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
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
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
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
I am a historian from Wisconsin, spending a semester teaching in Pécs (pronounced paych), Hungary as part of the Fulbright program. Hungarians publicly remember the past in so many places and in so many different ways that I frequently feel a kind of happy, historical sensory overload. Read More
Leadership in Public History.Send your recommendations for NCPH president, board, and nominating committee positions.
Majestic Monterey: history, culture, and scenic wonders… The National Trust for Historic Preservation provides this look at the city that will host the NCPH’s 2014 Annual Meeting. Read More
ANNCT: On the BBC Radio’s “The Essay” – Life in Fragments: Stories from the Cairo Genizah, airing May 27-31 and available as podcast Website and iplayer
CFP:2013 International Congress on Digital Heritage, Oct. 27-Nov. 1, 2013, Marseille, France
DEADLINE: June 23, 2013
Editor’s note: This post continues the series of conference city reviews published byThe Public Historian in the Public History Commons
Horaceville: Pinhey’s Point Historic Site, April 20, 2013. NCPH Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario. The Pinhey’s Point Foundation. Tour leader: Bruce Elliott. Read More
For the first time, the Public Historian’s annual museum and exhibit reviews from the NCPH conference city are appearing here at the Public History Commons rather than in the print journal. This follows on the heels of our inaugural online publication of several conference city exhibit reviews in advance of the conference. Read More
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