I Said Bang! A History of the Dirt Bowl, the Crown Jewel of the Most Basketball-Obsessed City in America
This project is the recipient of a 2017 History in Progress Award. Inaugural Dirt Bowl, 1969 In 1969, after the [...]
StEPs Spotlight: The Lillian E. Jones Museum
Exciting changes are happening at the nearly 1,000 organizations taking part in the StEPs program (Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations). [...]
Book Review: The Past and Future City
This review originally appeared in the Spring 2017 issue of History News. The Past and Future City: How Historic Preservation is Reviving [...]
Mistakes Were Made
Note from blog editors: Sean Kelley and a panel presented a session at the 2016 AASLH Annual Meeting about the [...]
Meet the Staff–Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens/Akron Public Schools Place-Based Education Curricula
From October 2014 to November 2015, 736 fifth grade students participated in “Meet the Staff,” an experiential learning curriculum created [...]
Carillon Brewing Company
Carillon Brewing Company (CBC) is the first licensed production brewery in a museum. Dayton History’s newest project, this 10,000 square [...]
The Old North State at War: The North Carolina Civil War Atlas
The Old North State at War: The North Carolina Civil War Atlas is a comprehensive study of the impact of [...]
The Civil War in Pennsylvania
As part of PA Civil War 150, the statewide commemoration of Pennsylvania’s role in the Civil War, the Heinz History Center, with support from the [...]
The Big Graph
Over the past several years, programming at Eastern State Penitentiary has increasingly addressed contemporary corrections and the recent, truly historic changes in the United States [...]
The Scripture Rocks: Why Douglas Stahlman Carved His Legacy in Stone
Local legends abound about the mysterious engraved rocks frequently encountered in the wooded hillsides around Brookville, Pennsylvania. Although many local residents were aware of the [...]
TG&Y: An Original Oklahoma Icon
Through photographs, narrative, hands-on material, and loaned artifacts, TG&Y: An Original Oklahoma Icon revealed the history of a small town variety store in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, [...]
3 Ways You Can Advocate for History Today
Caucus for History: Contact your Representative (today, by email!) and ask them to join the Congressional History Caucus. It was founded by Congressmen John Larson [...]
Digital Transitions at John Deere
Digital records, digital access, digital preservation. It’s complicated and hard to do, but accessibility is incredibly rewarding. But it’s also important to remember that not [...]