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Finding new value in Hartford’s voter registration records

12 March 2019 – Nancy Finlay

race, conference, gender/sexuality, Immigration, 2019 annual meeting, elections, Hartford series 2019, community history, archives

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

“Voting in Shelby County”: a curator’s perspective

04 March 2019 – Sarah A. McDonald 2

government, politics, race, gender/sexuality, local, public engagement, community history, museums

The Shelby County Historical Society and Museum (SCHSM) is a small organization situated in rural western Iowa. For over fifty years, the SCHSM has stood as a point of pride for community members. Founded by local citizens eager to collect and preserve the history of Shelby County, the museum’s collection consists mainly of items, ranging from household objects to antique cars, related to life in rural Iowa. Read More

The making of James Madison’s Montpelier’s “The Mere Distinction of Colour” Q&A: Part 6

01 March 2019 – editors

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

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 5

22 February 2019 – editors

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

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

15 February 2019 – editors

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

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

08 February 2019 – editors

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

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

01 February 2019 – editors

TPH 40.4, collaboration, MDOC Q&A, museums, Montpelier, scholarship, 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 1

25 January 2019 – editors

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

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

Project Showcase: (In)Visible Princeton

08 January 2019 – Abby Klionsky

campus, social justice, digital history, religion, sense of place, race, gender, ethnicity

As an institution older than the nation itself, Princeton University and its history often reflect social and political trends of the broader United States, as well as its patterns of exclusion and erasure. A new digital project, called (In)Visible Princeton, is one step toward confronting some of these historical injustices and helping Princeton reconcile the values of its past with the ones it embodies today. Read More

Highlights of History@Work in 2018

04 January 2019 – editors

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

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

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