History Relevance Campaign | National Council on Public History

Contacts for HRC
Max van Balgooy
John Dichtl
John Durel
Kim Fortney
Janet Gallimore
Cathy Gorn
Conny Graft
Tim Grove
Kent Whitworth

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Meetings and Events

January 3, 2014
“A Continuing Conversation about Making History Relevant to All Americans,” Session at AHA Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

September 9, 2013
“History Matters! A Movement to Create A National Brand for History,” Session at AASLH Annual Meeting, Birmingham, AL

September 8, 2013
“A National Branding Strategy for History,” CEO Forum at AASLH Annual Meeting, Birmingham, AL

June 9, 2013
Focus Groups at National History Day, College Park, MD

May 19, 2013
National Branding Strategy Meeting at American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD

April 19, 2013
“National Branding Strategy Meeting,” at NCPH Annual Meeting, Ottawa, ON

History is crucially important to our future because it builds….

Critical Thinking Skills

National History Day Works: National Program Evaluation
Employer Priorities for College Learning and Student Success
National Council for History Education’s History’s Habits of Mind

Civic Engagement

American Historical Association’s, “Why Study History? (1998),” by Peter N. Stearns
“Historical Thinking and Civic Engagement–Selective Bibliography,” by Max A. van Balgooy

Leadership

Identity

“’Do You Know…’The Power of Family History in Adolescent Identity and Well-being”
American Historical Association’s, “Why Study History? (1998),” by Peter N. Stearns

Legacy

Miscellaneous Articles and Reports

“Relevance of History Discussed at AHA Session” by Max van Balgooy
What is the “History Relevance Campaign”? by Tim Grove
“Passionate Histories: ‘Outsider’ History-Makers and What They Teach Us,” by Benjamin Filene

Discussion

1 comment

Josh Shorter says:

January 28, 2015 at 1:35 pm

My name is Josh Shorter and I graduated Texas A&M University ~College Station with a degree in History. Unlike what many people thought, I did not get this degree to teach, I got it because I genuinely love History. I love knowing the background stories of many industries in Texas such as construction, oil, and city movements. I now am in the construction industry but still strive to enhance my knowledge of History. If there is anything I can do to assist in spreading the awareness of keeping History in schools here in the Dallas/Fort Worth area please let me know!

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