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You Don't Get A Tour; Come Back Next June, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

A friend of mine and former supervisor said something to me the other day. I deeply respect him; he taught me the very basics of interpretation. But his words shocked me. I still don't know exactly how to process them.

He said something like, "I saw you leading a tour on Friday with three visitors. It takes something to go out there when you know you're only going to get so few people. I respect you for it; I couldn't do it." [excerpt]

Leander "Preacher" Alston

African American Funeral Programs

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Effie Rebecca Williams Burns

African American Funeral Programs

Ellie_Rebecca_Williams_Burns.pdf - Funeral program for Effie Rebecca Williams Burns. Service held on September 8, 2012 in Register, Georgia

William "Red" G. Johnson, Sr.

African American Funeral Programs

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Mr. Jerome (Coot) Weaver

African American Funeral Programs

Mr_Jerome--Coot--Weaver.pdf - Funeral program for Jerome Weaver

Alma Mercer Donaldson

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Leroy "Pete" Byrd

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Nina Bell Johnson

African American Funeral Programs

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Book Review: The Neoliberal Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, Late Capitalism, And The Remaking Of New Orleans, J. Mark Souther

History Faculty Publications

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Facts, Damned Lies And Statistics: A 55 Year Stumbling Block, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

I have to admit something: when it comes to interpretation, I'm making this all up as I go along. I don't have some magical cache of best practices stored up, waiting to deposit them week after week in posts here on the blog. Most of what I know about interpretation I've stumbled upon, either in the thoughts of others shamelessly stolen and added to my toolbox or as rough experiments based on my so-called common sense. [excerpt]

Mr. Robert E. Atkins

African American Funeral Programs

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Chantris Jenell Gattis

African American Funeral Programs

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Deacon Marshall D. Mikell

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral Program for Deacon Marshall D. Mikell on Aug. 25, 2012 at Miller Grove Baptist Church

James "Jp" Perkins

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

The King Of Rock, Roll N' Interpretation, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

Last week was "Elvis Week" in Memphis. I don't know that because I follow Elvis. In fact, I really can't stand Elvis Presley's music. About as far as I can go down that road is listening to "Suspicious Minds," every so often. Nothing else really speaks to me. [excerpt]

Hilda Hagins

African American Funeral Programs

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"...Our Hearts Tell Us There Is Something Else Out There.": Prowling The Halls Of The Mib, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

In the basement corridor of the Main Interior Building in Washington, D.C. is the most beautiful painting I've even seen. I've gotten the chance on a couple of occasions, while visiting the Department of the Interior Headquarters for meetings and whatnot for work to wander down outside of the cafeteria to see the mural. It is pure beauty, mostly forgotten and ignored by the folks who work in that building everyday. I get these weird looks while I stand in awe of the massive canvas, like I shouldn't stop and stare. I don't care. I take pictures. I gawk. My …

Sally Dukes Bailey

African American Funeral Programs

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William Charles "Butch" Wallace

African American Funeral Programs

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Thinking Fourth Dimensionally: How Battlefields Become Deloreans, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

I have written before of my intense love for Back to the Future III. Part of the reason that film resonates with my movie-going soul is my abiding love of the 19th century. Part of me wishes I could hop into a Stainless-Steel Delorian and visit the past for a short stint. I'm pretty sure I'm too much of a pansy to last very long in the world of latrines and muddy water, but I'd love to see the past for even just one fleeting moment. [excerpt]

Verlie G. Bethea

African American Funeral Programs

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Clarence Von Bostick

African American Funeral Programs

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Joshua Glen Howard

African American Funeral Programs

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Katie V. Pendergrass Moffett

African American Funeral Programs

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"Round Eye" At The Wall: The Power Of What We Call Things, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

I went on a battlefield tour this weekend with Garry Adelman. It was an amazing experience, as any tour with Garry is, because he delves into how we conceptualize landscapes just as much as what happened on those landscapes 150 years ago. My mind was churning the entire time. Of anyone, both those who work for those places and those who just generally love those places, Garry (and his partner in crime Tim Smith) is tops on the list of most effective living time machines. Like always, Garry got me thinking on 15 different levels, and I'd wager that the …

Hazel R. Mccollum

African American Funeral Programs

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0797: The Woman's Club Of Huntington, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

The Woman’s Club of Huntington Collection includes materials from the early 1900s to the 2020s that document the club’s civic, cultural, and social work. The collection contains meeting minutes, club officer reports, financial records, membership lists, and correspondence. It also includes materials related to the club’s departments, events, and projects, such as newsletters, programs, and scrapbooks.

Records from the General Federation of Women’s Clubs and the West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs are included, along with documents about the club’s property and the sale of its clubhouse. Photographs, plaques, awards, and memorabilia show the club’s long history of community involvement. …

Berdie Mae Wiggins

African American Funeral Programs

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Fifty Shades Of Blue And Grey: Civil War Torture Porn?, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

Over the past few days I've been thinking about violence. We are a culture of violence. We idolize blind rage and violence, we normalize it and worship it....

We, as a collective American culture, promote violence, normalize it as the proper reaction to any given problem and outright encourage it. [excerpt]

Ms. Lula Mae Canty

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.