Projects, Presentations, and Seminars
Projects and Publications
"Revolutionary Narratives: Reconsidering Commemorations at the U.S. 250th"
Blog series from the Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture's Uncommon Sense
Part 2: Symbolism and National Identity After the American Revolution
Part 3: Thinking Expansively and Inclusively about the U.S. 250th
This series focuses on reflections from the summer 2023 OI Coffeehouse organized by the Revolutionary Narratives team. Many thanks to Mariah Kupfner, Susan Garfinkel, and Elise Petersen for their contributions to this series and to the Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture for their support of the Revolutionary Narratives mission.
Revolutionary Narratives: A U.S. Semiquincentennial Toolkit for Historic Sites and Museums
Access a sample portion of the toolkit!
Revolutionary Narratives: A U.S. Semiquincentennial Toolkit for Historic Sites and Museums aims to equip historical and cultural institutions with the tools to pursue a robust and meaningful Semiquincentennial. It places special emphasis on promoting inclusive, expansive, and reflective research, collections and curation, and interpretation at historic sites and museums. This toolkit offers a practical framework for conceptualizing, planning, and evaluating participation in the U.S. Semiquincentennial and beyond.
Interested in using the Revolutionary Narratives toolkit at your site? Contact us today!
Revolutionary Narratives: Stories for a Reflective, Inclusive, and Expansive 250th Commemoration
Forthcoming
A book of collected essays, titled Revolutionary Narratives: Stories for a Reflective, Inclusive, and Expansive 250th Commemoration, will highlight innovation and public engagement in the history, scholarship, curation and interpretation of objects and landscapes of the Revolutionary Era (1750-1830). The book will feature essays from Canada to California to the Caribbean, embracing an inclusive and expansive approach to the U.S. Semiquincentennial.
Conference Presentations
Public History Perspectives on the U.S. 250th
SHEAR 2024 - July 18-21, Philadelphia, PA
Sara Evenson, Anne Lindsay, Hilary Miller, Kristin O'Brassill-Kulfan, Amy Speckart
Public History in a US Presidential Election Year:
An International Conversation about the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution
2024 OAH | NCPH Virtual Conference Series - April 30-May 1
Kevin Butterfield, Timothy Compeau, Iris de Rode, Laura Macaluso, Amy Speckart, and Bertrand Van Ruymbeke
To 2026 or Not to 2026? Commemoration, Reflection, and the Role of Historians in the U.S. Semiquincentennial
Revolutionary Narratives: Connecting Museums to Semiquincentennial Resources
Preparing Historic House Museums and Historic Sites for America’s 250th
Revolutionary Narratives: New Approaches for an Expansive 250th Commemoration
Revolutionary Houses, Revolutionary Narratives: Historic House Museums on the Eve of America's 250th Anniversary
NCPH 2022 - May 2-6, Virtual Conference
Working Group participants: Myra Armstead (Bard College), Danielle Bennett (CUNY Graduate Center), Jackie Gonzales (Historical Research Associates, Inc.), Cassidy Michonski (University of Central Florida), Marla Miller (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Ann Shipley (Pottsgrove Manor), Rebecca Shrum (Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis), and Zachary Stoltzfus (Florida State University)
Revealing the Practices and Problems in Exhibiting Revolutionary Era Houses
Consortium on the Revolutionary Era, 1750-1850 - February 2021, Virtual Conference
Laura Macaluso and Amy Speckart with Heather Huyck, Meghan Budinger, and Heidi Hill
Seminars
Revolutionary Narratives: Reconsidering Commemorations at the U.S. 250th
Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture
OI Coffeehouse - July-August 2023
