This week I attended a Richard Stockton College workshop on the future of local history in the digital age. The valuable session included an excellent roundtable discussion where humanities scholars, historians, and librarians talked about the profound implications as technology changes the way we access the resources in museums and special collections libraries.
Serving as Consulting Public Historian as City of Havre de Grace Pieces Together Forgotten Parts of Its History as Part of National Park Service War of 1812 Grant
I am pleased to be working as a consulting public historian on a large Harford County project called “Reconstructing Havre de Grace’s Community History – The War of 1812.” As part of the development of the Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail the City of Havre de Grace has obtained a National Park Service grant…
Getting Started With Genealogy Workshop in Federalsburg
On March 18th, I conducted a workshop for the Caroline County Library System on how to get started with genealogy. On a Friday evening on the mid-shore a nice crowd with lots of energy gathered to talk about how to do family history. The workshop was lots of fun and the Star Democrat ran a piece…
Participating in Focus Group Examining Services at the Delaware Archives
The Delaware State Archives is currently updating its long range plan for delivering patron services. As part of that internal examination, the staff assembled panels of stakeholders to discuss the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities of this excellent public repository. The institution will use insights gained from this examination to assist in framing an updated strategic plan. It was a pleasure to participate in this…