From The Field

Photo courtesy of The History Project.

Close relationships with our graduates (now professionals working in the field), community partners, museums and historical and related academic and professional organizations help our students make their ways into public history practice and encourage us all to learn from each other.  Check out some reflections from the field beyond our campus.

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  NEMA at 100 – Museums on The Move Centennial Conference, 2018February 5, 2019
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  Alumni Spotlight: Clara SilversteinNovember 27, 2018
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  Navigating Academic Conferences with Social Anxiety: The NEA Fall MeetingNovember 6, 2018
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  Always Night at the MuseumOctober 18, 2018
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  Alumni Spotlight: Joan IlacquaOctober 11, 2018
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  Remembering Jim Green and the Boston’s Working Peoples Heritage TrailMay 9, 2018
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  Mass. Memories Road Show: A First-Time Roadie’s ReflectionApril 2, 2018
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  Social Activism in the ArchivesMarch 26, 2018
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  Pilgrim’s Progress: An Interview with Rebecca GriffithMarch 5, 2018
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  Public History at the American Historical Association’s 2018 Annual MeetingJanuary 29, 2018
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  Dual Degrees and Dead Chickens: Municipal Records and Challenging Archival StereotypesDecember 3, 2017
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  Alumni Spotlight: Judith MarshallNovember 3, 2017
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  “What’s An Archivist to Do?”: An Exercise in AppraisalOctober 19, 2017
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  Think Like an Archivist: A Public Historian Processes the Washington Street Corridor Coalition CollectionSeptember 9, 2017
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  “Abandoned His Duty”: Uncovering the 1919 Boston Policemen StrikeJune 29, 2017
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  Putting Public History Into Practice: The Industrial School for GirlsJune 1, 2017
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  In the News: Public History Program Helps Dorchester Uncover Its PastMay 4, 2017
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  Hidden in Plain Sight: African Women’s History Beyond the Archive (Part II)April 10, 2017
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  Hidden in Plain Sight: African Women’s History Beyond the Archive (part 1)April 3, 2017
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  Sailors, Shopkeepers & Scientists: Women of Nantucket Succeeding in a Man’s WorldMarch 29, 2017
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  Their Battle for the Ballot: Preserving Hyde Park’s History of Women’s ActivismMarch 15, 2017
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  Women & Witchcraft in Colonial Dorchester: The Tragic & Mysterious Story of Alice LakeMarch 10, 2017
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  FROM THE CITY TO THE SUBURBS: VOLUNTARY SCHOOL DESEGREGATION THROUGH BOSTON’S METCO PROGRAMFebruary 26, 2017
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  Caught in the Crossfire: Students’ Reactions to Busing in BostonFebruary 19, 2017
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  Mapping Divisions & Historic Decisions: The Road to Desegregating Boston Public SchoolsFebruary 14, 2017
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  Divided Schools & Neighborhoods: Students Explore De Facto Segregation In BostonFebruary 11, 2017
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  A Reflection of Columbia Point’s Participatory ExhibitNovember 8, 2015