Public History
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Getting the Ball Rolling
Dariel Chaidez Rivota | Jul 19, 2023
One new high school history teacher forged a place for himself in his new community: as school historian. -
Meet the 2023 Perspectives Daily Summer Columnists
Laura Ansley | Jun 1, 2023
Introducing the three graduate students who will write about music and memory, a high school’s embrace of local history, and... -
AHA Member Spotlight: Amy Hart
Matthew Keough | May 30, 2023
Amy Hart is a state historian at California State Parks. She lives in Arroyo Grande, California, and has been a member since 2022. -
The Ghost of Ash Lawn
Mariaelena DiBenigno | Feb 27, 2023
James Monroe’s Highland is haunted—but not as the public imagines it. -
When Memorials Come Down, Ghosts Remain
James J. Ward | Feb 21, 2023
When one historian visited Berlin in 1991, the recent past was already fading from its streets. -
AHA Member Spotlight: Susan Ferentinos
Matthew Keough | Jan 27, 2023
Susan Ferentinos is a self-employed public history researcher, writer, and consultant. She lives in Port Townsend, Washington, and has been a member since 2016. -
The History of Them, the History of Us
Edward Muir | Jan 17, 2023
A question of identity is at the core of the struggle over integrity in history. -
Looking Back
Mark Philip Bradley | Dec 27, 2022
The latest AHR features the 1619 Project, W. E. B. Du Bois, transnational history, and the history of ideas. -
Working Together
Ellen R. Feingold, Abby Pfisterer, Orlando R. Serrano Jr., and Sarah Weicksel | Dec 15, 2022
Four museum colleagues are pioneering a new approach to creating history exhibitions for children. -
Out on Campus
Marc Stein | Nov 16, 2022
A recent exhibit on Pennsylvania colleges and universities will be available for viewing at AHA23.
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