If all was normal in the world, I would have spent the better part of the last week in Atlanta attending the National Council on Public Conference, taking in local museums and historical sites, and learning more about the craft of public history from amazing professionals from across the country. Instead, we as a nationContinue reading “Planting Seeds in Unknown Soil – NCPH in the Time of COVID-19”
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Rediscovering a City through the Memories of Others
If you had to map your life in a city, how would you go about it? When I think about this question, I think of all the places in my city, St. Louis, that have impacted my life and the memories I associate with them. I think of the neighborhood I live in now, nextContinue reading “Rediscovering a City through the Memories of Others”
Social Media and Memory
Museum professionals and public historians are always looking to expand their audience. Social media, with its emphasis on connection, seems to promise institutions and researchers boundless opportunities to reach within their own community and beyond borders to share stories and invite people into the history-making process. However, there is no magic formula that guarantees engagementContinue reading “Social Media and Memory”
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