Usage as Authenticity at House Museums and Historic Sites
Ted Maust, M.A. Student, Temple University
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Material Culture
- Museums/Exhibits
- Preservation
Abstract
The Chamounix Mansion in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA, has been a youth hostel since 1964. In 1967, the women’s committee undertook the project of decorating much of the ground floor in period furnishings. Read More
Crossing the Line: Facilitating Digital Access to Primary Sources
Marie Pellissier, Graduate Student, Loyola University Chicago
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Digital
- Inclusion
Abstract
The first British edition of Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense offers a fascinating look into the British reaction to the American Revolution and a reminder of the global consequences of the American Revolution. Read More
Streamlining and Automating Metadata Creation for Digital Projects
Jane Davis, Vice President of Access and Digital Services, Linda Hall Library
Proposal Type
Workshop
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Archives
- Digital
- Science and Tech
Abstract
This hands-on workshop will demonstrate free or under-utilized tools to automate or streamline metadata creation for digital projects. Read More
Visualizing Recovery from Cruel Pasts – using creative arts to relieve the pain
Julia Wells, Head, Isikhumbuzo Applied History Unit, Rhodes University
Proposal Type
Experiential
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Inclusion
- Memory
- Place
Abstract
While painful events in the past cannot be changed, how we feel about them can. Our team demonstrates how the story of an unsung hero from the early days of colonial conquest in South Africa can inspire and uplift audiences. Read More
Death and Display, Bodies and Boundaries
Katie Stringer Clary, Public History Instructor
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Material Culture
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
Abstract
This roundtable explores the ethics, public reactions, and responsibilities of pubic historians in the display and exhibition of human remains. Read More
Relitigating Civil Rights: Social Justice, Public History, and the Law
Erin Devlin, Assistant Professor, University of Mary Washington
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Consulting
- Memory
Abstract
A celebratory public history of the civil rights movement– which casts racial injustice as a relic of the past– has been deployed in federal courts to rollback oversight of school desegregation, voter registration, and to legitimize police brutality and mass incarceration. Read More
Making the Inaccessible Accessible
Jamie Melissa Wilms, Director of Education, Molly Brown House Museum
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Museums/Exhibits
- Place
Abstract
The Molly Brown House Museum in Denver, CO is currently striving to make it’s 120+ year old home accessible to all. Read More
Sanctuary Communities: Answering to a Higher Law
Anne Salsich, Associate Archivist, Oberlin College Archives
Proposal Type
Pecha Kucha
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Archives
- Digital
- Inclusion
Abstract
In 2017, local and state entities have declared themselves sanctuary communities for immigrants that are targets of the Trump administration’s inherently divisive policy to remove or bar non-citizens from the U.S. Read More
Gender in Public History: Using Public History to tell Untold or Forgotten Stories
Sara Sanders, Student Member
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Inclusion
- Memory
- Theory
Abstract
In 1956 20,000 women of all races gathered in Pretoria to demand that Pass Laws not be extended to women. Read More
Public History for Undergraduates: Local history, preservation, and hands-on learning
Donna Donald, Assistant Professor, Liberty University
Proposal Type
- Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Preservation
- Teaching
Abstract
To share successes and failures in the process of launching our first public history offerings, a few introductory classes for undergraduates. Read More