Public Historians and the Pandemic: A Countywide Response to COVID-19
ALAN NEWELL, MISSOULA DOWNTOWN FOUNDATION
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Data/Information Management
- Labor and Economy
- Public Engagement
ABSTRACT
In late March, at the suggestion of a County Commissioner in Missoula, Montana, public and private citizens and historians from Missoula City and County government, the University of Montana, Missoula downtown organizations and county historical museums formed a group to collect the community’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
Locating Stories: Encouraging Historical Narrative.
robert kibbee, the history center in tompkins county
Proposal Type
Demonstration/Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Data/Information Management
- Place
- Public Engagement
Abstract
Emerging tools and technologies are fueling new projects that collect local historical data about individuals and display the information in spatial context. Read More
Digital Public History Lab
megan smeznik, college of wooster and ncph digital media group
Proposal Type
Workshop
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Data/Information Management
- Digital
- Teaching and Training
Abstract
The NCPH Digital Media Group is organizing the second annual Digital Public History Lab – a workshop that provides opportunities for collaborative learning and professional networking around digital resources, skills, and strategies for public historians and professionals working in adjacent fields (e.g. Read More