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sense of place

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

25 January 2019 – editors

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

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

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

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

A different “birthright”: Exploring immigrant history in the birthplace of “America’s Immigrant Problem”

01 January 2019 – Andrew Lang 2

sense of place, politics, race, Immigration, social justice, community history

In recent years, the debate over immigration and migration to the United States has been especially pronounced, with calls to end “invasions” of “illegal immigrants” from Latin America, build a border wall, institute a “Muslim travel ban,” refuse refugees seeking asylum, and rescind birthright citizenship. Read More

Project Showcase: Revisiting the dawn of the atomic age

16 November 2018 – Ray Smith 1

sense of place, museums, government, project showcase

Inside the City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, you’ll find the just-opened American Museum of Science and Energy (AMSE). Part of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, the museum examines the sites, people, events, science, and engineering of the dawn of the atomic age. Read More

Touring with Empire Logistics Group

31 July 2018 – Cathy Gudis

sense of place, environment, NCPH, performance, heritage tourism, NCPH Board Member Posts, projects, advocacy, community history

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

A new way to be with one another

26 June 2018 – Kimber Heinz

conference, incarceration, advocacy, social justice, community history, NCPH 2018 Awards, memory, sense of place, collaboration, politics, race

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of pieces by recipients of NCPH’s 2018 best in public history awards.

From this year’s annual conference, one thing seems clear: as public historians, we want our work to make a difference. Read More

Campus history as public history: Interpreting slavery through historical walking tours

20 June 2018 – Kristin O’Brassill-Kulfan

campus, community history, sense of place, collaboration, education, graduate students, slavery, projects, working group, methods

Can campus history be public history? NCPH members and others, both inside and outside of the academy, have been grappling with this question for years, considering the often-fraught town/gown and faculty/administration relationships many of our colleagues face. The ways that we answer this question have changed significantly over the last decade, however, as dozens of colleges and universities have endeavored to reckon with the reality of their histories, many in response to institutional connections to slavery. Read More

Scratch the surface and women’s history is everywhere in Las Vegas

14 May 2018 – Joanne Goodwin

education, conference, gender/sexuality, 2018 annual meeting, Las Vegas Series 2018, community history, sense of place, environment

Editor’s note: This is the final post in a series of pieces focused on Las Vegas and its regional identity which were posted before and during the NCPH Annual Meeting in Las Vegas in April.

The casino and entertainment industries in Las Vegas have used women’s bodies to sell the city since the 1950s. Read More

Roanoke made me queer again

09 May 2018 – G. Samantha Rosenthal 2

oral history, methods, NCPH 2018 Awards, sense of place, collaboration, NCPH, The Public Historian, gender/sexuality

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

How a Pennsylvania gal fell in love with Nevada

30 March 2018 – Deirdre Clemente

2018 annual meeting, Las Vegas Series 2018, community history, sense of place, environment, profession, employment, conference

Editor’s note: This is the fourth 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.

I grew up scouring the grasses around the Juniata River for arrowheads and I hunted down second-hand fur coats in every rusty, steel town in western Pennsylvania. Read More

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