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Food, Fuel And Fodder: Civil War Carbon Footprints, John M. Rudy
Food, Fuel And Fodder: Civil War Carbon Footprints, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
Thursday morning finds me presenting to a group of fellow NPS folks on the possibilities of the interpretive futures. So I've dragged out some older, weirder interpretive dreaming from a few years back. It's something I worked up for my friend and boss David Larsen to prove that topics like Climate Change can be discussed from any perspective and in any context. But this sort of dreaming can't stay locked in drawers, left on the backs of envelopes and stuffed away in digital filing cabinets back at work. So here's a peek at what I'm presenting. It's a way of …
Her Meaning, My Meaning, Our Meanings, John M. Rudy
Her Meaning, My Meaning, Our Meanings, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
One of the most special places in the world to me is that random collection of marble and skyscraper steel at the end of the National Mall known as the Lincoln Memorial. I've had so many amazing experiences there. They're small experiences, but they're amazing. Seeing America, us, walk through those columns and up at that man.[excerpt]
War Against Slavery Without A Black Soldier In Sight?, John M. Rudy
War Against Slavery Without A Black Soldier In Sight?, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
I've been lying to people. OK, not exactly lying, just not telling the whole truth. One of my favorite lines to use when I worked in Washington at the Lincoln Cottage was that the, "most important part of the Emancipation Proclamation came near the end, where it says that black men, the former slaves, can serve in the army and navy, that they can fight for their very own freedom." [excerpt]
Out Of Sorts: Finding The Passion Behind The Article, John M. Rudy
Out Of Sorts: Finding The Passion Behind The Article, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
The individual letters used to layout and print a newspaper in the 19th century were called sorts. Each letter was a sort. But the individual sorts that make up the words don't always give you the full story behind an article. They often aren't quite enough. [excerpt]
Old, Worn Bibles: What Did She Feel?, John M. Rudy
Old, Worn Bibles: What Did She Feel?, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
A simple photo for today, taken back in September standing in the Dunker Church. A visitor, giddy and laughing, gets so close to the Dunker Bible standing inside of the footprint of the Dunker Church on the eve of the anniversary of battle. Why? What is it that made her so happy? [excerpt]
Sunrise With Lincoln And Meanings With Chuck, John M. Rudy
Sunrise With Lincoln And Meanings With Chuck, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
I walked 150 years on Monday. I walked across a great chasm of history. Physically, I walked from the Arlington Cemetery Metro Station across Memorial Bridge, then continued down the National Mall to 4th Street, where I witnessed one of the most peculiar regularly scheduled celebrations that Americans observe: the Inauguration of the President. But along the way, I met the past alive on the landscape. I watched the sky turn from murky black into hopeful, bright pink and orange sitting alongside the savior of the nation. Lincoln and I watched as the early light of sunrise silhouetted the brightly-lit …
On Larsen: Friends, Philosophers And Historians, John M. Rudy
On Larsen: Friends, Philosophers And Historians, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
It's been a melancholic week for me. My boss Katie's blog post on Tuesday set my mind spinning back to a friend we lost two years ago. When the Civil War Institute noticed some video footage of Larsen that's on YouTube, it only cemented those thoughts into my mind. The video started racing around the blagosphere, and the thoughts percolated. And the words used to describe Dave were daggers to my heart: "National Park Service historian." [excerpt]
Bells On Bobtail Ring: A Cold Day In Hell, John M. Rudy
Bells On Bobtail Ring: A Cold Day In Hell, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
"Snow and sleighing," are, a correspondent in the Franklin Repository opined in January of 1864, "delightful words to the young, and foolish, and careless." Still, the elder correspondent was keen to, "thank time! we have outgrown such follies." [excerpt]
25425 & 20500: Zip Codes For A Revolution, John M. Rudy
25425 & 20500: Zip Codes For A Revolution, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
I put on my coat and headed out the door today around lunchtime. My excuse was to grab a sandwich to munch on at my desk, but I was really hunting something very different. The Post Office is right along High Street down the block from work and Tuesday was the first day they've been open this year. [excerpt]