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A period room for all seasons: Action Comics #1 in the DAR Museum | National Council on Public History
The goal of the education department at the Daughters of the American Revolution Museum is to diversify conversations in the period rooms beyond craft and collecting to include more American history and culture. In that pursuit, we added an additional interpretive layer to the Indiana Period Room with objects of distinct cultural and popular culture […]
Editor's Corner: Philanthropy and public history | National Council on Public History
Editors’ Note: We publish the editor’s introduction to the May 2024 issue of The Public Historian here. The entire issue is available online to National Council on Public History members and to others with subscription access. How can material objects help us better understand the complex, contested, and sometimes contradictory history of philanthropy? This question guides our special issue, “Material […]
Long Range Plan: Stewardship | National Council on Public History
Over the past few weeks, members of the committee have shared posts exploring four of the new plan’s five pillars: Community, Advocacy, Diversity, and Practice. This post looks at the final pillar, Stewardship and Sustainability, which ties the other four together and works to make NCPH a more resilient organization.
Beyond descendant outreach: authentic engagement through increased accessibility in the Kith + Kin project | National Council on Public History
The past decade has seen big shifts in the interpretation of slavery and enslaved people. Descendant engagement has become a standard of practice at places like Montpelier, the Whitney Plantation, and the University of Virginia. Other institutions, like Duke University and Clemson University, have established archival collections centered on documenting enslaved people. Organizations, like the […]
Around the Field April 24, 2024 | National Council on Public History
From Around the Field this week: The Organization and NCPH host our joint virtual conference; the National Park Service hosts a webinar; the American Association for State and Local History announces a new book series ANNOUNCEMENTS The American Association for State and Local History provide email templates to contact your senator for America 250 funding in a […]
Long Range Plan: Advocacy | National Council on Public History
In recent years the advocacy committee and NCPH leadership have responded to calls from the membership to expand the organization’s advocacy. Examples of this include both taking actions, like changes to the jobs board, and responding publicly to current events. With the new Long Range Plan (LRP), we recognized that our notion of advocacy needed to further evolve.
Long Range Plan: Practice | National Council on Public History
“Practice,” is one of the five pillars of the NCPH’s Long Range Plan. This pillar consists of creating tangible resources and new programming that will better equip the organization to support the needs of the Public History practitioners who are putting history to work in the world.
Long Range Plan: Diversity | National Council on Public History
A key focus of the NCPH’s Long Range Plan (LRP) will be to continue the organization’s commitment toward creating an inclusive and diverse organization. We commit towards reshaping the power structures of the field of public history in order to increase career access and equity for marginalized participants in the field. %
Long Range Plan: Community | National Council on Public History
The Community Pillar of the new Long Range Plan (LRP) calls upon NCPH to develop, engage, and connect a public history community. In reviewing feedback from both members and nonmembers, two central themes stood out: a desire for more programming beyond the Annual Meeting and opportunities for mentoring. Though the Annual Meeting remains a critical […]
Around the Field April 3, 2024 | National Council on Public History
From Around the Field this week: NCPH hosts our joint conference with the Utah Historical Society; the Oral History Association accepts applications for a research fund; the Learning Disabilities Association of America hosts a history webinar ANNOUNCEMENTS During NCPH’s 2024 annual meeting in Salt Lake City join WWII camp survivors on an one-day visit to Topaz, […]
Long Range Plan: Overview | National Council on Public History
In June 2023, the NCPH Board approved a new Long Range Plan for 2023-2028. This new plan is the product of several years of work from the Long Range Planning Committee and reflects feedback and input from stakeholders, including members, committee chairs, past and present leadership, and others. The purpose of the plan is to […]
Around the Field March 20, 2024 | National Council on Public History
From Around the Field this week: The National Trust for Historic Preservation accepts applications for a grant program; the American Alliance of Museums hosts a webinar; the Oral History Review calls for proposals for a special issue ANNOUNCEMENTS During NCPH’s 2024 annual meeting in Salt Lake City join WWII camp survivors on an one-day visit to Topaz, Utah […]
Around the Field March 6, 2024 | National Council on Public History
From Around the Field this week: National History Day invites participants for their alumni survey; the Society of US Intellectual History accept applicants for their 2024 scholars program; the National Council for History Education hosts their annual meeting; the Society of Civil War Historians Graduate Connections Meeting hosts a webinar ANNOUNCEMENTS During NCPH’s 2024 annual meeting […]
Black History Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Placement at York University" | National Council on Public History
Credible sources are essential to improving both the reliability and credibility of Wikipedia as an academic resource. During the Wiki Edit-a-Thon at York University, we worked under the supervision of Data Visualization and Analytics Librarian Alexandra Wong as placement students in HIST 4840 Public History, taught by Professor Jennifer Bonnell.
