09 May 2019 – Holly A. Hartlerode 1
In a February blog post for History@Work, Kristin O’ Brassill-Kulfan asked public historians to think about the presentation of poverty in museum settings. That same month, the Wood County Historical Center (WCHC) in Bowling Green, Ohio opened a new exhibit titled For Comfort and Convenience: Public Charity in Ohio By Way of the Poor Farm. Read More
07 May 2019 – Tiya Miles 1
teaching, community engagement, TPH 40.3, training, African American history, race, Higher Education, The Public Historian, libraries, gender, Black museums series
Editors’ Note: This post is part of a History@Work series that complements The Public Historian, volume 40, number 3, which is about the history of the field of Black Museums.
There are multiple paths to the collaborations we value as historical interpreters and practitioners. Read More
01 May 2019 – editors
From around the field this week: Registration for inaugural Chesapeake Studies Conference closes at the end of the month; check out CAM’s free webinar on succession planning tomorrow; make sure to look through the latest offerings from Michigan State University Press Read More
25 April 2019 – Aimee E. Newell 3
suburbanization, oral history, programming, urban history, exhibitions, consumption, AASLH, small museums, historical societies
Editor’s Note: Our digital media editor Nicole Belolan primarily grew up in rural Pennsylvania, about a 45-minute drive from Wilkes-Barre. As a child, she remembers going frequently to the Wilkes-Barre mall since shopping was limited in her smaller community. When she read about the programming and exhibition at the Luzerne County Historical Society about Wilkes-Barre’s history as a shopping destination, she wanted to learn more. Read More
18 April 2019 – Josh Howard 2
public engagement, 2019 annual meeting, collaboration, African American history, education, NCPH 2019 Awards, consultants, race, labor, National Park Service, practice
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of reflective posts written by winners of awards given out at the NCPH 2019 annual meeting in Hartford, Connecticut. Josh Howard of Passel Historical Consulting received the individual “Excellence in Consulting” award. Read More
17 April 2019 – editors
From around the field this week: Apply for OAH’s award for a non-English article on American history; check out the NPS’ Q&A webinar if you are interested in learning more about the proposed changes to the National Register; early bird registration for AASLH’s latest in-person workshop ends this week Read More
16 April 2019 – Kathryn Brownell, Jennifer Hart, Marla Miller, and Jason Steinhauer
History Communication, Curriculum, digital media, NCPH Board Member Posts, Higher Education, Communication, Courses
Readers of History@Work may recall that four years ago in this space a group of historians introduced the concepts of “History Communication” and “History Communicators.” Inspired by the investments that the sciences made in science communication, the group theorized that investing in, and strengthening, media skills and communications strategies among historians might prove beneficial to the profession’s future. Read More
26 March 2019 – Suzanne Fischer 1
NCPH’s Advocacy Committee is charged with a dual mission: to respond to calls to take a stand on pressing issues of the day, and also to recommend proactive positions and actions to advance NCPH’s goals of advocating for public history and its practitioners. Read More
25 March 2019 – Katherine Hermes 5
digital, Indigenous People, sense of place, genealogy, community engagement, 2019 annual meeting, Native American, Hartford series 2019
Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of pieces focused on Hartford and its regional identity which will be posted before and during the NCPH annual meeting in Hartford, Connecticut in March.
In 1999, when I was a fairly new associate professor at Central Connecticut State University, the editor of Connecticut History, Professor Bob Asher at the University of Connecticut, asked me if I knew of any interesting documents that might help increase the appeal of the journal. Read More
22 March 2019 – dann j. Broyld and Chelsea E. Echevarria 1
community history, sense of place, collaboration, community engagement, 2019 annual meeting, Hartford series 2019, sports
Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of pieces focused on Hartford and its regional identity which will be posted before and during the NCPH annual meeting in Hartford, Connecticut in March.
Five years ago, the Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) public history program began a partnership with the Connecticut Historical Society (CHS) Museum & Library in Hartford to produce exhibits with its museum studies graduate classes. Read More