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The real and the true: on alternate history
History museums are in the business of helping people make meaning out of the past, often through historic objects. Stories and personal connections in history help people feel the emotional meanings… more →
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The real and the true: on alternate history
Suzanne Fischer wrote 19 hours ago: History museums are in the business of helping people make meaning out of the past, often through hi … more →
National Post: Create New Historic Sites
DaveV wrote 1 week ago: I was really planning on sitting tight on this blog until I start my new grad studies in September, … more →
Family History, Public History and Digital History. Oh my!
sehauser wrote 2 weeks ago: So earlier today I tweeted that I had talked to Jeff McClurken about an idea I have for an individua … more →
Bladensburg Public History Workshop
starspangledbannerblogger wrote 2 weeks ago: The Bladensburg Archeology Project people have just announce the second in a series of three Bladens … more →
Quick thoughts after THATCamp Day 1
mebrett wrote 2 weeks ago: Spent today having good conversations and listening to good conversations at THAT Camp. The twitter … more →
A President, A Church, and Trails West
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fascinatinghistorian wrote 2 months ago: A President A Church and Trails West: Competing Histories in Independence Missouri A President, A Ch … more →
activehistory.ca
Jim wrote 2 months ago: We have started a new website called activehistory.ca to help connect historians with the public, po … more →
Who watches the Watchmen? Maybe public historians should.
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mlynchhistory wrote 2 months ago: Sometimes public historians can find instructive lessons in unlikely places. Take Hollywood, for ex … more →
Work for NCPH
Suzanne Fischer wrote 2 months ago: NCPH is hiring a new Program Manager. Move to Indy, hub of the museum and public history world! JOB … more →
Generations, demographics
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Suzanne Fischer wrote 2 months ago: In the very last session at Museums and the Web last weekend, Darren Peacock gave a provocative pres … more →
A “wildly ambitious and ridiculously short” visit to Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown, New York
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jadecricket wrote 3 months ago: (I illustrate this piece with some photos, but a more detailed set of photographs and captions that … more →
Benvenuto...Bienvenito...Bonjour...WELCOME
royaltyblue7 wrote 3 months ago: WELCOME to my new Public History blog. This blog has been created in hopes to network with other Pu … more →
National Council for Public History 2009 Meeting
janvoogd wrote 3 months ago: A poster session at the 2009 annual meeting of the NCPH in Providence, RI, 2-5 April. What If You’r … more →
Digital Projects Showcase at NCPH
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Suzanne Fischer wrote 3 months ago: I’m going to post wrap-ups of my NCPH experience throughout the week, but here’s a morse … more →
Active History Round Table at the CHA
Jim wrote 3 months ago: We have organised a round table for this the CHA in Ottawa this Spring. The round table is schedule … more →
Off to Providence
Suzanne Fischer wrote 3 months ago: I’m heading off to Providence at the crack of dawn Friday for the NCPH conference. (I know th … more →
History and Policy in the UK
Jim wrote 3 months ago: I recently stumbled across a sheet of paper I picket up at a conference in London during the summer … more →
Material culture will surprise you
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Suzanne Fischer wrote 4 months ago: Material culture matters. You may have heard this amazing story about the graffito a 19th c watchma … more →
Learning to Write for Everyone
heathercgeorge wrote 4 months ago: Recently our class was asked to produce 400 word Op Eds and then evaluate them as a group. It was fu … more →
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