Connecting to the Ancestors and Our Future
1830s cabin, Bacon’s Castle, Surry, VA Over and over again there was a recurring theme in the interviews that I did for my thesis: Using historic preservation as a way […]
Tag Archives: diversity
OPERATION HP THESIS: ALMOST!
OK, I haven’t fallen off of the face of the Earth or anything…I’ve just been trying to finish my thesis and, you know, graduate. My committee is long-suffering at this […]
From Disbelief to Belief
During the second residency of my MA program two years ago, I sat down with my program director for an advisory session. “Where do you see yourself after you are done?” […]
OPERATION HP THESIS: “Defining Diversity”
As you know from my previous post, I am currently working on my thesis about ethnic minority heritage values and U.S. historic preservation significance public policy. Its first chapter, “Defining […]
Thoughts On Place Identity, Preservation, and Social Justice
I recently had the pleasure of being on a panel at the NJ History & Historic Preservation Conference with Barbara Little, Program Manager of the National Park Service’s Cultural Resources […]
Telling the Stories of the Underrepresented at Your Site
OK, so I realized that I hadn’t discussed what I actually talked about in Savannah at the big National Trust conference! I got so many fantastic questions afterwards, that I […]
Ooo! I’m Speaking in NJ!
I am so excited! On June 4, I will be speaking at the New Jersey History & Historic Preservation Conference in Mount Laurel, NJ. I will be part of a […]
PLF Blog: Preservation Perceptions & Moving Forward
The National Trust asked me to write a post for their Preservation Leadership Forum blog about preservation perceptions and underrepresented groups and what we can do to try to be […]
Thanks for the Experience!
I had a wonderful time working at Decatur House and the White House Historical Association for the past two years. I was on contract as a researcher and the topics […]
Blood, Sweat and Thesis Proposal
YES!! My thesis proposal has been approved! Can you feel my excitement?? My thesis topic is “Ethnic Minority Heritage Values and U.S. Historic Preservation Significance Public Policy.” This has been […]
