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HistoryCamp2016SessionsWi-fi:“USES566”andthepasswordis“HarrietTubman”.Moreinformationonlogisticsontheback.

AncientBritainandtheRomanEmpire

MarkKennethGardner(@HistoryGardner)isaneducatorandpublichistorianwhoservesontheboardoftrusteesfortheCenterforSouthCountyHistoryandCultureinKingstonRI,andisthearchivistfortheWesternRhodeIslandCivicHistoricalSociety.–ahistorygarden.blogspot.comBeforeJuliusCaesareversetfootonthesouthcoastofEngland,theRomanEmpirehaddrawnCelticBritainintoitseconomicorbit.InAD43,theRomansbroughtcities,aqueducts,roadsandallthetrappingsofMediterraneancivilizationtotheshoresofAlbion.Yettheislandwasneverfullyconquered,andintheyearsfollowingthefalloftheWesternRomanEmpire,nearlyalltracesofRomanlanguageandcivilizationdisappeared.Thissessionwillexaminehowancientsources,archaeology,andnewhistoricalinterpretationscontinuetoilluminatethehistoryoftheRoman’sfurthest-flungprovince.

BusinginBoston:Teachingthehistoryofsegregation,desegregation,andbusing

JosueD.Sakata(jsakata@bostonpublicschools.org)isAssistantDirectorforHistoryandSocialStudiesforBostonPublicSchoolsandoneofthecreatorsofthisresource.http://sites.google.com/a/bostonpublicschools.org/desegregation/home/teachersThiswasanextremelycontentiousperiodinlocalhistorythatreverberatednationally.Tohelpstudentsandothersunderstandwhathappenedandwhy,theBostonPublicSchoolshascreatedonlineresourcesforteachingaboutthehistoryofsegregation,desegregationandbusinginBoston.ThissessionwillincludeareviewofthehistoryanddiscusshowthathistoryispresentedinBostonPublicSchoolstoday,includinghowtheonlineresourcewascreatedandhowit’susedwithstudents.

Designreview:ExhibitdesignforPlymouth:1620–2020

EdMaloufandCarrieBrown,Ph.D.(781-378-1484andcontentdesign@me.com)ofContent•DesignCollaborative,aninterpretivedesignfirminScituate,MA,developsandimplementsexhibitprogramsforhistoryandnaturalhistoryinstitutions.OurfirmhasbeenhiredtocreateatravelingexhibitforPlymouth400commemoratingtheupcoming400thanniversaryandwewouldlikeyourcriticalinput.OurdesignprovidesaparallelnarrativeofWampanoagandEnglishpointsofview.This

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approachasksthevisitortoconsidertheeventsof1620-21incontextandtoreconsidertheirperceptionsofthishistoricevent.

Wewillpresentourworkto-dateandthenaskforyourfeedbackonwhatyouhavejustseen,includingthesplitentryexperience,unforeseenaspectsoftheMayflowerimmersionexhibit,andevaluating“HowManySurvived”inthe“WatchingandWaiting”exhibit.

Ourpresentationwilltakeabout15minutes,whichwillleaveplentyoftimetodiscussthesequestionsandothers.Ifwecangetpeopletoponderthequestion,“WouldtheWampanoagNationhaveissuedWilliamBradfordavisa?”afterseeingthisnewexhibit,itwillhavesucceeded.

WelookforwardtohearingthereactionsandideasfromHistoryCampBostonattendees.Browsethecurrentplan:http://makehistory.me/exhibit-renderings/.

DigitalArchiveofMassachusettsAnti-SlaveryandAnti-SegregationPetitions

NicoleTopich(https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/radcliffe-institute-staff-directory)https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/antislaverypetitionsmaTheDigitalArchiveofMassachusettsAnti-SlaveryandAnti-SegregationPetitionsconsistsof3,500legislativedocumentsfromthestatearchivesthatwerecatalogedanddigitizedthroughaNationalEndowmentfortheHumanitiesgrantunderHarvardUniversityProfessorDanielCarpenter.ThesedocumentsweresenttotheMassachusettsstategovernmentfromtheyears1649to1870andincludealmost282,000signatures,ofwhichatleast81,500signaturesarefromwomen.

