Public Historians and the Pandemic: A Countywide Response to COVID-19

ALAN NEWELL, MISSOULA DOWNTOWN FOUNDATION

PROPOSAL TYPE

Traditional Panel

SEEKING

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
  • Data/Information Management
  • Labor and Economy
  • Public Engagement
ABSTRACT

In late March, at the suggestion of a County Commissioner in Missoula, Montana, public and private citizens and historians from Missoula City and County government, the University of Montana, Missoula downtown organizations and county historical museums formed a group to collect the community’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

“Nevertheless, She Persisted”: Preserving Local Women’s History in the Wake of the 19th Amendment Centennial

brandi burns, boise city department of arts & history

PROPOSAL TYPE

Working Group

SEEKING

  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
  • Advocacy
  • Place
  • Preservation
ABSTRACT

As one of many individuals across the country that worked on the 2020 suffrage commemoration, I would like to propose convening a working group to discuss efforts to continue bringing stories of women to the forefront in our local communities. 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

Does the NHPA Need to be Fixed?

MICHAEL BINDER, AIR FORCE DECLASSIFICATION OFFICE

Proposal Type

Point-Counterpoint

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Advocacy
  • Material Culture
  • Preservation
Abstract

The demolition of federally affiliated historic properties without any mitigation — and the resultant loss of more of our history — continues despite the existence of the National Historic Preservation Act.  Read More

Writing a New Chapter: Sharing, Promoting, and Solidifying Marginalized Histories

HAYLEY JOHNSON, LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

Proposal Type

Traditional Panel

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Archives
  • Public Engagement
  • Social Justice
Abstract

Uncovering the histories of marginalized groups that have been forgotten within the larger historical narrative is hard but rewarding work. Read More

Locating Stories: Encouraging Historical Narrative.

robert kibbee, the history center in tompkins county

Proposal Type

Demonstration/Panel

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Data/Information Management
  • Place
  • Public Engagement
Abstract

Emerging tools and technologies are fueling new projects that collect local historical data about individuals and display the information in spatial context. Read More

Digital Public History Lab

megan smeznik, college of wooster and ncph digital media group

Proposal Type

Workshop

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Data/Information Management
  • Digital
  • Teaching and Training
Abstract

The NCPH Digital Media Group is organizing the second annual Digital Public History Lab – a workshop that provides opportunities for collaborative learning and professional networking around digital resources, skills, and strategies for public historians and professionals working in adjacent fields (e.g. Read More

Oral History & COVID-19: What We’ve Learned about the Field, Our Practice, and Ourselves

Troy Reeves, University of Wisconsin-Madison Oral History Program

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Oral History
  • Public Engagement
  • Reflections on the Field
Abstract

This roundtable will allow the participants (& the audience) to discuss how the global pandemic has affected the field of oral history and our professional lives. Read More

Documentary Editing as Public History

KATIE HATTON, PAPERS OF MARTIN VAN BUREN, CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY

Proposal Type

Traditional Panel

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Archives
  • Digital
  • Documentary Editing
Abstract

This panel examines the benefits and shortcomings of using documentary editing as a tool for public history. Read More

Preserving the Stories While Transforming the Building: Overcoming Challenges in Adaptive Reuse

KATHLEEN CONTI, HHM & ASSOCIATES

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
Related Topics
  • Consulting
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Preservation
Abstract

In bringing together practitioners, academics, and community members, this roundtable will grapple with the challenges and successes of adaptive reuse, especially focusing on historic sites embodying under-told stories. Read More