Preservation or Demolition? It All Depends…
Michael binder, Air Force Declassification Office
Proposal Type
Open to discussion; perhaps Point-Counterpoint?
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Government Historians
- Material Culture
- Preservation
Abstract
Whether a historic building gets preserved or demolished often rests on the historic context on which its significance is evaluated. Read More
3D Scanning and Printing – New Technologies of Repair and Reconstruction
Rebecca Perry, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Proposal Type
Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
Related Topics
- Digital
- Preservation
Abstract
Digital 3D scanning and 3D printing are two of the digital technologies that are entering the museum as tools for capturing and reconstructing individual physical artifacts – or even capturing entire physical locations and creating digital models. Read More
On Archiving Rubble
Leen katrib, princeton university
Proposal Type
Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Archives
- Material Culture
- Preservation
Abstract
In 1903, Alois Riegl distinguished between ruins & rubble through the recognition of an original form. He defines rubble as a formless pile that reveals no trace of the original creation, thereby no longer conveying age-value. Read More
Repairing National Register nominations: The Struggles and Challenges of Maintaining Accurate Documentation in a Changing World
jENNIFER bETSWORTH, New York State Historic Preservation Office
Proposal Type
Working Group
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Consulting
- Government Historians
- Preservation
Abstract
National Register nominations are often foundational documents in a community’s effort to preserve important sites or neighborhoods. Read More
Historical Precedents for Public History Overseas: The Power of Exporting History-Making Models
Joana Arruda, Independent Historian
Proposal Type
Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
Related Topics
- Government Historians
- Preservation
Abstract
This panel will explore past and present examples of American cultural institutions that collaborated internationally in public historical contexts. In the post-World War II period, several governmental and nongovernmental organizations such as UNESCO, ICOMOS, and the National Park Service Division of International Affairs were formed to work together on the newly constructed idea of World Heritage and offered technical assistance overseas. Read More
Distinguishing “historic” from just plain “old”
Michael Binder, Technical Advisor, Air Force Declassification Office
Proposal Type
Open for discussion/debate
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Government Historians
- Material Culture
- Preservation
Abstract
Government historians cannot save everything, be it historical documents or an old building, but they are often called upon to separate the historic “wheat” from the just plain old “chaff.” Read More
Saving Underrepresented Voices: Failures & Successes of Diversity in Oral History
Matthew Coody, Executive Director, New York Preservation Archive Project
Proposal Type
Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Inclusion
- Oral History
- Preservation
Abstract
We propose a panel discussion that explores the failures and successes of initiatives working to document underrepresented voices across America today. Read More
New Directions for National Register Nominations
Steve Mark, Historian, National Park Service
Proposal Type
Workshop
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Government Historians
- Material Culture
- Preservation
Abstract
The National Register of Historic Places has served as the linchpin of cultural resources management in the Federal Government since the National Historic Preservation Act was passed by Congress in 1966. Read More
Public History and Hansen’s disease-related memories
Viviane Borges, Doutora, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Proposal Type
Panel
Seeking
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Archives
- Material Culture
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Oral History
- Preservation
Abstract
The project proposes two lines of action. The first focused on the identification and enrollment of objects related to the leprosarium history and the second on patients commitment to creating the memorial. Read More
Public vs. Private: Practical Applications of Public History in a Rural, Libertarian State
Jim Bertolini, Historian, Nevada State Historic Preservation Office
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Place
- Preservation
Abstract
Ranching is an endemic part of Nevada’s history that symbolizes both the culture of the region and its political controversies, from the Sagebrush Rebellion to Bunkerville. Read More