Thiscollaborationhasallowedmanyhiddencollectionstoberevealed,includingdocumentationofblackandNativeAmericanactivismandevidenceoforganizing,canvassing,andotherformsofpoliticalparticipationandinteractionswiththegovernment,notonlyfromlegalvoters,butalsominorsandwomen.Thesedocumentsandextensivemetadataallowuserstoexploreperspectivesacrossclass,race,gender,space,andtimeformanypeoplewhohavebeentraditionallylessstudiedanddocumented.Inadditiontomass-petitioningefforts,extensivedetailsandtextaresometimesprovidedwithinthepetitions.Anewmappinginterfaceandadditionaldocumentsonanti-discriminationeffortsintothe20thcenturywillalsobediscussed.

Seethelistofmonthlyoutingsforinformationonour“CommonwealthMuseum,adirector’stour”onMay14,whichwillincludeNicoleguidingusthroughthecurrentspecialexhibition,“Freedom’sAgenda:African-AmericanPetitionstotheMassachusettsGovernment1600-1900.”Registrationrequired.Detailsonp.15.

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DiscoveringNewEngland’sHiddenHistoriesinCongregationalChurchRecords

JeffCooper,CongregationalChurchandArchives(jcooper@14beacon.org)http://www.congregationallibrary.org/nehh/mainEverysummeroverthelastdecadeJeffCooperhastrekkedtoMassachusettsfromhispostasaprofessorattheUniversityofOklahomatoresearchtheearliestrecordsoftheCongregationalChurchesinMassachusettsandthroughoutNewEngland.LastyearhemovedtoMassachusettsandisnowworkingfortheCongregationalLibraryandArchivesfulltime,leadingtheir“NewEnglandHiddenHistories”projecttofind,preserve,digitize,andmaketheserecordsavailabletoallonline.

DiscoveringtheConnectionsBetweenLewisandClarkExpedition’sCorpsofDiscovery

andtheWarof1812

LornaHainesworth(lornament@comcast.net)https://independent.academia.edu/LornaHainesworthThispresentationdiscussadozenmembersoftheLewisandClarkExpedition’sCorpsofDiscoverywhohadsignificantlifeexperiencesduringtheperiodoftheWarof1812,definedasbeginningwiththe1807EmbargoActandendingwiththeTreatiesatPortagedesSioux.ItwillalsocoverpersonscloselyassociatedwithLewisandClarkwhohadsignificantWarof1812experiencesandwhoseserviceintheWarof1812isfairlywelldocumented.Theslideswillincludemoderndayphotosofsomeoftheplaceswheretheyserved.

DoYouKnowWhoIAm?ThehistoryofAmericansonpostagestamps

HenryLukas(henryjlukas@hotmail.com),EducationDirectoratSpellmanMuseumofStamps&PostalHistoryinWeston,Massachusetts–https://www.spellmanmuseum.orgDoyourecognizeanyoftheseAmericans,whohaveallbeencommemoratedonUnitedStatespostagestamps:BlancheScott,PercyJulian,BernardRevel,WilliamDickson,MoinaMichael,ChesterCarlson,Dr.T.vonKarmanorPhoebePember?Learnwhythesemenandwomen,plusotherlesserknownAmericans,havebeenhonoredbytheUnitedStatesPostOfficeovertheyears.AlsodiscoverhowthePostOfficeselectswhatpeopleandeventsaretobepicturedonacommemorativestampfromtheover30,000suggestionssubmittedeachyearbythepublic.Learnaboutcontroversiesinvolvingnominees,includingFredaKahloandMotherTeresa,aswellasaboutthoseAmericansfeaturedonsomeofthemostpopularstampseverissued.Stampsofsomeofthepeoplediscussedwillbeavailabletotakehome.

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EchoesofthePast:Bringinghistoricalrole-playingtothestreetsofBoston

DaudAlzayer,RevolutionaryCharactersManager,TheOldStateHouseinBostondaud@bostonhistory.org

“EchoesofthePast,”stagedinBostonlastyearaspartoftheanniversaryoftheStampActprotests,putrealhistoricalcharactersonBostonstreetsandchallengedparticipantstofindthemandpiecetogetherastory.Itwasanewtypeoflivinghistoryevent—a“game”thatbrokedownbarriersandengagedaudienceswithchallenges,mysteryandrole-play.

