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Oral History of Forgottonia: Building a Public History Project in Rural Western Illinois

NCHE

What’s the name of that young lady who did a history project about Dickson Mounds? I remember when I was a little girl, you could still go to the museum and see the Native American remains before the governor ordered the museum to cover them up.” Sue is the executive director of the Western Illinois Museum in Macomb, IL.

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Application of Archaeological Anthropology and Cultural Resources Management

Anthropology for Beginners

The presentation of the findings of archaeology to the public cannot avoid difficult political issues, and the museum curator and the popularizer today have responsibilities which some can be seen to have failed. These include objects significant to the archaeology, architecture, science or technology of a specified culture.

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As Humanities Fight for Support, New Journal Aims to Celebrate Their Role in Public Life

ED Surge

A scholarly book or article about history or philosophy counts. So does a local oral-history project, an art exhibit, or a dinner-table conversation about books, movies, or music. Like air, humanities-driven work is everywhere but taken for granted, so much a part of life its easy to overlook. and elsewhere.