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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 and foster dialogue on its future. Read More
I do not know how many of the learned people who follow this forum know that 40 years ago today the United States government—and to point political fingers at political figures: President Richard Nixon, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, and CIA Director Richard Helms—actively and illegally supported a bloody military coup that overthrew the democratically elected government in Chile. Read More
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