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"Forever Free": It's Deja Vu All Over Again, John M. Rudy
"Forever Free": It's Deja Vu All Over Again, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
A friend and colleague has a great quip she uses when planning Civil War interpretation in the DC area. "Why," she asks, "would a black single mother with two daughters come to this event? What's here for her?" [excerpt]
Meet Mr. Everyman: Everyone His Own Interpreter, Jacob Dinkelaker
Meet Mr. Everyman: Everyone His Own Interpreter, Jacob Dinkelaker
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
In 1931, Carl Becker, president of the American Historical Association, the largest professional organization of historians, gave a speech in which he tried to distill history to its very essence. In that address, “Everyman His Own Historian,” Becker declared that history reduced to its lowest terms was the “memory of things said and done.” Using that simple definition, Becker argued that everyone, no matter whether they had professional training or expertise, was in some way, at some point in time, an historian. Everyone at some time in their lives did as a historian does – asks a question about the …
Episode 61: The One With The Cannons, John M. Rudy
Episode 61: The One With The Cannons, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
This past weekend, I found myself in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians and the National Council on Public History. Sessions abounded on both the Civil War and interpretation, as well as any other American historical topic you could imagine. The OAH debuted their new Imperiled Promise report on NPS history practices (which Jake commented on last week). Kevin Levin participated with other Civil War folks on a Civil War Working Group discussing the course of the 150th and beyond. [excerpt]
Imperiled Promise: The State Of History In The Nps, Jacob Dinkelaker
Imperiled Promise: The State Of History In The Nps, Jacob Dinkelaker
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
Imperiled Promise: The State of History in the National Park Service, a joint report between the NPS and the OAH was released a couple of weeks ago. Since then, it has been mentioned on Twitter, other blogs, on the OAH's website, and it figures to be the topic of much discussion when the NCPH and OAH meet up in Milwaukee this weekend for their annual conference. I've read the report several times now, and I have been mulling over it for some weeks. I felt now would be a proper to time to throw a couple of my reactions …
Sit Down And Cry: Why Our Favorite Joke Is Demeaning, John M. Rudy
Sit Down And Cry: Why Our Favorite Joke Is Demeaning, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
A family of visitors walks up to the information desk and smiles at the interpreter. "We have 15 minutes," the father says, "What should we do?"
The interpreter replies with a curt smile: "Sit down and cry." [excerpt]