Editor's Corner: Engaging the past | National Council on Public History
Editors’ Note: We publish the editor’s introduction to the February 2024 issue of The Public Historian here. The entire issue is available online to National Council on Public History members and to others with subscription access. We begin this issue with the third installment of our series, “Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution” (see Part 1, “Considering the […]
Around the Field February 21, 2024 | National Council on Public History
From Around the Field this week: Society of American Archivists looks for survey respondents; the National Fund for Sacred Places accept applicants for their grant program; the Annual Women’s and Gender History Symposium takes place; the Organization of American Historians host a webinar ANNOUNCEMENTS During NCPH’s 2024 annual meeting in Salt Lake City join WWII camp […]
TBD to Historical Urgency: Reflections on Gathering as Public Historians | National Council on Public History
As so many of us consider attending NCPH and Utah Historical Society’s joint Annual Meeting from April 10-13 2024 in Salt Lake City, look no further than what we experienced in Atlanta, Georgia for reasons that this year’s meeting can bring value to the work we do across the world.
Around the Field February 7, 2024 | National Council on Public History
From Around the Field this week: The American Association for State and Local History hosts their online symposium; the American Historical Association hosts a webinar; the National Endowment for Humanities accepts grant applications ANNOUNCEMENTS During NCPH’s 2024 annual meeting in Salt Lake City join WWII camp survivors on an one-day visit to Topaz, Utah on April […]
Around the Field January 24, 2024 | National Council on Public History
From Around the Field this week: The American Alliance of Museums closes applications for two awards; the Florida Conference of Historians host their 2024 conference; the Oral History Association calls for proposals for their virtual symposium ANNOUNCEMENTS During NCPH’s 2024 annual meeting in Salt Lake City join WWII camp survivors on an one-day visit to Topaz, […]
Chicago Murals Celebrating Women: Fighting Erasure and Marginalization through Public Art | National Council on Public History
The United States has a long history of banning, erasing, or marginalizing African American people and history from books, curricula, public spaces, institutions, and representation in art. Huge swaths of information and entire communities have been grossly underrepresented in art galleries, museums, and public artwork. At approximately twelve percent of the general population, African Americans […]
Around the Field January 10, 2024 | National Council on Public History
From Around the Field this week: NCPH closes our 2024 election; the National Endowment for Humanities closes applications for two grant programs; the Midwestern History Association calls for paper proposals for their 2024 conference ANNOUNCEMENTS This is the final week for NCPH members to participate in the organization’s 2024 election, cast your ballots by January […]
Around the Field December 13, 2023 | National Council on Public History
From Around the Field this week: NCPH opens student volunteer application for our 2024 meeting; NPS closes applications on a grant program; the Museum Association of New York hosts a webinar; the American Historical Review closes submissions for a special issue ANNOUNCEMENTS The Society of American Archivists calls for leader self-nominations through December 15, 2023 NCPH is looking for student […]
Around the Field November 29, 2023 | National Council on Public History
From Around the Field this week: NCPH closes applications on six of our awards; The American Association for State and Local History hosts their virtual summit; The American Historical Association holds an online seminar; The Public Historian closes their call for proposals ANNOUNCEMENTS Valdosta State University is seeking respondents for their survey on how to best support the development of […]
Around the Field November 15, 2023 | National Council on Public History
From Around the Field this week: The American Association for State and Local History seek survey respondents; the Institute of Museum and Library Services closes applications on six grants; Connecting to Collections Care hosts a webinar; Animal History calls for article submissions ANNOUNCEMENTS The American Association for State and Local History is seeking input in developing their programming […]
Assessing the usefulness of ChatGPT in crafting interpretive content | National Council on Public History
Shortly after ChatGPT was released to the public in late 2022, the debate started about whether or not it meant the end of public history as we know it. Is the public historian obsolete when computers can tell you anything you want to know about the past? While many classrooms around the country have outright […]
Editor's Corner: Digital Archives, School Names, and Visionary Founders | National Council on Public History
Editors’ Note: We publish the editor’s introduction to the November 2023 issue of The Public Historian here. The entire issue is available online to National Council on Public History members and to others with subscription access. This issue features five reports from the field, analyzing diverse and far-reaching projects. Reflecting current trends, three discuss digital archives and propose models […]
Around the Field November 1, 2023 | National Council on Public History
From Around the Field this week: The National Historical Publications & Records Commission closes grant applications; the American Alliance of Museums hosts their virtual summit; the National Endowment for Humanities hosts a webinar ANNOUNCEMENTS NCPH’s Consultants Committee will host their virtual, “Grumpy Hour,” November 14, 2023 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm Eastern The National Committee to […]
