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13 June 2019 – Dean Herrin
tours, 2019 annual meeting, Hartford series 2019, Indigenous People, American Indians, maritime history
During the annual meeting of the National Council for Public History in Hartford in March, I had the good fortune to be on the tour of the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, and of Mystic Seaport, both in eastern Connecticut about an hour’s drive from Hartford. Read More
30 May 2019 – Joan Zenzen
National Park Service, NCPH Board Member Posts, 2019 annual meeting, Hartford series 2019, gun violence, hackathon, plenary
Editors’ Note: This post is one of two that will highlight reflections on events at the March 2019 National Council on Public History annual meeting.
I felt honored and humbled. Here I sat with a few hundred fellow public historians in a historic church listening to community members share their hopes about how a new national park might collaborate with their neighborhoods and help make a positive difference to life in Hartford, Connecticut. Read More
25 March 2019 – Katherine Hermes 5
sense of place, genealogy, community engagement, 2019 annual meeting, Native American, Hartford series 2019, digital, Indigenous People
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
20 March 2019 – Kristina Oschmann 4
community history, sense of place, race, slavery, Immigration, American Civil War, 2019 annual meeting, Hartford series 2019, American Revolution
Editor’s note: This is the third 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.
Growing up in eastern Connecticut, my thoughts of Hartford were a mix of positives and negatives. Read More
18 March 2019 – Rebecca Furer
memory, sense of place, international, consultants, gender/sexuality, 2019 annual meeting, Hartford series 2019
Editor’s note: This is the second 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.
My bicycle rattles and bounces over the cobblestones in my neighborhood, and I take a quick glance behind me to make sure none of the groceries have fallen out of the basket. Read More
12 March 2019 – Nancy Finlay
community history, archives, race, conference, gender/sexuality, Immigration, 2019 annual meeting, elections, Hartford series 2019
Editor’s note: This is the first 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.
The Hartford History Center at the Hartford Public Library houses some remarkable records pertaining to Connecticut’s capital. Read More