Gain insight into history organizations of all shapes and sizes in this book, which addresses the opportunities and challenges of public historians' work through the prism of the past, present, and future of our communities and institutions, as well as the public history field itself. Featuring essays from some of the leading thinkers in the profession, this book not only looks at major themes as they relate to historians' work but also inspires creativity in how they approach their work in an institutional and personal sense. The themes themselves are important, but even more important are the articles (presented here as chapters) that amplify the overarching themes. Chapters discuss in-depth and through real-world examples, the work of history organizations. They specifically focus on the challenges and opportunities that are important to any nonprofit (or small business)-entrepreneurship, change, transformation, possibility/opportunity, partnerships-but also those unique to history organizations, leverage the asset of history to: explore place, commemorate the past (and therefore better understand the present), demonstrate how it is people who make history, and discern how to use the past to chart the future. Together, An American Association for State and Local History Guide to Making Public History provides a roadmap of the national discussions the field of history museums and organizations is having regarding its present and the future.
Foreword - Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko Introduction Chapter 1 The Only Thing that is Constant is Change Chapter 2 The Winds of Opportunity - Barbara Franco and Laura B. Roberts Chapter 3 Discovering the Power of Transformation Chapter 4 Understanding Change and Transformation in History Organizations - Candace Tangorra Matelic Chapter 5 Making History a Twenty-First-Century Enterprise Chapter 6 Entrepreneurship in History Organizations - John W. Durel Chapter 7 A Twenty-First Century Renaissance Chapter 8 The Spirit of Rebirth - David A. Janssen Chapter 9 The Power of Possibility Chapter 10 It's Possible - Kent Whitworth and Scott Alvey Chapter 11 The Whole is Greater Chapter 12 Greater than the Sum of Our Parts - Erin Carlson Mast Chapter 13 Crossroads: Exploring the Vibrant Connections Between People and Place Chapter 14 Explorations in Place and Time: A Personal Journey - David A. Donath Chapter 15 Turning Points: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Change Chapter 16 What Kind of Ordinary Will You Be? - Max A. van Balgooy Chapter 17 Commemoration: The Promise of Remembrance and New Beginnings Chapter 18 Public History and the Challenges of Commemoration Edward T. Linenthal Chapter 19 Inclusion is Active Chapter 20 I AM History: Embracing Inclusion in Social and Political Climates - Dina A. Bailey Chapter 21 Epilogue Moving History from Nice to Essential - John R. Dichtl