Asalifelonghistorybuff,ittookmealongtimetounderstandwhytherearesomanypeoplewhoviewhistoryasa“boring”subject.Howcouldthestoryofhumanexperienceacrossallcontinentsandagesbeboring?Iamconvincedthatthedifferencebetweenahistoryloverandeveryoneelseisthesparkofengagementthatconvincesthemoftheeffortofstudyingandcarefullyreconstructingthepastintheirimagination.Butgettingengagementiseasiersaidthandone.Westruggleagainststereotypesofhistoryandhistorians,badpreviousexperiences(ofteninaclassroom),emotionaldistanceandthedifficultyofmakingoursubjectsrelevanttoouraudience.Designingandproducing“EchoesofthePast”onatightbudgetwasafascinatingexperiment.Regardlessofyourtypeofhistoricbuildingorsite,therearelessonsyoucantakeawayandapply.

EffectiveFirstPersonInterpretationintheClassroomandatHistoricSites

KyleJenks(jaktar773@aol.com),writer,producer,anddirector,“DrumsAlongtheMohawkOutdoorDrama”(www.datmod.com);DeanHowarth(d.e.howarth@hotmail.com),livinghistoryinterpreter/instructorandveteranscienceteacher(www.livinghistoriesofscience.com);BarryStevens,interpreter(www.benfranklinprinter.com);and,TomPitz,interpreter(www.mr-jefferson.com)–www.leagueofmostinterestinggentlemen.comAneffectivefirstpersonperformancecanmakeapowerfulimpression.ItsacademicprecedentislabeledProcessDramaandsometimescalledAppliedTheaterorEducationalTheater.It’sfarmorethandressingup,memorizingafewfacts,andcopyinganaccent.

Thissessionwillcovertheacademicrelevanceofthisstyleofteachingandlearning;howFirstPersonInterpretationattractsvisitation;howtofindqualityhistoricalinterpreters;howtodecideifyouwanttoaddFirstPersoninterpretationtoyourowndossier;howtogoaboutresearchingahistoricalfigure;howtoproperlyprepareyourpersona;howtomaximizeyourimpactasahistoricalinterpreter;and,howtomarketyourselfasahistoricalinterpreter.

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TheFalseLessonsoftheStampActCrisis

J.L.Bell(boston1775@earthlink.net)–http://www.boston1775.netTwohundredfiftyyearsagothisspring,Boston—andtherestofNorthAmerica—celebratedParliament’srepealoftheStampAct.ThusendedthefirstactoftheBritishimperialcrisis.Bothsidescameawaywithmisconceptionsthatledthemintoreplicatingthesameconflictwithintwoyears.Thistalkexploresthosemistakenideas,someofwhichstillaffectourunderstandingofthecomingoftheRevolutiontoday.

FiveMythsaboutthePuritans

LoriStokes(lori.stokes@comcast.net),Ph.D.,IndependentScholar;and,Dr.WillHolton,PartnershipfortheHistoricBostons.–www.historicbostons.orgPeoplelovetohatethePuritans.Inthepopularimagination,thePuritanswerekilljoyswhobanneddancing,singing,sex,alcohol,andsmiling,andputpeopleinthestocksforsneezingonSunday.Thetruth,however,isverydifferent—andmuchmoreinteresting.Inthissession,we’lltakeonthefivemostdamagingmythsaboutthePuritans:TheycametoAmericatoestablishfreedomofreligion;theyhatedsex;theywereconstantlyexecutingandpersecutingpeopleaswitches;theybanishedAnneHutchinsonbecauseshewasawomanwhodaredtoholdreligiousmeetings;and,theyestablishedatheocracy.

FlyingHigh:MiningthePanAmAirwaysArchivestohelpstudentsunderstandhistory

JosueD.Sakata(jsakata@bostonpublicschools.org),AssistantDirectorforHistoryandSocialStudiesforBostonPublicSchoolsPanAmwasthelargestinternationalairlineintheUSfrom1927untilitwentoutofbusinessin1991.ItstartedbyflyingmailandpassengersbetweenKeyWestandHavana,andasitgrewbecamealeaderinaviationandinnovation.JosueSakatawasawardedtheThePanAmHistoricalFoundation’sEightAnnualDaveAbramsandGeneBanningPanAmResearchGrant.ThegrantisawardedtosupportscholarlyresearchusingthePanAmericanWorldAirways,Inc.recordsheldbytheUniversityofMiamiLibraries’SpecialCollections,andithonorstwoofPanAm’smostavidhistorians,DaveAbramsandcompletedbySakata,whichdealswiththecreationofprimarysourcesetsthatwillusethePanAmarchiverecordstohelpstudentslearnaboutUSHistory.

