Planning “Freedom House” Oral Histories
The National Museum of African American History and Culture works to expand its interpretation of the Freedom House September 2018 The purpose of this latest project of the Smithsonian NMAAHC is to more fully document the history of the...
“Freedom House” Interpretation Revisited
From 1979 Research & Field Notes to 2019 Public-Access Digital Archives The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture to expand its interpretation of the “Freedom House” September 2018 That’s...
Balancing Nature and History
How to Manage Major Change in a Historic Site? How does a historical plantation that has become a 3400-acre forested nature sanctuary metamorphose into a historic site and do so with only modest changes to the landscape? What kinds of new visitor facilities and...
“More Access to Hidden Treasure”
Charleston’s Post & Courier Highlights Local Access Efforts on the Ashley River What it’s like to see decades of work come to fruition? This story from the front page of Charleston’s newspaper, The Post and Courier, gives a...
Memories, Monuments & Memorials
Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina (JHSSC) Spring 2018 Meeting – Charleston, SC, April 28-29th Monuments. memorials, and historical memory have been much in the news over the last year. In Charlottesville in August 2017, white supremacists...About Us
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