The history and modern practices of public history show its rapid evolution and professionalization after the 1960s, though in some ways learning about its origins among national park rangers during
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Some best practices in digital public historySome best practices in digital public history
An important methodology shaping digital public history work is an emphasis on collaboration among scholars with different disciplinary backgrounds. Social media boots, or reboots, in the last decade by the
Early challenges in developing my Western Illinois underground railroad websiteEarly challenges in developing my Western Illinois underground railroad website
At present the challenges I face are trying to make the website more appealing to users. I would like to alter the font style and size of text on the
The Relationship Between Audience and Content in Public History ProjectsThe Relationship Between Audience and Content in Public History Projects
Public historians face several challenges when they think about the relationship between the content of their projects and the audiences that will experience them, which academic historians focused on classroom
Feedback from potential users of a proposed digital history project on Western Illinois’ Underground RailroadFeedback from potential users of a proposed digital history project on Western Illinois’ Underground Railroad
I’m thinking of a digital history projects that develops an open-access website that maps various kinds of evidence of the Western Illinois region’s underground railroad history and its possible ties
Review of the Western Illinois Museum physical and digital sitesReview of the Western Illinois Museum physical and digital sites
The Western Illinois Museum physical site, 201 South Lafayette Street, Macomb, Illinois The Western Illinois Museum takes its title from an area that historically was termed the Military Tract, comprised
The relationship between audience and content in public history projectsThe relationship between audience and content in public history projects
Historically, historians working in universities looked askance on individuals who worked in government service, museums, and parks – places today recognized as public history sites (Dichtl and Townsend, Figure 1)
