Comparative Site Review
Dear Travelers, Have you ever walked into a museum and wondered, “Why am I here?” “Is there anything special here?” or even said to yourself, “I could have just looked this up.” If so, you are not alone! Let me tell you about my trip to the British Museum and how it compares to looking…
Oral Histories
Dear Travelers, The creation and use of oral histories is something that I do not get to interact with often. Because the people that I study have been dead for approximately 700 years, the ability to not only use oral history interviews but also to conduct them is something foreign to me. I am a…
Metadata and Exhibit Labels
Dear Travelers, What are historians? Yes, we are scholars and academics, but one of the biggest and most important jobs we hold is that of storytellers. One of my favorite quotes is written by historian John H. Arnold in his book Inquisition and Power, saying, “The historian…can regenerate the stories of the dead…In the end,…
Hannah Pullen 