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FromPrivateCollectiontoWorldClassMuseum:BuildingtheMuseumofWWII

TravisRoland,Docent–http://museumofworldwarii.orgAlthoughtheMuseumofWWIIinNatickmaynotyetbewell-knownlocally,itisheldinveryhighregardinternationally.London’sImperialWarMuseumdescribeditas“containingthemostcomprehensivedisplayoforiginalWorldWarIIartifactsonexhibitanywhereintheworld.”Collectedovermorethan50yearsbyKenRendell,adealerinautographs,lettersandmanuscripts,theMuseum’s8,000artifactsand500,000documentsandphotographsshowindetailtheeventsofthewar,fromthesigningoftheVersaillesTreaty,whichendedWorldWarI,totheNurembergandTokyowarcrimestrialsthatbroughtthewartoaclose.Housedinanon-descriptbuildingandopenbyappointmentonly,themuseumisundergoingatransformationwiththeadditionofstaffandplansforamajorexpansionthatwillcreateamuchmorepublicinstitution.Inadditiontothisjourney,Traviswilldiscusssomeoftheremarkableitemsinthecollection,includinganewacquisitionofRudolfHess’spersonalarchives.

TheGloucesterMuseumYouDon’tKnow:SlaveryandtheSargentHouse

LiseBreen(lbreen@billbreen.net)isanindependentresearcherfromGloucester.Sheisdevelopingatrailthatfocusesonthehistoryofslaveryandanti-slaveryonCapeAnn.TheSargentHouseMuseumadvertisesitsGloucestermansionasthehomeof“seacaptains,merchants,patriotsandcommunityleaders.”Forthepastfewyears,inanefforttoincreaseinterest,thestrugglingHousehasfocusedonJudithSargentMurray’slegacyasabrilliant,earlyadvocateforwomen.Butthereareotheraccountsthatcouldbetold.

Here,IexplainthatJudithSargent(Murray)–andherGloucesterrelatives–ownedslaves.Icommentonherplay,TheAfrican,andreviewsomeofherfewremarksaboutslavery.IdiscussherMississippirelatives’slaveownershipandconnectthemtotheNatchezfurnitureandportraitsondisplay.Then,IshowthatasubsequentHouseinhabitant–whoseportraitsaredisplayed–istheownerof1840sslaveships.DoesitbehoovetheSargentHousetocomplicateitsstoryoftheambitiouswriterwhoproclaimedwomen’sinherentequality?WilltenuoussupportfortheHouseevaporateoncetheHouserevealsthatits“gentlemenplanters,”shipcaptains,churchleaders,andmerchantskeptslavesorengagedintheslavetrade?DoestheHousehaveanobligationtothehistoricalrecordandtothepublictoreframeitsnarrative?

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HistoryinFactandFiction:Fromnotedautobiographytoyoungadultfiction

Dr.SamForman(@DrSamForman),istheauthorofDr.JosephWarren:TheBostonTeaParty,BunkerHill,andtheBirthofAmericanLibertyand21Heroes.Samwillhaveatableandbesigningbooks.–http://www.drjosephwarren.com/AfterspendingsixyearsresearchingandwritingthedefinitiveaccountofoneoftheRevolution’smostimportantfigures,Dr.JosephWarren,SamFormanpitchedthehighlyunlikelyideaofayoungadultnovelcenteredontheRevolution.Muchtohissurprise,hispublisherwentforit–withanenergyandenthusiasmthey’dneverexhibitedfornon-fictionworks.Thistalkwillconsidertheroleofnon-fictionandfictionalworksinbringingtolifehistoricalcharactersanderas.Whenthetruthofhistoricaleventsissocompelling,whydoauthorsfeelcompelledtowritefiction,andwhydonotableworksfindalargereadership?Canthetwoapproachesbecomemuddled,wherefictionispassedasfactandtruthdismissedasfancy?Drawingonawiderangeofhistoricalfictionwrittenovercenturies,wewillexploreenduringaswellasabandonedthemesandtropes.Canfictionsometimesconveylargertruthsthatformalhistoriescannot?

