Nuclear Weapons in Our Midst — A Cold War Revolution

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  • Seeking Specific Expertise
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  • Place
  • Preservation
  • Public Engagement
ABSTRACT

During the Cold War, 49 of the 50 states hosted nuclear weapons, often located very close to the citizens they were designed to protect. Read More

The New England Road to Revolution and Civil War: Revelations from Local Black Public History Projects

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  • Leadership
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  • Public Engagement
ABSTRACT

Many New Englanders still consider slavery to have been simply part of the faraway agricultural South. However, multiple pillars of the northern economy, from rum distilleries and textile factories to trade, rested on the foundation of slavery. Read More

Contested Heritage in the Era of Trumpism 2.0

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  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Place
  • Preservation
  • Reflections on the Field
  • Social Justice
ABSTRACT

We invite scholars, practitioners, and community members to join a session exploring the politics of memory and public history amid escalating culture wars, censorship, and reactionary policymaking. Read More

From Regulation to Relevance: Historic Preservation in a Changing Public Sphere

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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
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  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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  • Memory
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Place
  • Preservation
  • Reflections on the Field
ABSTRACT

With the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act in 1966, the field of historic preservation was codified and formalized. Read More

Organize the Stacks! Researching Union Action at New York Public Library

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  • Advocacy
  • Labor and Organizing
  • Place
ABSTRACT

Staff at New York Public Library first gained union benefits in 1917. Today, Local 1930 is part of public employee union DC37, serving 88 branches and three research libraries. Read More

Revolution in Preservation: Community Voices and BIPOC Heritage Sites

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  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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  • Oral History
  • Place
  • Public Engagement
  • Social Justice
ABSTRACT

Las Barracas, a WWII-era barracks turned Latinx farmworker housing in Boulder County, Colorado, highlights the urgent need to preserve BIPOC heritage sites. Read More

After the Revolution: Preservation, Heritage, and Public Memory

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  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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  • Material Culture
  • Place
  • Preservation
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I would like to present on issues of ownership, stewardship, use, and interpretation that surfaced surrounding the San Carlos of Key West between the years 1960-1996. Read More

Public History and Public Archaeology in West Africa: Best Practices, Challenges, and Community Narratives from the Field

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Roundtable

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  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
  • Material Culture
  • Place
  • Public Engagement
ABSTRACT

The roundtable brings together researchers, community members, and other heritage practitioners working in and/or originating from West Africa to discuss how public history and public archaeology methodologies can be uniquely applied, adjusted, and implemented in the West African context. Read More