IHARE – Teacherhostels, History and Archaeology Programs
Part of the conference was on the history infrastructure. One session was dedicated to the founder of museums. A second was on including the community. The third one was on the challenges facing museums at a divided moment in American history. The participants had no idea about the carnage that was about to happen. Mobilizing […]
The two sessions at the conference specifically devoted to the “Black” experience in the United States encompass a disparate range of topics. The first involves the centennial of the publication of the New Negro in 1925. The subject of the New Negro has been touched upon in earlier blogs along with the New Negro Woman […]
Religious Modernists, Scientists, and the Culture Wars of the Scopes Era 2025 was the centennial of the Scopes trial. When it occurred it was the center of media attention in the United States. It later became a play and movie that were based on the trial but took liberties with the facts. The enemy in […]
“Amelia Edwards: The Founding of the Egyptian Exploration Fund and the Exodus Peter Feinman Institute of History, Archaeology, and Education feinmanp@ihare.org SBL November 23, 2025 Amelia Edwards was the driving force behind the creation in 1882 of the Egyptian Exploration Fund (EEF, now Egyptian Exploration Society). The story of this individual is a remarkable one […]
This session includes examples of teachers using local history at the college level. Some students have never been before in the area they now walked. There often was a public presentation of the students’ findings which attracted media attention. Using Local History to Engage Students AHA Session 221 Sunday, January 5, 2025: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM […]
This blog is part of an ongoing series about the presentations in the annual conference of the American Historical Association in January, 2025. This blog focuses on the American Revolution. Snippets from the new documentary were previewed. The Plenary Sunday January 5 8:00-9:30 American Revolution-A New Film Directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David […]
“…the Trump administration pushes to punish speech it dislikes and to impose its patriotic vision of American history on schools.” “As recently as last year, many social studies teachers reported success in withstanding political pressure. Now there is growing evidence that the landscape is shifting.” “Over the last five years, more than 20 states have […]
The war on history continues. A lot has happened in the past year. On November 24, 2024, I published the first of a six-blog series on What Are American Students Learning about US History?, about a two-year study by the American Historical Association. See below for the links to the six blogs. Now almost exactly […]
The MAGA mind at work: Before the start of the 2024 Superbowl, broadcaster Mike Crispi claimed that the National Football League is “rigged” in order to spread “Democratic propaganda. He called what would happen”: KC wins, goes to the Superbowl, Swift comes out at the halftime show and ‘endorses’ Joe Biden with [now fiancé] Kelce […]
The New York State 250th Commission is up and running. I have attended two state-wide meetings in person (in Albany) and some online meetings as well. So I can vouch for its existence. So how is it doing? What is going on? Visit Philadelphia launches national campaign to lure visitors for America’s 250th anniversary (press […]
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
