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Mr. Marvin Edward Wiggins, 2019 Georgia Southern University

Mr. Marvin Edward Wiggins

African American Funeral Programs

Mr_Marvin_Edward_Wiggins.pdf - Funeral program for Marvin Edward Wiggins


Carson Sapp, Sr., 2019 Georgia Southern University

Carson Sapp, Sr.

African American Funeral Programs

Carson_Sapp_Sr.pdf - Funeral program for Carson Sapp


Mrs. Essie Lee Byrd, 2019 Georgia Southern University

Mrs. Essie Lee Byrd

African American Funeral Programs

Mrs_Essie_Lee_Byrd.pdf - Funeral program for Mrs. Essie Lee Byrd


Deacon Edward Williams, 2019 Georgia Southern University

Deacon Edward Williams

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Decolonizing National Parks: A Conversation About Repatriation And Shared Authority, Stephanie Walrath 2019 Duquesne University

Decolonizing National Parks: A Conversation About Repatriation And Shared Authority, Stephanie Walrath

Graduate Student Research Symposium

This project explores how shared authority in national parks can be reassessed through the lens of administrative repatriation. The majority of NPS interpretations focus on conservation and naturalist education, perpetuate a mythology of “gifted land,” and have neglected cultural imprints as an integral element of the land’s history. The rich histories of the peoples that have occupied these lands over time provide an opportunity for the NPS that few museums possess: to present an American history that is deeply interwoven with the natural landscape and recall events back farther than any constructed museums can possibly venture. National parks have an …


Engaging Visitors With Conservation: The Key To Museum Sustainability, Megan Crutcher 2019 Duquesne University

Engaging Visitors With Conservation: The Key To Museum Sustainability, Megan Crutcher

Graduate Student Research Symposium

What is museum conservation and why does it matter? Increasingly, museum professionals are having to answer this question not only for themselves, but for the public as well. I argue that conservation’s definition is twofold, encompassing the actual work, as well as public engagement and presentation. First, conservation is the act of preserving and protecting cultural heritage to improve its structural integrity and historical significance. Second, conservation’s ultimate effectiveness lies in its ability to leave the public informed and passionate. Two of the best examples of these programs are the conservation of the Star Spangled Banner at the Smithsonian in …


Are We Diluting History?, Nicole Slaven 2019 Duquesne University

Are We Diluting History?, Nicole Slaven

Graduate Student Research Symposium

Historical markers are everywhere and therefore have the potential to transmit history to a wide range of audiences. But is the history they are promoting always “valid” history? Through this research project, I hope to show trends in the validity of historical markers, how time has had an effect on the historical significance of markers, and how they correlate to the median income of the areas where they are erected.

This research project will use the Ohio Historical Marker program for its case study. I will use a random sampling of 20-25% of the markers (approximately 300) and test them …


Johnny Ligon Sr., 2019 Georgia Southern University

Johnny Ligon Sr.

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Getting In Touch With The Civil War: An Interview With Jason Phillips, Ashley Whitehead Luskey 2019 Gettysburg College

Getting In Touch With The Civil War: An Interview With Jason Phillips, Ashley Whitehead Luskey

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

Today we are speaking with Jason Phillips, Eberly Family Professor of Civil War Studies at West Virginia University. He is the author of Looming Civil War: How Nineteenth-Century Americans Imagined the Future (Oxford University Press, 2018), Diehard Rebels: The Confederate Culture of Invincibility (University of Georgia Press, 2007), and the editor of Storytelling, History, and the Postmodern South (Louisiana State University Press, 2013). His current research explores the material culture of Civil War America. [excerpt]


Thelma L. Shaird-Middleton, 2019 Georgia Southern University

Thelma L. Shaird-Middleton

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral Program for Thelma L. Shaird-Middleton at McCall's Bronxwood Funeral Home on March 10, 2019


Willie Ben Bowers, 2019 Georgia Southern University

Willie Ben Bowers

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Mamie Kate Brookins Walker, 2019 Georgia Southern University

Mamie Kate Brookins Walker

African American Funeral Programs

Mamie_Kate_Brookins_Walker.pdf - Funeral program for Mamie Kate Brookins Walker


Mr. Carl Edward Mosley Sr., 2019 Georgia Southern University

Mr. Carl Edward Mosley Sr.

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral Program for Mr. Carl Edward Mosley Sr. on March 2, 2019 at Elm Street Church of God


Johnny Maurice Tremble, 2019 Georgia Southern University

Johnny Maurice Tremble

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Curtis Perkins, 2019 Georgia Southern University

Curtis Perkins

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Mr. Jaril Williams, 2019 Georgia Southern University

Mr. Jaril Williams

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral Program for Mr. Jaril Williams on March 2, 2019 at Union Springs Independent Methodist Church


March 2019, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center 2019 University of Southern Maine

March 2019, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center

Newsletter Archive

Contents: Purim Perogies; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Announcements; Book Group; Community Notices


Amjambo Africa! (March 2019), Kathreen Harrison 2019 University of Southern Maine

Amjambo Africa! (March 2019), Kathreen Harrison

Amjambo Africa!

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Interview With Michael Embry, Michael Embry 2019 Morehead State University

Interview With Michael Embry, Michael Embry

Morehead State Student Poll Archive

A written response to questions related to the anti-war movement at Morehead State University by one the editors of the Student Poll newsletter. The interview was conducted in March of 2019.


Brian Phillip Johnson-Outcalt, 2019 Georgia Southern University

Brian Phillip Johnson-Outcalt

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


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