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Add the American Revolution 250th to the list of advocacy items in the event the New York History Community ever advocates. This is in addition to the previous topics recently raised about The State Historian The State Museum State-owned historic sites. Now we turn to a national issue, the American Revolution 250th addressed in two […]
In this blog, I wish to continue the discussion on the current situation regarding the American Revolution 250th by switching to education. 1. What can be taught in the k-12 classroom? 2. How can the national history organizations help? I begin by carrying on from the previous blog with its focus on Virginia and the […]
As we approach the three year countdown to July 4, 2026, it is an appropriate time to provide an update on what had and has not been going on with American Revolution 250th. The last time I wrote about it was July 1, 2022 (Controversy at the United States Semiquincentennial Commission). Regrettably, it does not […]
This blog is the third in an ongoing series about the need for the New York History community to advocate. The first blog (History Advocacy: Should the History Community Advocate?) contrasted successful advocacy efforts within New York State versus the absence with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYSOPRHP) on […]
Just last month I wrote a blog about history advocacy: History Advocacy: Should the History Community Advocate? March 12, 2023 Now there are two prominent examples of good history advocacy and bad or non-existent history advocacy. GOOD HISTORY ADVOCACY: CONNECTICUT In Connecticut, there is a funding advocacy project called the Road Map. It is a […]
On February 21st, the Atlantic Black Box (ABB) hosted an online film screening of “Fighting Indians” followed by a conversation with filmmakers Mark Cooley and Derek Ellis and Passamaquoddy language-keeper Dwayne Tomah. According to its website, ABB.is a “grassroots historical recovery project that empowers communities throughout New England to research, reveal and begin reckoning with […]
Once again it is time for history advocacy. It is the time of year when state legislatures normally are in session. Typically, a leading activity for them is the passage of the state budget. Although Covid still lingers, for the most part, life is back to normal. That means it is time for the history […]
The destruction of Negro communities in the 20th century was not due to slavery. In some ways The New York Times 1619 Project has sucked the oxygen out of the room in its reframing of American history to address current issues. Quite the contrary, the origin of African American should be understood in its historical […]
The American Historical Association held its annual conference in-person in Philadelphia, January 5-8, 2023. The conference made the front page of the Arts and Culture section in The New York Times on Monday after the weekend event. It did so because of a column in Perspectives on History posted by James H. Sweet, the AHA […]
Governor Announces $25 Million Investment into State Historic Sites for the Semiquincentennial Funding Will Go Towards Revitalization of the State’s Revolutionary War Historic Sites in Anticipation of Nation’s Semiquincentennial Anniversary TITUSVILLE – Governor Phil Murphy today (11/29/22) announced a $25 million investment towards New Jersey’s Revolutionary War historic sites in preparation for the United States […]
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
