New African American History Museum Carries on a Radical Museum Tradition
On a recent fall day at the university where I teach, maintenance crews could be…
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Using Objects in Teaching
I am the Curator of Programs and Education at the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology. Because…
From the Archives… National Park Service at 100
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service. The NPS,…
What’s in the August Issue of The American Historian?
Here’s a quick preview of the newest issue of The American Historian: The August 2016…
Public Historians: Trained for Pokémon Go?
Park guides at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, in Springfield, Illinois, are fond of…
Finding Runaway Slaves: Freedom on the Move and the Databasing of Fugitive Slave Advertisements from North American Newspapers
Most historians of chattel slavery looking for detailed information about individual enslaved people have turned…
Reddit Q&A on Roots and American Slavery
This week’s reboot of the miniseries Roots on History may leave you with more questions than answers.…
Skill Building through Game Building in a Public History Class
Phillip Payne is a professor of history and department chair at St. Bonaventure University where…
What’s in the May issue of The American Historian?
Here’s a quick preview of the newest issue of The American Historian: The May 2016…
Refusing to Forget
Can you describe the Refusing to Forget project? Between 1910 and 1920 ethnic Mexicans were…