#PublicHistory

Communing With the Dead: Are Historians Resurrection Specialists?

A paranormal research team is doing a better job of digitizing information and preserving old media formats than most historians. Preserv...

A Shameful Brand of Democracy: Race and Crowd Control in the Trump Era

During the Cold War, America's racial sins were ripe political propaganda for the Soviets, but police brutality and racism remain issues in

Decoration Day--If You Can Reach the Cemeteries

This post marks the Memorial Day holiday by exploring its contested origins as well as the lengths to which a KY preservationist soc...

Recording the “Everyday:” From Mass Observation to Social Media

Histories of the everyday are a new trend in the field, but this British organization has been asking people to preserve their thoughts...

History as Participatory: History Starts Now. Engage the Present. Preserve the Past.

Victor Hugo wanted us to invest in our future by taking action today. This post introduces the History Starts Now movement. Engage the Pr...

At the Margins of Digital and Public History: Preserve, Share, and Engage

This post is inspired by the digital and public history project, Not Even Past. In it I stress the importance of engaging the present and...