Comments for THATCamp National Council on Public History 2013

Comment on Reconstructing a Minneapolis neighborhood online by Diana Lempel

Diana Lempel — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:26:06 +0000

love this idea! and i’m a minneapolisophile, so extra excited.

Comment on Pop Up Museum by Jeff Mcclurken

Jeff Mcclurken — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:08:18 +0000

Sounds like a great session.

Comment on Register by Shawn Graham

Shawn Graham — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:27:58 +0000

(…hit post too soon. sorry) Am hoping that I can drop in for THATCamp though?

Comment on Register by Shawn Graham

Shawn Graham — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:26:14 +0000

Hi – I know this is a bit last minute; am not attending the main NCPH.

Comment on Grounding History as a Community Value by Katrine Barber

Katrine Barber — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:58:25 +0000

I’ve been working on community-based projects for several years and would appreciate the opportunity to talk about how others are doing this work.

Comment on A brainstorming session for the Public History Commons? by Jon Taylor

Jon Taylor — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:22:50 +0000

I think this is a wonderful idea–especially the library area as a way to obtain comments about draft best practices documents. They need a wide readership and the public history commons is one way to add more voices to the conversation.

Comment on Grounding History as a Community Value by Ann Martin

Ann Martin — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:15:51 +0000

Thanks, Susan. Just did a quick Google look of E TN marble industry and would love to hear how the session at the Ijams Nature Centre went.

Comment on Grounding History as a Community Value by Ann Martin

Ann Martin — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:08:28 +0000

Wow — didn’t think I’d be pushed to the wall this soon after posting. When I think of community, I’m thinking of the groups that make up where we live and work. So, maybe we can link with sustainable development folks in the city planning department. Maybe it’s the “back to the land” folks that live out in the “back 40” region of my rural community. Or perhaps it’s the organic gardeners. Or the high-school drama class. Or the local art gallery that only deals in “Elvis on black velvet” paintings or the local birdwatching club. I think the list is quite diverse.

I’m trying to keep an open mind and not be prescriptive in the hope of “widening our circle of friends and acquaintances” in a meaningful manner.

Your theatre improv idea sounds wonderful (my sister-in-law is a theatre manager…so I have an entre into this community, too!)

Thanks for sharing!

Comment on Grounding History as a Community Value by Elee Wood

Elee Wood — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:28:53 +0000

I think this is an important topic and something I have some experience in! I’m wondering if you can clarify who or what you mean by ‘community’ (sorry I know that’s a big can of worms), if even just to clarify what how the ‘coalition of the willing’ is different from the ‘heritage-minded crowd’ or others that do have interests? (Or maybe the question is more about the idea of a community value….) From my perspective civic engagement work is very much an “in” and “with” orientation and that requires lots of give and take in terms of expertise, direction and idea generation, implementation, etc. It sounds like this is similar to avoiding the tell them what we know orientation that you want to avoid and I couldn’t agree more!

I’ve done workshops around using theatre improv to develop skills for working in community; maybe that’s of interest in terms of a ‘how to’? Happy to share that!

Comment on Grounding History as a Community Value by swknowles

swknowles — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:02:20 +0000

Excellent topic! I am most interested in participating in this discussion, being currently engaged in information gathering sessions to flesh out historic record on the E TN marble industry. Public participation is a sacred trust that I want to make sure we are fully honoring and then investing that energy (and more) back into community.