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The making of James Madison’s Montpelier’s “The Mere Distinction of Colour” Q&A: Part 4

15 February 2019 – editors

Montpelier, race, The Public Historian, slavery, methods, public engagement, community history, sense of place, collaboration, TPH 40.4, museums, MDOC Q&A, scholarship

Editor’s Note: Want to know more about what it takes to develop an award-winning exhibition about the lives of enslaved people at a founding father’s historic site? We did, too! In this series, we will learn more about what went into the new permanent exhibition The Mere Distinction of Colour (MDOC) at James Madison’s Montpelier (JMM) in Virginia. Read More

The making of James Madison’s Montpelier’s “The Mere Distinction of Colour” Q&A: Part 3

08 February 2019 – editors

collaboration, TPH 40.4, museums, MDOC Q&A, scholarship, Montpelier, race, The Public Historian, slavery, methods, public engagement, community history, sense of place

The making of James Madison’s Montpelier’s “The Mere Distinction of Colour” Q&A: Part 2

01 February 2019 – editors

public engagement, community history, sense of place, TPH 40.4, collaboration, MDOC Q&A, museums, Montpelier, scholarship, race, The Public Historian, slavery, methods

The making of James Madison’s Montpelier’s “The Mere Distinction of Colour” Q&A: Part 1

25 January 2019 – editors

The Public Historian, slavery, methods, public engagement, community history, sense of place, TPH 40.4, collaboration, MDOC Q&A, museums, Montpelier, scholarship, race

Editor’s Note: Want to know more about what it takes to develop an award-winning exhibition about the lives of enslaved people at a founding father’s historic site? We did, too! In this series, we will learn more about what went into the new permanent exhibition “The Mere Distinction of Colour” (MDOC) at James Madison’s Montpelier (JMM) in Virginia. Read More

Highlights of History@Work in 2018

04 January 2019 – editors

scholarship, trends, profession, race, conference, gender/sexuality, review, public history, digital media, methods, digital history

2018 has drawn to a close, and the History@Work editors would be remiss if we deprived our readers of that beloved tradition: the year-end redux. We want to give you a sense of the most widely read, discussed, shared, and impactful posts of the year, but we find ourselves faced with the perennial problem of digital analysis: how do we assess impact? Read More

Learning from Our Mistakes When Teaching Public History

24 December 2018 – Evan Faulkenbury

teaching, methods, education, profession, professional opportunities

Most days, my Introduction to Public History classes go well, but this one was a complete bust. I wanted to introduce my class of 30 undergraduate students to the world of American Civil War reenactment and to discuss its implications for public history. Read More

Multitasking as a historical consultant

08 November 2018 – Scott Miltenberger 1

methods, profession, consultants

I woke up with a start, before 5 a.m. just a few days ago, gripped with fear.

I had missed my deadline.

More than a month ago, I had committed to writing for History@Work but I wasn’t quite sure what topic to tackle. Read More

War Stories, History Harvests, and how we learned to adapt on the fly

06 November 2018 – Christine Lamberson and Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai

methods, public engagement, community history, digital history, memory

War Stories is an NEH grant-funded project that preserves the experiences of West Texas U.S. military veterans and their family members by digitizing documents and objects as well as conducting oral history interviews. Housed in the Angelo State University history department, the project is a collaboration between faculty, students, and community members. Read More

Teaching the digital self

13 September 2018 – Kristen Baldwin Deathridge 1

education, training, NCPH Board Member Posts, digital media, methods, digital history, media, entrepreneurialism

“Don’t include images because they slow everything down too much.” “Use tables and frames to organize your website.” “Visual interface is more important than content.” “Flash will save the internet.” “No one wants to read or watch videos on their tiny little phone.” Read More

Introducing Nicole Belolan

10 September 2018 – Nicole Belolan

Ask a Practitioner, methods, digital history, accessibility, collaboration, education, employment, NCPH

Editors’ Note: We are excited to introduce Nicole Belolan, the newest member of the NCPH, TPH, History@Work, and MARCH team to our readers. Please enjoy the opportunity to learn more about her through this interview conducted by the NCPH staff. Read More

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