TheJigsawPuzzleofReconstructingEnslavedFamilyStoriesinRuralColonial

Massachusetts

JeannePickering(j_pickering@salemstate.edu),Graduatestudent,History,SalemStateUniversityIntheeighteenthcentury,Topsfieldwasasmallinlandruraltown25milesnorthofSalem.Althoughfewinnumber,enslavedindividualsandfamilieslivedtherethroughoutmuchoftheeighteenthcentury.Documentationoftheirlivesliesinfragmentedpiecesspreadacrosschurchrecords,probatedwillsandinventory,genealogicalrecordsandafewsparsearchivaldocuments.Reconstructingtheirstoriesmeansassemblingthesepieces,muchlikeassemblingajigsawpuzzleusingonlyafewbrokenpiecesfromotherpuzzlesandnoguidetofollow.

I’llshowthereconstructionofthestoriesofthreeenslavedfamilies,eachstrugglingthroughthedeathofahouseholdpatriarchtokeepthefamilytogether,onlyoneofwhommanagedtosurvivethroughthewaningdaysoflegalizedslaveryinMassachusetts.

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NewandOverlookedResourcesforResearchingIndividualsfromtheRevolutionary

WarandCivilWar

MichelleNovakisPresidentof[MND](www.mnd.nyc),aNYCBrand-DesignagencyandagraduateofRISDandBUGenealogicalResearch.SheisaTrusteeoftheGenealogicalSocietyofNewJersey;theGenealogicalSocietyofBergenCounty,NJ;andisEditoroftheGSBC’sISFHWEaward-winningnewsletter,“TheArchivist.”MichellealsocreatedthefabulousHistoryCamplogo.Believeitornot,researchingyourRevolutionaryandCivilWarancestorshasjustgottenalotmoreinteresting.Inthistalk,we’lllookatsomeunder-usedresourcesattheStatelevel,awholenewcollectionattheNYPL,andthedigitalchangeshappeningatNARA—whichbringsmoreaccessatthesametimethatrecordsarebeingretiredtodeepstorage.

PlanningtheMassachusetts100thAnniversaryofSuffrage

ColleenJanz(@colleenejanzandColleen@susanbanthonybirthplace.org)istheExecutiveDirectoroftheSusanBAnthonyBirthplaceMuseumandtheChairpersonfortheMassachusetts100thAnniversaryofSuffrage.–susanbanthonybirthplace.orgPlanningisunderwayforthecelebration,whichwillbeginJune,2019andrunthroughAugust26,2020.Colleen,whoistheChairpersonfortheMassachusetts100thAnniversaryofSuffrage,willdescribewhat’sbeenplanned,including“100ThingstodotoCelebrate100YearsofSuffrage,”andhowyouandyourorganizationcanbeinvolved.Colleenwillalsobelookingforyourcreativeideastogetthewordout.

PlantingtheRootsofSTEM:Howyourhistorymuseumorhistoricsitecanusethe

“living”historyofscienceasaportaltoSTEM

DeanHowarth(d.e.howarth@hotmail.com),livinghistoryinterpreter/instructor,veteranscienceteacher–leagueofmostinterestinggentlemen.com,livinghistoriesofscience.comHistoryshowsusthatSTEMisnotanewidea.ThehistoryofsciencecanbeavehiclebywhichalmostanysitecantapintoSTEMwithoutbecominga“sciencemuseum.”Twentyyearsago,asahighschoolscienceteacherinMcLean,Virginia,Howarthfoundedastudentlivinghistoryprogramasanextracurricularcommunity-serviceclubandauniqueLivingHistorycourse.Thecourseincorporatesthetenetsofhistoricalinterpretationasavehicleforlearningandlifeskills,suchasresearch,service,communication,andaninvestmentinteachingourcommonhistoricallegacy.HowarthwillappearastheYankee-born,BenjaminThompson,whowasaloyalistspy,

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soldier,andrenownedscientistwhosebodyofworkledtoaknighthoodandthetitle,CountRumford.Hewillalsodemonstratereplicainstrumentsanddisplaysof18thcenturyscience.

