COVID-19 and the urgency to capture its history
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Consulting
- Government Historians
- Oral History
RELATED TOPICS
I will present a paper on my consulting work in 2021-22 with a military retirement home in Washington, DC. The home wanted to capture its immediate history of fighting (their words) COVID-19. Read More
Go the Distance: Methods and Approaches to Nominations for the National Register
PROPOSAL TYPE
Workshop
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Consulting
- Government Historians
- Preservation
ABSTRACT
This workshop is aimed at both the beginner and mid-career public historian who wish to improve their understanding of nominations and their basic mechanics. Read More
The Holocaust and Genocide: Proving Atrocities
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Government Historians
- Memory
- Oral History
ABSTRACT
I would like to present on the historical urgency faced during and immediately after atrocities are committed, by focusing on the Holocaust specifically and other recent genocides more generally. Read More
Urgency to Preserve Collective Memory in National Parks
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Government Historians
- Memory
- Oral History
ABSTRACT
The diverse history of the National Parks is widely unappreciated due to the lack of documentation of primary sources. Over the course of the history of the National Parks, there have been integral stories from all different backgrounds and experiences that were not and have not been documented. Read More
“The Future of the Society is Hidden:” Whiteness, Commemoration, the Daughters of Utah Pioneers
PROPOSAL TYPE
Orphan Paper in need of a wider group
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Government Historians
- Material Culture
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Place
- Reflections on the Field
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
This paper will address to founding of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) using their recently-opened museum archives. Read More
Public History for the Public, by the Public: An Exploration of Government-funded Public History Programs
Brandi Burns, Boise City Dept. of Arts and History
PROPOSAL TYPE
Collaborative Conversation
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Advocacy
- Government Historians
- Public Engagement
ABSTRACT
Government historians form a fascinating sphere of the public history field. Read More
Infrastructure: Historical Impacts and Possibilities
ANNE SALSICH, OBERLIN college
PROPOSAL TYPE
Pecha Kucha
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Environment
- Government Historians
- Labor and Economy
- Place
- Preservation
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
This collaborative session would bring multiple cultural perspectives to bear on infrastructure inequality and opportunity. Read More
Putting Stories “Back on the Map”: Digital Mapping at the National Park Service
megan woods, national parks of boston
Proposal Type
Traditional Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Digital
- Government Historians
- Place
Abstract
Rooted in place-based learning and engagement, the National Park Service seeks to foster visitors’ connection to their site, whether a historic structure or a natural resource. Read More
Making the Private Public: Using Genealogical Research to Inform Museum Work
MEGAN CHURCHWELL, PUGET SOUND NAVY MUSEUM
Proposal Type
Traditional Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Government Historians
- Museums/Exhibits
Abstract
Exploring the overlap between genealogical research and public history practice, Curator Megan Churchwell will present several case studies of genealogical research performed in a museum setting, with uses including: To inform museum exhibits incorporating Sailors’ stories; To research previously undocumented museum artifact collection; To tell a more engaging story utilizing artifacts from a Sailor’s life
Description
Exploring the overlap between genealogical research and public history practice, Curator Megan Churchwell will present several case studies of genealogical research performed in a museum setting, with uses including:
- To inform museum exhibits incorporating Sailors’ stories
- To research undocumented museum artifact collections
- To tell a more engaging story utilizing artifacts from a Sailor’s life
My goals for the session include discussing how to conduct genealogical research, when is it appropriate to conduct this kind of research in a museum setting, and some thoughts regarding privacy concerns. Read More
9/11 and the New-York Historical Society Docent
RONALD BROWN, TOURO COLLEGE
Proposal Type
Traditional Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Government Historians
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
Abstract
Events following 9/11 unfolded with earth shattering speed. The New-York Historical Society immediately organized an ongoing 9/11 exhibit. Read More