09 October 2019 – Tom Scheinfeldt
Editor’s Note: This post is part of a series that illustrates the role of the NCPH Endowment in supporting the work of the organization. To find out more about how the NCPH Endowment Fund supports the work of public historians and to make your gift, please visit: https://ncph.org/giving/endowment/ Read More
08 October 2019 – Mahala Ruddell
How do you cultivate trust in government institutions like a state archive while working in a place like Utah, populated by dispersed communities who, generally speaking, dislike top-down governance and place a high value on public access to records? Read More
02 October 2019 – NCPH Office
From around the field this week: SAA releases Documenting in Times of Crisis resource kit; applications open for The Robert Frederick Smith Applied Public History Fellowship; 2021 Call for Proposals for the OAH Annual meeting to open; and Museums Etc. to release new title. Read More
01 October 2019 – Liz Jones-Minsinger
2019 archives month series, Quakers, special collections, access, partnerships, archives, teaching, libraries
Editors’ Note: This is the first in a series of posts about the intersection of archives and public history that will be published throughout October, or Archives Month in the United States. This series is edited by National Council on Public History (NCPH) board member Krista McCracken, History@Work affiliate editor Kristin O’Brassill-Kulfan, and NCPH The Public Historian co-editor/Digital Media Editor Nicole Belolan. Read More
19 September 2019 – Allison Horrocks 1
cultural heritage, public programming, interpretation, authority, National Park Service, shared authority, public history, working group, 2019 annual meeting, historiography
For the 2019 National Council on Public History Annual Meeting in Hartford, Connecticut, I had the pleasure of coordinating the Interpreting Our Heritage in the 21st Century working group with public historian Nick Sacco. Our goal was to take a fresh look at Freeman Tilden’s foundational text, Interpreting Our Heritage (1957), and to consider whether it required “repair work,” which was the annual meeting’s theme. Read More
18 September 2019 – NCPH Office
From around the field this week: NARA seeks public discussion on new Digital Preservation Framework; ASEH offers research fellowship; the Texas Historical Commission to host collections webinar, and Rowman & Littlefield releases a variety of titles.
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17 September 2019 – Kirbie Sondreal
These past few months, I have had the pleasure of interning at the National Council on Public History (NCPH), largely working on research for the organization’s upcoming 40th anniversary in 2020. I’ve been helping to think through NCPH’s strategy for commemorating the anniversary, and also digging into the organization’s history. Read More
12 September 2019 – Nicole Belolan and Jessica Martucci
Editor’s note: this is the second in a two-part series based on a conversation between our Digital Media Editor, Nicole Belolan, and Jessica Martucci, a researcher at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
NB: How do you think this project defines or redefines disability, and who does the defining? Read More
11 September 2019 – Jim McGrath
digital media, methods, community history, digital history, media, sense of place, archives, collaboration
The medium of podcasting is two decades old, but this digital form of storytelling still seems full of untapped potential for public history practitioners. Sensing this opportunity, our professional organizations have created spaces for training, critique, and reflection on all things podcast-related. Read More
05 September 2019 – Nicole Belolan and Jessica Martucci
Editor’s note: this is the first in a two-part series based on a conversation between our Digital Media Editor, Nicole Belolan, and Jessica Martucci, a researcher at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Nicole Belolan: Before we delve into the Science and Disability project, tell us about the Science History Institute (including its recent name change) and your position. Read More