PresentingthePast:LivingHistoryinNewport

ElizabethSulock(esulock@newporthistory.org)istheManagerofPublicOutreach&LivingHistoryattheNewportHistoricalSociety(newporthistory.org)TheNewportHistoricalSocietyhasdevelopedauniqueapproachtolivinghistoryaspartofitsoverallgoalofofferinginnovativepublichistoryprogramming.Groundedinhistoricresearchandusingateamofvolunteerfirstpersoninterpreters,theSocietyhasreceivedagrowingamountofattentionforitsengaginginterpretation.Whatistheprocessforplanningsite-specificcivilian-basedlivinghistoryevents?JoinElizabethSulock,fromtheNHS,alongwithseveraloftheSociety’sseasonedinterpreters,ReneeWalker-Tuttle,ElizabethMeesandMatthewMees,todiscusstheNHSmethodbehindcostumedinterpretation.Themesincludebalancingfirstandthirdpersoninterpretation,marketingstrategies,historicalinspiration,publicinteractionandplace-basedinterpretation.

ResearchingEnslaved&RecentlyFreeNortherners

LizLoveland(@lizl_genealogyandlovelandfamilyhistory@gmail.com)BlogtranscribingaVictoriandiary:http://addiessojourn.wordpress.com/Genealogy&historyblog:http://adventuresingenealogy.wordpress.com/LearnaboutsomeofthemythsaroundNorthernslaveryandmanyofthesourcesthatcanbeusedtoresearchthelivesofenslavedpeopleinNortherncolonies/states,thelivesoffreemenandfreewomenthere,andtheworldtheyinhabited.ManyexamplesarefromNewEngland,butIalsousesomeexamplesfromotherNorthernareas.

RomanLegionary

AndyVolpe(palusbuteo@hotmail.com),AndyVolpe:Art&Historywww.andyvolpe.comDiscussestheancientRomanLegionarysoldier,includingabriefhistoryoftheevolutionofthesoldier,aspectsofhisdailylife,anddetailsonhisarmsandarmorutilizingreplicasofarchaeologicalartifacts.Hewillalsodiscusswhatweknowandhowweknowitfromthearchaeology,drawingthelinebetween“HistoricalAccuracy”andHollywood,aswellastouchonaspectsofReenactingtheRomanperiod.AndyhaspresentedontheRomanssince2002throughtheformerHigginsArmoryMuseum,whichclosedin2013andwhosearmsandarmorcollectionandprogramsmovedtoWorcesterArtMuseum.

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Salem’sGallowsHillProject

MarilynneRoachandEmerson“Tad”Baker(@EmersonWBakerandwww.salemstate.edu/~ebaker/).Tadwillhaveatableandbesigningbooks.SalemwitchtrialsexpertsMarilynneRoachandEmerson“Tad”Bakerdiscusstheirrecentwidely-reportedproject.(CoveredbytheWashingtonPost,USNews,USAToday,theUK’sDailyMail,andmanyotheroutlets).RoachistheauthorofseveralbooksonSalemandthewitchtrials,mostrecently,SixWomenofSalem:theUntoldStoryoftheAccusedandTheirAccusersintheSalemWitchTrials.Baker,ahistoryprofessoratSalemStateUniversity,istheauthorofAStormofWitchcraft:TheSalemTrialsandtheAmericanExperience,andotherbooks.AftercenturiesofconflictingbeliefsandmorerecentInternetspeculation,ateamofscholarshasverifiedthesitewherenineteeninnocentpeoplewerehangedduringthe1692Salemwitchtrials.ThesiteisProctor’sLedge,anareaboundedbyProctorandPopeStreetsinSalem.Inthissession,twoGallowsHillProjectteammemberswillexplainhowtheydrewonthetrialpapers,mapsfromdifferentperiods,oraltraditions,andnewtechnologytoconfirmthissite,firstsuggestedbySalemhistorianSidneyPerleyintheearlyTwentiethCentury.Theywillalsodiscussthelonghistoryofeffortstolocateandmemorializethesite,aswellasthecurrentworkbytheCityofSalemtoproperlymaintainandmarkProctor’sLedge.

SteamPunkHistory:Low-TechStorytellingintheDigitalAge

SteveThornton(stephen.thornton1199@gmail.com),retiredunionorganizerandwriterforTheShoeleatherHistoryProject(ShoeleatherHistoryProject.com)Uncoveringhistoryisonething;presentingiteffectivelyisanother.Eveninthedigitalage,thereare“lowtech”methodsthatcanbeusedtoaidgreaterpublicunderstandingofimportantpeople,places,andevents.

