Museum Studies @ CSU

I am awed by the work of our conservators. smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-in…

Thank you Marjorie Brintnall Shorrock for your tremendous & continued support for @CLE_State & @csu_history students!

Development of the PlacePress plugin for location-based tours is moving along, and we're making initial plans for remote user testing. Watch for a survey in December to recruit user testing participants. #dh #publichistory #twitterstorians #anthrotwitter #archaeology #geography

We're excited to start working on our @NEHgov #digitalhumanities advancement grant this month. Up first on the agenda: adding the best #wordpress tour builder you've ever seen!

Women's suffrage advocate/leader Victoria Woodhull born in OH on 9/23/1838. In 1872 she became first woman to run for President of the United States as Equal Rights Party candidate. Her running mate was Frederick Douglass (later named D.C. Register of Deeds by Pres. Garfield).

FREE upcoming event! Join @deathtomuseums for their inaugural two-day event this weekend, Aug 1&2. "Each day will feature presentations on wide-ranging topics, all with the goal of challenging oppressive museum practices and re-evisioning them anew." #Museums #PublicHistory

This Year Will End Eventually. Document It While You Can. nytimes.com/2020/07/14/sty…

For your summer listening @CSUMusStudies!

NEWS: In accordance w/ CDC regulations, James A. Garfield NHS will begin phased re-opening of facilities next Wed., Jul. 1. Visitor center only (not Garfield home) will re-open & feature ranger-led virtual tours of Garfield home. VC to be open 10am-4pm Tues.-Sun., closed Monday.

Holly Witchey, ICA Director of Education & Outreach quoted in the New York Times Yesterday. #AIC #FAIC #ICA #ArtConservation #ArtConservation4theNation nytimes.com/2020/06/23/wor…

ICYMI: @thomascauvin's talk with @MarlaAtLarge about the crafting of memory and #publichistory during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Robert E. Lee Monument located on Monument Drive in Richmond, VA, has transformed into a site of protest, subversion, and public engagement by protesters and activists marching for Black Lives. Check out this 3D, aerial model by @terrykilby. What’s been your fave engagement?

Help us transcribe historical documents like this letter from Charles Noel, nicknamed “Tonton,” to his father Col. Charles Young, the 1st African American to reach the rank of colonel in the U.S. Army. To get started, visit transcribe.ohiohistory.org!

Tribal leaders say border wall, other projects continue to threaten sacred, historic sites cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2020/06/23/tri…

America’s protests are making history. Museums are documenting that in real time. washingtonpost.com/travel/2020/06…

Museum and Curatorial Internship at Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in Chillicothe, OH. See details at usaconservation.applicantpool.com/jobs/455113.ht… #internship @csu_history @SocStudiesatCSU

Fascinating profile of museum caretakers working from home inside historic houses. nytimes.com/2020/06/05/rea…

Museum Curators Sift Through History of George Floyd Protests in Real Time wsj.com/articles/museu…

The New White House Fence Is Getting Covered In Protest Art #publichistory dcist.com/story/20/06/07…

Veteran NE Ohio curator Ellen Rudolph takes helm at Cleveland Clinic art program cleveland.com/news/2020/06/v…