Taking Public History to the Streets

David Dean, Professor and Co-Director Carleton Centre for Public History, Carleton University

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
Related Topics
  • Civic Engagement
  • Place
  • Preservation
Abstract

This roundtable considers how taking public history to the streets challenges boundaries and borders through multidisciplinary and multifaceted acts such as public art, performance, murals, installations etc. Read More

Salmon Design: Oregon’s Heritage Fish Hatcheries

Rodney Bohner, Graduate Student, University of Oregon

Proposal Type

Panel

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Material Culture
  • Place
  • Preservation
Abstract

In view of their significance in relation to Oregon’s commerce, conservation, recreation, in addition to the fact that many are already, or are nearing, 50 years of age, the need to evaluate fish hatcheries as historic resources has reached certain imperativeness. Read More

Usage as Authenticity at House Museums and Historic Sites

Ted Maust, M.A. Student, Temple University

Proposal Type

Panel

Seeking
  • 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

Public History for Undergraduates: Local history, preservation, and hands-on learning

Donna Donald, Assistant Professor, Liberty University

Proposal Type
  • Panel
Seeking
  • 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

Public History and Public Radio

Julie Rogers, Historian, NPR Research, Archives, & Data Strategy

Proposal Type

Roundtable

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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Oral History
  • Preservation
  • Archives
Abstract

Public radio is an important cultural institution, but the value of its archives and its role as a historic repository is often overlooked. Read More

Rethinking Revitalization: Intersection of Preservation and Gentrification

Denise Gallagher, Graduate Research Assistant, MTSU Center for Historic Preservation

Proposal Type

TBD, looking for feedback

Seeking
  • General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Civic Engagement
  • Preservation
  • Memory
Abstract

In my own research I am looking at how preservationists interpret the history of urban neighborhoods and how those methods overlook local communities. Read More

The Professional Historian and the Politics of Preservation

Joshua Pollarine, Research Historian, Historical Research Associates, Inc.

Proposal Type

Roundtable

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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
Related Topics
  • Civic Engagement
  • Preservation
Abstract

The participants in this roundtable will discuss their experiences as professional historians participating in public debates about historic preservation and the complications that can arise. Read More

Caught in the Middle: Public Historians, the Government, and the Public

Emily McEwen, Historic Resource Specialist, Orange County Parks

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Civic Engagement
  • Government historians
  • Preservation
Abstract

As public historians serving both the state and the public, we often feel “caught in the middle.” Read More

A Sense of Place

Doreen Uhas Sauer, Education Outreach Coordinator, Columbus Landmarks Foundation

Proposal Type

Pecha Kucha

Seeking
  • General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Civic Engagement
  • Preservation
  • Place
  • Teaching
Abstract

Historic Preservation, Public History and the Public School – What do school kids thinks about being in “the Middle.” Read More

The Middle or the Edge?: Sustaining and Transitioning Community Public History Projects

Rachel Boyle, PhD Candidate, Loyola University Chicago

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Civic Engagement
  • Oral History
  • Preservation
Abstract

This roundtable brings together public historians to explore ways to make community history projects sustainable and worthwhile for stakeholders while laying the groundwork for transitioning full leadership into the hands of the community. Read More