Report of the Conference of State and Local Historical Societies
Author : Conference of Historical Societies
Publisher :
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 39,2 MB
Release : 1906
Category : United States
ISBN :
Author : Conference of Historical Societies
Publisher :
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 39,2 MB
Release : 1906
Category : United States
ISBN :
Author : Gretchen Sorin
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 24,20 MB
Release : 2020-02-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1631495704
Bloomberg • Best Nonfiction Books of 2020: "[A] tour de force." The basis of a major PBS documentary by Ric Burns, this “excellent history” (The New Yorker) reveals how the automobile fundamentally changed African American life. Driving While Black demonstrates that the car—the ultimate symbol of independence and possibility—has always held particular importance for African Americans, allowing black families to evade the dangers presented by an entrenched racist society and to enjoy, in some measure, the freedom of the open road. Melding new archival research with her family’s story, Gretchen Sorin recovers a lost history, demonstrating how, when combined with black travel guides—including the famous Green Book—the automobile encouraged a new way of resisting oppression.
Author : B. J. Hollars
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 14,52 MB
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0870209787
In March 2020, as a pandemic began to ravage our world, writer and professor B. J. Hollars started a collaborative writing project to bridge the emotional challenges created by our physical distancing. Drawing upon Emily Dickinson’s famous poem “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers,” Hollars called on Wisconsinites to reflect on their own glimpses of hope in the era of COVID-19. The call resulted in an avalanche of submissions, each reflecting on hope’s ability to persist and flourish, even in the darkest times. As the one hundred essays and poems gathered here demonstrate, hope comes in many forms: a dad dance, a birth plan, an unblemished banana, a visit from a neighborhood dog, the revival of an old tradition, empathy. The contributors are racially, geographically, and culturally diverse, representing a rough cross section of Wisconsin voices, from truck driver to poet laureate, from middle school student to octogenarian, from small business owner to seasoned writer. The result is a book-length exploration of the depth and range of hope experienced in times of crisis, as well as an important record of what Wisconsinites were facing and feeling through these historic times.
Author : American Association for State and Local History
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 31,33 MB
Release : 2021-09-21
Category :
ISBN : 9781737486411
Making History at 250: The Field Guide for the Semiquincentennial provides themes, ideas, and inspiration for museum professionals, historians, educators, volunteers, and others in the history community as they prepare for the Semiquincentennial anniversary of the United States' Declaration of Independence. The themes, "Unfinished Revolutions," "Power of Place," "We the People," "American Experiment," and "Doing History," are intended to encourage inclusive, relevant histories and provide cohesiveness to a multi-faceted, grassroots commemoration. Developed with direction from a diverse panel of more than twenty-five historians and museum professionals from across the United States, each of these guiding themes can be used to explore the nation's founding and the legacy of the Revolution, helping the history community and the nation confront hard truths about the shortcomings of our experiment in liberty and equality, while celebrating the vital principles of participatory government and constitutional rights. The themes in this guide encourage a deep engagement with the entirety of our past, one full of moments that both inspire and challenge us.Making History at 250 can help the history community coordinate their efforts in advance of 2026 and work together to fulfill the incredible, transformative potential of the Semiquincentennial.
Author : State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Meeting
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 10,2 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Wisconsin
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Author : State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,32 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Wisconsin
ISBN :
Author : Amy K. Levin
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 31,95 MB
Release : 2007-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0759113882
Defining Memory uses case studies of exhibits from around the country to examine how local museums, defined as museums whose collections are local in scope or whose audiences are primarily local, have both shaped and been shaped by evolving community values and sense of history. Levin and her contributors argue that these small institutions play a key role in defining America's self-identity and should be studied as seriously as more national institutions like the Smithsonian and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Author : Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 34,67 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Communication in museums
ISBN : 0759119503
"As a small museum staff person, you are responsible for a lot, including areas outside of your expertise or training. You need a quick reference that makes the process of becoming a sustainable, valued institution less overwhelming. The Small Museum Toolkit is a collection of six books that serves as a launching point for small museum staff to pursue best practices and meet museum standards. These brief volumes address governance, financial management, human resources, audience relations, interpretation, and stewardship for small museums and historic sites." --Amazon.
Author : American Historical Association
Publisher :
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 25,51 MB
Release : 1914
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN :
Author : Carol Kammen
Publisher : AltaMira Press
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 22,55 MB
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0759120501
The Encyclopedia of Local History addresses nearly every aspect of local history, including everyday issues, theoretical approaches, and trends in the field. The second edition highlights local history practice in each U.S. state and Canadian province.