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14 August 2018 – Mary Rizzo
I was a nineteen-year-old intern at a nonprofit organization working on educational programs. My direct supervisor was a man in his 30s. We shared an office, which meant it was hard to avoid his flirtatious comments, like when he asked me to “try out some mattresses with him.” Read More
31 July 2018 – Cathy Gudis
community history, sense of place, environment, NCPH, performance, heritage tourism, NCPH Board Member Posts, projects, advocacy
Editor’s note: This post continues a series featuring contributions from members of the NCPH Board of Directors.
Lately I’ve been performing my public history. Several times this spring I’ve donned a business suit and silk blouse, straightened my blonde(ish) hair, and adopted the cheerful demeanor of a corporate publicist. Read More
24 July 2018 – Dan Ott, Rachel Boyle and Stella Ress
2018 annual meeting, NCPH, working group, new professionals, Capitalism, advocacy, conference, social justice, ethics, entrepreneurialism, collaboration, economics, sustainability, profession, consultants, employment, funding
“So, how do we solve the problems of capitalism?” Read More
18 May 2018 – Cathy Stanton
Editor’s note: this is the second in a series of pieces by recipients of NCPH’s 2018 best in public history awards.
On learning that I would be receiving an award for “extraordinary service” to the National Council on Public History, my initial response was to point out that the projects I’ve been involved in have always been group efforts by staff and many other NCPH members. Read More
09 May 2018 – G. Samantha Rosenthal 2
methods, NCPH 2018 Awards, sense of place, collaboration, NCPH, The Public Historian, gender/sexuality, oral history
Editor’s note: this is the first in a series of pieces by recipients of NCPH’s 2018 best in public history awards.
On the final morning of a five-day visit to Roanoke, Virginia, my New Yorker friend turned to me and said “Roanoke made me queer again.” Read More
07 May 2018 – Anne Mitchell Whisnant 2
Our encounter in the hotel lobby on the final day of the Las Vegas NCPH conference was brief—one of those “darn, we missed each other!” moments of a busy event filled with valued but too-rarely seen colleagues. Pulling his suitcase, Aidan was heading for the airport after two weeks of conferencing—probably as exhausted as he looked. Read More
09 March 2018 – Denise Meringolo
As the number of public history programs continues to grow, public history educators compete for students, grants, and partners. We flood cultural organizations with interns and redundant projects. Budgetary uncertainty forces educators working in state systems to make competing claims of primacy and excellence, pitting our programs against one another. Read More
02 March 2018 – Shae Cox 8
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of pieces focused on Las Vegas and its regional identity which will be posted before and during the NCPH Annual Meeting in Las Vegas in April.
On a cool, quiet morning in late April, we turned off the highway and up the winding dirt road to a green field nestled against the mountains. Read More
24 January 2018 – Tim Grove
Recently I ended a trip to Canada a bit jealous that Canadians have figured out how to give history a national spotlight, something that has proven more elusive in the United States. While we do find ways to award excellence in history, they are not concentrated and diverse and on such a national stage. Read More
08 December 2017 – Jean-Pierre Morin
Over the course of the last year, NCPH has been undertaking a bit of soul searching. As a growing organization seeking to remain relevant to its membership while continuing to promote the field of public history, NCPH needs to be guided with a clear understanding of the needs of members and chart out a way forward. Read More