"The ABC of It: Why Children’s Books Matter" at the New York Public Library
When I visited The New York Public Library last winter in order to learn more about their research collections, I […]
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Gilded Age New York: A Q&A with Barbara Gallati
The New-York Historical Society recently opened Beauty’s Legacy: Gilded Age Portraits in America (September 26, 2013-March 9, 2014). The exhibition—curated by Barbara […]
Back to the River: Promoting Kayak and Canoe Tours for Environmental and Historic Awareness
As I have attempted to explore the connection between outdoor recreation with historical education and awareness, I have focused mainly […]
Public Humanities Across the U.S.
Last month the federal/state partnership staff of the National Endowment for the Humanities posted a piece titled “56 Ways to […]
What's Old is New Again
It’s been a while since I’ve contributed a post here and I’m sorry for being MIA for so long. Over […]
Horticulture and Humanities at the New York Botanical Garden
A garden may not be the first place one looks for public humanities programming, but the current exhibition at The […]
Outdoor Recreation and Historic Preservation Connect To Revitalize the Great Falls District
While most of my blogs have focused on the interconnectedness between outdoor recreation and historical preservation and awareness, especially in […]
Less is More: Distraction and Learning in the Digital Age
This week I voraciously downloaded all of the podcasts available on the Monticello website in anticipation of my first trip […]
The Lack of Heritage Tourism in New Jersey
Up to now, the major theme surrounding my blogs has been to emphasize the interconnectedness between environmental protection and historic […]
3D Scanning in Museums: A Q&A with the Smithsonian's “Laser Cowboys”
In the nineteenth century, cast collections—plaster copies of famous statues and architectural monuments primarily from antiquity and the Renaissance—enabled working […]