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The National Parks and the Value of History
Debbie Doyle | Mar 13, 2013
Heritage tourism is big business. A recent report on the economic impact of the National Park Service (NPS) estimates... -
The Oatmeal Builds a Museum: Over $1 Million in Crowdsourced Funds for a Tesla Site
Allen Mikaelian | Aug 27, 2012
Last week in public history funding news was a study in stark contrasts.The National Park Service (NPS) is facing yet... -
National Park Service’s New Civil War Website
Elisabeth Grant | Apr 10, 2012
Last Wednesday, the National Park Service announced the launch of its new Civil War website, and the stories, timelines, featured... -
What We’re Reading: June 9, 2011 Edition
AHA Staff | Jun 9, 2011
We begin this week with the question “How would you organize a high school U.S. history survey course?” This was... -
150 Years Ago Shots Fired at Fort Sumter, Civil War Begins
Elisabeth Grant | Apr 12, 2011
On April 12, 1861, 150 years ago today, the first shots of the Civil War rang out at Fort Sumter... -
Memorial Day 2010
Elisabeth Grant | May 31, 2010
Today we observe Memorial Day. To learn about its history, how to teach students about it, and more, see the... -
What We’re Reading: April 22, 2010 Edition
AHA Staff | Apr 22, 2010
In the news this week, 1,000 historians send a letter to the Texas State Board of Education, historians are... -
What We’re Reading: September 24, 2009 Edition
AHA Staff | Sep 24, 2009
In this week’s What We’re Reading we bring you an assortment of news and reviews. In the news, ... -
Cycling through History
Elisabeth Grant | Aug 5, 2009
In two recent editions of “What We’re Reading” (June 4 and July 30) we’ve linked to articles from... -
What We’re Reading: July 30, 2009 Edition
AHA Staff | Jul 30, 2009
This week we point to an article from the BBC on Russia and its “commission to counter the ...
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