In York, PA an active community of bloggers share stories about the past and Jim McClure, a York Daily Record columnist, has written about the transformations associated with these and other web 2.0 products. Here are some of Jim’s observations: “For the past 75 years, those doing York-area history were a successive handful of serious-minded,…
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Attended Workshop on Inclusive Interpretation
“Inclusive Interpretation” was the subject of a workshop I attended last week at Historic London Town. Opportunities for museums and libraries to become more inclusive as community centers for dialogue about important issues was the central theme. Susie Wilkening, the curator of museum audiences for Reach Advisors and Jack Tchen, the co-founder of the Museum of Chinese American…
Day After Thanksgiving is the National Day of Listening
The Story Corp, a national organization that has helped over 50,000 people share life stories with family and friends, has designated the day after Thanksgiving as the “national listening day.” On this special day, when the holiday shopping season gets underway, people are encouraged to set aside time to record a conservation with someone important…
Chautauqua Presentation: Maryland in the Era of Woody Guthrie
The Maryland Humanities Council examined some memorable social reformers during the July Chautauqua. Offered each summer throughout the state, the series utilizes scholars to interpret important characters from our past. This year there were performances about Woody Guthrie, Jackie Robinson, and Eleanor Roosevelt. For each living history interpretation an additional scholar opens with an associated…