For the second year in a row I will be working with Nicole Belolan and Kristin O’Brassill-Kulfan to edit an archives month series for the History@Work blog. It was wonderful working with Nicole and Kristin on the 2019 archives series and I'm looking forward to seeing how the series develops this year. This year's series will … Continue reading Archives Month Series
Over the past couple of months I have been working with History@Work affiliate editor Kristin O’Brassill-Kulfan, and NCPH The Public Historian co-editor/Digital Media Editor Nicole Belolan to help pull together a month long series of posts about of archives and public history. This series will be published throughout October (Archives Month in the United States). I'm super … Continue reading Archives Month Series on History@Work
My latest piece, "Breaking down NCPH's First Twitter Mini-Con" was written in collaboration with Christine Crosby. Head over to History@Work to our reflections on #NCPHactive. We take a behind the scenes look at the Twitter mini-con organizing, provide reflections on successes, and consider changes we might make to a similar event in the future. Personally, … Continue reading Breaking down NCPH’s First Twitter Mini-Con
As part of the "(re)Active Public History" Twitter mini-con hosted by the National Council on Public History I presented a presentation on the role of the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre as a place of community building and activism. The complete Twitter presentation is below. Archives As Activism: Community Narrative Building
The NCPH (Re)Active Public History mini-con schedule is now live! There are some fantastic presentations planned including two great keynotes. The Thursday October 18th keynote by LaTanya Autry is titled "Beyond Conversations: Transforming Museums through Social Justice Action" and the Friday October 19th keynote "Memory to Action" is by Allison Tucker from the International Coalition … Continue reading (Re)Active Public History Twitter Mini-Con
NCPH is having it’s first virtual mini-con! Modeled after last year's Beyond 150 Twitter Conference organized by Andrea Eidinger and I, the “(Re) Active Public History" Twitter mini-con will take place October 18-19, 2018. The CFP for this mini-con is now live and is open to submissions until September 7, 2018. Like #Beyond150 the #NCPHActive mini-con … Continue reading (Re) Active Public History Twitter Mini-Con
Next month I'll be heading to Vegas for this year's National Council on Public History conference. As usual, this conference is shaping up to be the highlight of my academic travel for the year. If you're on the fence about registration you have until April 4th to complete pre-conference registration. After that date, registration is … Continue reading NCPH 2018 Excitement and Planning
Jumping up and down news! (Okay, I admit that I might be the only one who jumps up and down at this news). I was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the National Council on Public History (NCPH). Folks can find the complete election results in the March issue of the Public History News … Continue reading NCPH Election Results
I'm excited to share some news that I've been sitting on since October - I'm one of the nominees for this year's National Council on Public History (NCPH) Board of Directors election. I'm honored to be nominated alongside such a great slate of candidates. This year's election is now open to current NCPH members. NCPH … Continue reading Professional Service: NCPH 2018 Election
The deadline (December 1, 2017) for a number of this year's National Council on Public History (NCPH) awards is quickly approaching. A list of the complete award guidelines and information on past recipients can be found online here. NCPH offers a range of awards including student travel, consultant projects, and new professional awards. Two of … Continue reading NCPH Award Deadline