The American Revolution in the Archives and the Classroom: The Impact of Research Agendas on the Teaching of the American Revolution

guy chet, university of north texas

PROPOSAL TYPE
  • Roundtable

SEEKING

  • General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Public Engagement
  • Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT

The panel examines how scholarly research shapes public understanding of the American Revolution. The dominant geographic framework educators use to explain the Revolution is eastern (Atlantic). Read More

Discussing Citizenship in Public History

ERIC HUNG, Music of Asian America Research Center

PROPOSAL TYPE

Working Group

SEEKING
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Public Engagement
  • Social Justice
ABSTRACT

I am interested in creating a working group or panel on how to discuss citizenship in museum/archives exhibits and historic sites.  Read More

Difficult Histories

David strittmatter, ohio northern university

Proposal Type

Traditional Panel

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
Related Topics
  • Memory
  • Museums
  • Oral History
Abstract

The Kent State shooting is perhaps the most defining episode of the Vietnam War era that occurred on American soil. Narratives surrounding the tragedy understandably focus on the student protesters. Read More

Interpretive Planning as a Tool for Change

KATE AITCHISON, HALEY SHARPE DESIGN

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Preservation
  • Reflections on the Field
Abstract

A round table discussion focused on the opportunities and limitations of interpretation and interpretive planning as tools to facilitate community engagement and prompt institutional and community change. Read More

Suffrage at 100: Reflecting

KATHERINE KITTERMAN, BETTER DAYS 2020

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Advocacy
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Public Engagement
Abstract

This roundtable will include public historians at suffrage centennial organizations in Utah, Washington, and other states TBD on their work to commemorate the 19th Amendment in 2020. Read More

Undergraduate Internships: Adding A Dose of the Theoretical while Instructing in the Practical

HOLLY CROFT, GEORGIA COLLEGE

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Archives
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Teaching and Training
Abstract

In Fall 2019, four undergraduate history majors on the public history track will be placed in an internship course in Special Collections to digitize photographs from a local community, add what metadata is known to the photographs, and then place these digital photos in online galleries. Read More

Mobile Technology and Public History

DANIEL MILOWSKI, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Proposal Type

Traditional Panel

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Data/Information Management
  • Digital
  • Museums/Exhibits
Abstract

Public history projects born-digital or including a digital component often use a web site. Traditional methods for developing websites often assume user access through a larger screen device such as a desktop, laptop, or tablet. Read More

Sparking Change By Incorporating Music in Public History

ERIC HUNG, MUSIC OF ASIAN AMERICA RESEARCH CENTER

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Memory
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Place
  • Public Engagement
  • Reflections on the Field
  • Theory
Abstract

Music can help us heal, grow, form community, and open difficult conversations.  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

Interpreting the Historic Sites and Legal History of Slavery

WILLIAM KELLY, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Memory
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Preservation
  • Public Engagement
Abstract

This paper examines the sequence of events that led to Charlotte Dupuy, an enslaved woman, suing outgoing Secretary of State Henry Clay while living at Decatur House in Washington, D.C Read More