Commemorating Tragedy, Healing Wounds
Mother Emanuel AME, Charleston, SC AASLH Conference, Austin, Texas – September 8, 2017 by George W. McDaniel I have just returned from the annual conference of the American Association for State and Local History in Austin, Texas. I left on...
The African American Firefighter Museum
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...
Silver Bluff Audubon Center & Sanctuary
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...
Collecting in the Face of Tragedy
It Could Happen to You: Collecting in the Face of Tragedy American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting – May 2017 UPDATED AUGUST 2017 This past May, I participated in an important session at the annual conference of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM)....
The Encyclopedia of Local History
UPDATED 10/11/17: The recent event in Las Vegas and the current political climate underscore how important it is for organizations to get engaged with their communities. My essay in this edition is timely in that it deals with these issues in a candid and...About Us
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