19 June 2013 – Peter Alter
Every fall I teach a course at the Chicago History Museum (CHM) for DePaul University students interested in museums and public history. Students become immersed in museum functions through behind the scenes tours and guest speakers from our staff. The students’ capstone experience includes group projects focused on CHM’s media, primarily researching, interviewing, and writing for posts to the Museum’s blog. Read More
17 June 2013 – Liz Ševčenko 13
“I sat there in my chair listening to the comment, ‘I don’t know much about Guantánamo,’ follow nearly each of my peers’ introductions, myself included,”
Marnie Macgregor, University of Minnesota
Marnie was joining over 100 other students from around the country in a national experiment in public history and public dialogue. Read More
14 June 2013 – Robert Weyeneth 1
The first Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places turned 90 this month. He is well-known professionally and personally among those who worked on behalf of historic preservation in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. William J. Murtagh is equally well-known to today’s generation of preservation teachers and students. Read More
13 June 2013 – Jennifer Dickey
Editor’s note: This post continues the series of conference city reviews published by The Public Historian in the Public History Commons
The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum, April 20, 2013. NCPH Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, Henriette Riegel, Executive Director. Tour Leader: Captain Michael Braham. Read More
11 June 2013 – Kate Preissler
In my last post, I talked about some of the trainings and conceptual frameworks that help me to measure the impact of my programs at the Trustees of Reservations. I wanted to expand on the idea of measuring success and highlight some of the tools I have used for various programs and organizations that I have worked with. Read More
10 June 2013 – Adina Langer 1
Canadian Agriculture Museum, methods, museums, conference, The Public Historian, conference city review
Editor’s note: This post continues the series of conference city reviews published by The Public Historian in the Public History Commons
The Ultimate Field Trip! April 20, 2013. NCPH Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Created by: Canada Agriculture Museum. Tour Leader: Franz Klingender, Curator of Agriculture at the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation. Read More
07 June 2013 – Leah Glaser 5
Public historians have long engaged with environmental topics and environmental historians to explore the long-term material effects of the decisions, actions, and conceptions of people in the past. As we move toward the 2014 NCPH conference, with its theme of “Sustainable Public History,” this is a good moment to take stock of some of those disciplinary conversations and to think about how to move them forward in a time of accelerating environmental challenges and crises. Read More
05 June 2013 – Jill Dolan 3
Editor’s note: This post continues the series of conference city reviews published byThe Public Historian in the Public History Commons
The Haunted Walk, April 17, 2013. NCPH Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Created by Haunted Walks, Inc.; Glen Shackleton, Founder; Denis Lamoureux, Guide. Read More
03 June 2013 – Marty Wilson 1
preservation, conference, The Public Historian, NCPH conference 2013, conference city review, Parks Canada
Editor’s note: This post continues the series of conference city reviews published by The Public Historian in the Public History Commons
Rideau Canal Tour, April 20, 2013,. NCPH Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Creators: Parks Canada. Tour leaders: JUAN SANCHEZ and BILL WYLIE. Read More
02 June 2013 – Adina Langer 1
It’s graduation season, also known as commencement. What better time to commence reflecting on the roles we want to play as historical consultants! Tomorrow, Monday, June 3rd, will bring you our eighth monthly Consultants’ Corner Tweetchat. The chat will be held at 4:00 p.m. Read More