15 October 2013 – Will Walker 7
I was editing a student’s master’s thesis and came across a note stating that she could not access two key images because they were only available on the Websites of the United States Geological Survey and the United States Department of Agriculture. Read More
11 October 2013 – Kate Preissler
09 October 2013 – Heather Huyck 5
I didn’t expect this shut down to bring back the 1995 shut down so vividly; that lock out was almost twenty years ago! But talking with friends and colleagues, I hear the same deep sense of unworthiness, of uncertainty, of being sent like a naughty child to my room but with all the work still piling up—and the deadlines remaining fixed. Read More
09 October 2013 – editors
ANNCT: Chicago-area teacher and genealogist announces Kickstarter campaign being launched to fund a television documentary based on submitted family history stories.
AWARD: Blue and Gray Education Society Excellence in Public History Award for an outstanding public history project completed and made available to the public in 2012 or 2013 that enhances public awareness and understanding of the Civil War era, including the events leading to the war and its direct consequences. Read More
08 October 2013 – Adina Langer
One week left to take the Consultants survey! The survey will remain up through October 15, 2013.
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. Read More
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