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26 September 2013 – Adina Langer
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
23 September 2013 – Joan Zenzen 4
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
12 July 2013 – Bruce Harvey 6
We’ve all no doubt heard the line thrown back at us: “If you preservationists don’t want this building torn down, then why aren’t you putting your own money into it? How dare you tell a private owner that he can’t tear it down?” Read More
26 June 2013 – Morgen Young 3
As a full-time consulting historian, it is difficult to carve out time for my own research interests. Michael Adamson has discussed this challenge in this space.
In graduate school, I studied Farm Security Administration documentary photography. Upon starting my business, I found little time to continue my research–until a year ago. 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
03 May 2013 – Adina Langer 1
Happy spring, all you consultants out in cyberspace! Monday, May 6th, will bring you our seventh monthly Consultants’ Corner Tweetchat. The chat will be held at 4:00 p.m. EST and the topic will be “international perspectives in historical consulting.” We hope you can join us, and we especially welcome consultants from nations outside the United States. Read More
25 April 2013 – Michael Adamson 1
The weekend of 12-14 of April, I took the opportunity to attend the Organization of American Historians meeting San Francisco—a mere 35-mile BART ride from my home—to see how visible public history was on the program one year after the OAH and NCPH held a joint meeting in Milwaukee. Read More
31 March 2013 – Adina Langer
Tomorrow may be April Fool’s Day, but don’t be fooled into forgetting about about the monthly Consultants’ TweetChat! April 1, 2013, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time will mark our sixth monthly NCPH Consultants TweetChat. This month, the topic is the Ottawa conference. Read More
03 March 2013 – Adina Langer 1
Welcome to the month of March. Depending on where you live, spring may still be a few weeks away, but it’s a great time for a consultants’ TweetChat. Tomorrow, Monday, March 4, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (please note the new time!)
02 February 2013 – Adina Langer 1
Happy Groundhog Day, consulting historians and all followers of History@Work! Monday, February 4, at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time will mark our fourth monthly NCPH Consultants TweetChat. This month, we will talk about what inspires us and how we keep in touch with a larger public history and consulting community. Read More