Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Public History Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

21,843 Full-Text Articles 2,638 Authors 4,240,678 Downloads 182 Institutions

All Articles in Public History

Faceted Search

21,843 full-text articles. Page 285 of 362.

Once More Unto The Breach: 2015 Pohanka Interns Engage Public History, Kevin P. Lavery 2015 Gettysburg College

Once More Unto The Breach: 2015 Pohanka Interns Engage Public History, Kevin P. Lavery

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

Every summer, we feature posts on the blog that provide a behind-the-scenes view of what it’s like to practice history on the frontlines at some of the nation’s leading Civil War sites. Our contributors – Gettysburg College students doing summer internships under the auspices of CWI’s Brian C. Pohanka Internship Program – share their experiences giving tours, talking with visitors, and working with historical artifacts, educational programs, and archival collections. This summer, we’ve asked our Pohanka interns to reflect on an assortment of questions dealing with Civil War monuments and historical memory, broadening interpretation at Civil War battlefield sites, social …


Lula Beatrice Thomas, 2015 Georgia Southern University

Lula Beatrice Thomas

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Deacon Robert "Jaha" Wilbon Jr., 2015 Georgia Southern University

Deacon Robert "Jaha" Wilbon Jr.

African American Funeral Programs

Deacon_Robert--Jaha--Willbon_Jr.pdf - Funeral program for Deacon Robert "Jaha" Wilbon Jr.


Traces Volume 43, Number 2, Kentucky Library Research Collections 2015 Western Kentucky University

Traces Volume 43, Number 2, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Traces, the Southern Central Kentucky, Barren County Genealogical Newsletter

Traces, the South Central Kentucky Genealogical Society's quarterly newsletter, was first published in 1973. The Society changed its name in 2016 to the Barren County Historical Society. The publication features compiled genealogies, articles on local history, single-family studies and unpublished source materials related to this area.


Searching For Their Real Home: Dependent Black Children In Indianapolis, 1910-1940, John D. Ramsbottom 2015 Butler University

Searching For Their Real Home: Dependent Black Children In Indianapolis, 1910-1940, John D. Ramsbottom

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

Concerns about the future for young people, reflected in contemporary headlines, were equally prominent in Indianapolis a hundred years ago. Then, as now, children whose parents neglected or abandoned them posed a special problem. In the midst of rapid social change that seemed to threaten traditional family stability, a small corps of professionals and volunteers worked to provide a nurturing environment.


Old Leelanau County Jail Initial Conditions Assessment, Megan Blaha 2015 Eastern Michigan University

Old Leelanau County Jail Initial Conditions Assessment, Megan Blaha

Historic Preservation Final Projects

In the winter 2015 term, Eastern Michigan University’s Historic Preservation Program partnered with the Leelanau Historical Society to initiate the development of a Conditions Assessment for the historic former Leelanau County Jail, located on land where the county seat had stood prior to its move to Suttons Bay Township in 2008. The purpose of this joint effort was to continue the efforts already begun by the Historical Society to save the jail. Since interest in development of the property the jail currently resides on persists, it has become imperative to create an assessment so that if the jail needs to …


Rayfield Samuel, 2015 Georgia Southern University

Rayfield Samuel

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Mrs. Wanda Kay Williams-Walker, 2015 Georgia Southern University

Mrs. Wanda Kay Williams-Walker

African American Funeral Programs

Mrs_Wanda_Kay_Williams_Walker.pdf - Funeral program for Mrs. Wanda Willimas-Walker


Gloria Payne, 2015 Georgia Southern University

Gloria Payne

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Dr. Richard D. Hunter, Sr., 2015 Georgia Southern University

Dr. Richard D. Hunter, Sr.

African American Funeral Programs

Dr_Richard-D-_Hunter_Sr.pdf - Funeral program for Dr. Richard D. Hunter, Sr.


Vera Mae Childers, 2015 Georgia Southern University

Vera Mae Childers

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Annie Mae (Davis) Barlow, 2015 Georgia Southern University

Annie Mae (Davis) Barlow

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Joseph Bernard Mcclain, 2015 Georgia Southern University

Joseph Bernard Mcclain

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Perrie Lee Irvin Simon, 2015 Georgia Southern University

Perrie Lee Irvin Simon

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Waymon Lester Sr., 2015 Georgia Southern University

Waymon Lester Sr.

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


William Melvin, 2015 Georgia Southern University

William Melvin

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Ronald Meridy, 2015 Georgia Southern University

Ronald Meridy

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Alzada M. Hagins, 2015 Georgia Southern University

Alzada M. Hagins

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


June 2015, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center 2015 University of Southern Maine

June 2015, Temple Shalom Synagogue Center

Newsletter Archive

Contents: Maine Conference for Jewish Life; From the Rabbi; President's Message; Announcements; Book Group


Preserving, Interpreting, And Displaying Mental Health History: Establishing The Patton State Hospital Museum And Archive, Shannon Rene Long 2015 California State University - San Bernardino

Preserving, Interpreting, And Displaying Mental Health History: Establishing The Patton State Hospital Museum And Archive, Shannon Rene Long

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

There are few museums in the western half of the United States that provide an opportunity to educate the public about the history of mental health care. Recently, a mental health museum and archive of artifacts, photographs, and documents was established on the grounds of Patton State Hospital in Highland, California. The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the establishment of this museum and archive and to provide an account of the 125 year history of Patton State Hospital. Understanding the history of Patton provides an opportunity to understand the history of mental health care in the United …


Digital Commons powered by bepress