Q&A with Joseph Plaster on The Peabody Ballroom Experience, Part II | National Council on Public History
Editor’s Note: This is the second of two parts of a conversation with Joseph Plaster, director of the Winston Tabb Special Collections Research Center at Johns Hopkins University, who won the 2023 Outstanding Public History Project Award-Small Institution for the Peabody Ballroom Experience. The editors sat down with Joseph to dig deeper into some particularly […]
Q&A with Joseph Plaster on The Peabody Ballroom Experience, Part I | National Council on Public History
Editors’ Note: Joseph Plaster, director of the Winston Tabb Special Collections Research Center at Johns Hopkins University, won the 2023 Outstanding Public History Project Award-Small Institution for the Peabody Ballroom Experience. As Plaster explains, “The Peabody Ballroom Experience is a public humanities collaboration between Johns Hopkins University and ballroom, a nearly century-old performance-based network and […]
Preserving Las Vegas: The Role of Community Engagement and Adaptive Reuse in Las Vegas Home + History | National Council on Public History
The tourist perception of Las Vegas is often limited to its iconic neon lights, or recently, the Knights hockey team winning the Stanley Cup championship. While The Strip has played a significant role in shaping the city, it tends to overshadow Las Vegas’ rich history and community. The Home + History events of Nevada Preservation […]
Around the Field October 18, 2023 | National Council on Public History
From Around the Field this week: NCPH accepts letters of interest; the Oral History Association hosts their annual conference; the Southeast Museums Conference hosts a webinar ANNOUNCEMENTS October is American Archives Month. The Society of American Archivists has compiled a list of activities and resources to celebrate The American Association for State and Local History will host this […]
Generative AI and historical authority | National Council on Public History
We all know what it sounds like—that voice you hear in your head when you read museum labels. It is confident, assured, and direct. It is friendly, concise, relevant, and eminently believable. And, despite many public historians’ attempts to make our work more transparent and let go of traditional didactic authority, the comforting institutional voice […]
Project Showcase: Kin/Folk/Lore | National Council on Public History
Kin/Folk/Lore (KFL) is a community-led history project that uses grassroots storytelling to incite meaningful dialogues across cultures, generations, and localities in Philadelphia. Participant-audiences forge unlikely connections while considering changing landscapes, core values, and hopes that define their lives—past and present. KFL’s collection exists as a free, publicly accessible digital oral history database, exhibit, and album […]
Around the Field October 4, 2023 | National Council on Public History
From Around the Field this week: The Conservation Center for Arts & Historic Artifacts seek survey respondents, applications for the Dan David Prize close, NCPH presents our 2023 virtual conference, Connecting to Collections Care hosts a webinar ANNOUNCEMENTS October is American Archives Month. The Society of American Archivists has compiled a list of activities and resources […]
New Frameworks for Evaluating Historic Properties | National Council on Public History
Editors’ Note: This essay is by the recipients of the National Council on Public History 2023 Excellence in Consulting Awards-Group Award Honorable Mention. The award was presented to Guy Hermann, Sara Zarrelli, and Jacques Brunswick of Museum Insights for their Connecticut Landmarks Portfolio Assessment. “The reports of the death of Historic House Museums has been […]
The Southern Cross of Honor: how insurrections become legitimized | National Council on Public History
Editor’s Note: This post is part of a series of reflections from winners of NCPH awards in 2023. Katie Owens-Murphy and Brian Murphy are the recipients of the G. Wesley Johnson Award. This award is named in honor of the founding editor of The Public Historian. It recognizes the most outstanding article appearing in the […]
Around the Field September 20, 2023 | National Council on Public History
From Around the Field this week: Ruth J. Simmons delivers the 2023 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities; the National Trust for Historic Preservation accepts grant applications; the National Council for History Education hosts a webinar; the Parks Stewardship Forum releases their latest issue ANNOUNCEMENTS Ruth J. Simmons will deliver the 2023 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, “Facing History to […]
Around the Field September 6, 2023 | National Council on Public History
From Around the Field this week: The National Conference of State Historic Preservation closes proposals on three projects; the Institute of Museum and Library Services accepts grant applications; the American Association for State and Local History host their 2023 conference; the American Council of Learned Societies presents a virtual panel ANNOUNCEMENTS NCPH will host a […]
Around the Field August 23, 2023 | National Council on Public History
From Around the Field this week: the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums closes applications for their 2023 awards; the 2023 National Humanities Conference calls for late-breaking session proposals; the American Historical Association hosts a webinar ANNOUNCEMENTS NCPH will host a series of webinars through September 13-27, 2023 exploring the criteria outlined by Congress for designating World War […]