and objects achieving historical importance within the past 50 years.” Using this criterion, if the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, which authorized the National Register, were a building, it would only become eligible for inclusion in 2016. Read More
02 October 2013 – editors
ANNCT: On BackStory Radio, a recent radio episode covers the history of farming in America, while two upcoming shows will feature the role of Christopher Columbus in American history and a history of political factions and in-fighting (sound familiar?)
AWARD: Society for American Archaeology invites nominations for the Award for Excellence in Public Education, which recognizes excellence in the sharing of archaeological information with the public. Read More
30 September 2013 – Cathy Stanton
Beginning tomorrow, the weekly Public History News Update (PHNU) emails from the National Council on Public History will be sent only to NCPH members. So if you’re a non-member who has found these regular messages a handy source of public history information, now is a good time to think about joining NCPH. Read More
26 September 2013 – Adina Langer
Calling all consulting historians/historical consultants:
The National Council on Public History Consultants Committee is seeking responses to a survey that will help the committee determine how best to serve the consultant community. If you are a historical consultant or considering a career in consulting, please take a few moments to fill out the survey. Read More
24 September 2013 – editors
CFP: “The Place of Pennsylvania,” annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Historical Association, Nov. 6-8, 2014, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Panel presentations and student poster presentations are invited.
DEADLINE: Feb. 3, 2014
CFP: Collective volume on “Life Writing and Politics of Memory in Eastern Europe”
CFP: The Future of Holocaust Testimonies III, An International Conference and Workshop, March 25-27, 2014, Akko, Israel
DEADLINE: Oct. Read More
23 September 2013 – Joan Zenzen 4
I spent two weeks in July immersing myself in the life and feel of northern Minnesota, all in service of an administrative history I am writing of Voyageurs National Park. I consider such experiential learning as another primary source that I can call upon when writing. Read More
19 September 2013 – RASI 2012 2
In August 2012, a group of 26 doctoral students and museum professionals from different disciplines and multiple countries gathered at the Canada Science and Technology Museum (CSTM) in Ottawa, Canada, for the fourth annual Reading Artifacts Summer Institute (RASI). The one-week program, guided by staff and volunteers from the museum with guest scholar Dr. Read More
17 September 2013 – editors
CFP: “Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts” – American Assn. for State and Local History annual meeting, Sept. 17-20, 2014, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
DEADLINE: Nov. 15, 2013
CFP: “Archive/Image. New Archival Epistemes in the Digital Landscape,” March 7-8, 2014, Open Society Archives, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
DEADLINE: Dec. Read More
16 September 2013 – Will Walker 1
One of the biggest challenges public history educators face is managing community partnerships. Such partnerships offer rich learning experiences for both undergraduate and graduate students, but they often entail numerous complications, which may lead some students and instructors to seek to avoid them altogether. Read More