The Maryland Historical Society Francis Scott Key Lecture Series November 2, 2017 In early November I was a guest speaker at the Francis Scott Key Lecture Series of The Maryland Historical Society. The topic of my lecture was the future of historic sites, and...
The American Association for State and Local History Guide Edited by SETH C. BRUGGEMAN Read my Museums Commemorating Tragedy essay here. I was honored to be included in this timely new book that was published by Rowman &...
Opening Up History & Healing Wounds: Choosing a Future for Confederate Memorials University of Mississippi – October 3, 2017 What do Confederate Memorials mean and what do we do with them? These are questions that have us struggling to find...
Montgomery County’s Historical African American Communities October 7, 2017 Because of my connection with the Maryland Historical Trust as a former historic sites surveyor and researcher, I was invited to be part of the celebration event honoring the...
Los Angeles’ African American Firefighter Museum New MAP Review Identifies Community Needs by George W. McDaniel As a Museum Assessment Project (MAP) Peer Reviewer for Community Engagement, I visited the African American Firefighter Museum for...
A New Vision for Silver Bluff? August 3, 2017 In early August, I went to Silver Bluff plantation, now a South Carolina Audubon Society sanctuary, and then to Redcliff Plantation, now a state historic site. Both were owned before and after the Civil War by...
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"Drayton Hall Stories" is now a 4X Award Winner with the SE Museum Conference's James R. Short Award, the Governor's Award in the Humanities, the SC Preservation Honor Award & the Alexander S. Salley Lifetime Achievement Award.