TheShoeleatherHistoryProjectuses“clothesline”presentations,ViewMaster,tradingcards,participatorywalkingtours,comicsandotherformstoteach“historyfrombelow.”Thissessionwillincludeexamplesofalltheseusingstoriesofabolitionists,suffragists,civilrightsactivistsandunionorganizers.

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SouthernNewEngland’sEvolvingAgriculturalLandscapesc.1500toPresent

MarkKennethGardner(@HistoryGardner)isaneducatorandpublichistorianwhoservesontheboardoftrusteesfortheCenterforSouthCountyHistoryandCultureinKingstonRI,andisthearchivistfortheWesternRhodeIslandCivicHistoricalSociety.ahistorygarden.blogspot.comFromVerrazano’sobservationsofNativeAmericanfarmingsettlementsalongNarragansettBaytotoday’sCommunitySupportedAgricultureandfarmer’smarkets,agriculturallandscapes—inSouthernNewEnglandingeneralandinRhodeIslandinparticular—havebeeninconstantlyevolutioninresponsetoeconomictransformations,industrialrevolutions,politicalchicanery,militaryconflictandtechnologicalinnovation.Ever-resourcefulandseeminglyimpossibletokill,farmerscontinuetomaketheirmarkonsouthernNewEngland’sphysicalandeconomiclandscape.

TheTalkoftheTown:An18th-CenturyTownMeeting

PatriciaViolette(governorshirley@gmail.com)istheexecutivedirector,curator,andCEOoftheTheShirley-EustisHouseAssociationinRoxbury.--www.shirleyeustishouse.orgTheauthorityandresponsibilitiesoflocalandfederalgovernmenthavealwaysbeenacentraltopicinoursociety.Asourworldchangesandthelivesofpeoplechangewithit,ourdemandsandexpectationsofourgovernmentreflectthatchange.

TheNewEnglandstateshavehadatownmeetingsystemoflocalgovernmentsincetheearlydaysofsettlement.Thesetownswerealwaysconcernedwiththeconstructionandrepairofroads,employingschoolmasters,caringfortheirpooranddisabled,andevenwhetherornotpigswouldbeallowedtorunamokthroughouttheircommunities.Thetownspeopleweretheoneswhodecidedtoraiseandappropriatefundsfortheseissues.Thetownwasthepreeminentunit...everytownansweredforitselfnotonlyincivicbutalsoinreligiousaffairs.

JointhissessionaswetakeatripbackintimewithExecutiveDirectorPatriciaViolette,oftheShirley-EustisHouse,todiscusssomeofthesebasiccommonissuesimportanttotheinhabitantsof18th-centuryBoston.Inthisinteractivepresentation,youwillbethetownandresponsibleformakingtheseimportantdecisionsthatwillnotonlyaffectyoubutyourfellowtownfolk.

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ATeachableMoment:ADiscussionoftheChoicesandChallengesFacingPublic

HistoriansToday

TaylorStoermer(@History_Doctor,stoermer@fas.harvard.edu,www.taylorstoermer.com),HarvardUniversity,andRuthTaylor,executivedirectoroftheNewportHistoricalSociety(http://www.newporthistory.org).Publichistoryin2016isinastateofflux.Havehistorichousemuseumsneverbeenstronger,orhavetheyneverfacedmoreperil?IsemployingthelatesttechnologyandsecuringtheattentionofMillennialsessentialtogrowth,ordotheymissthepoint?Doessurvivaldependonmoreleisure-typeexperiences,ormoreonheritagetourists?Andistherenolongeranyrealconnectionbetweenacademicpublichistoryprogramsandthepracticeofit?Theseareamongtheissuesthatwe’llexploreinthissession,withaneyetowarddefiningtheshapeofthediscussionthatpublichistoriansshouldbehavinginordertobettersteerourwayforward.

UsingGenealogyinHistoricalResearch

ErikBauer(@Hipster818anderbauer@mac.com),Archivist,PeabodyInstituteLibrary,Peabody,MA.–https://about.me/erikrbauerAmongmanyhistorians,genealogyisnotseenasausefultoolforhistoricalresearch.Thissessionlookstochallengethatassumptionbylookingathowgenealogycanbeusedtohelpexplainrelationshipsinconnectionwithhistoricaleventsandhowgenealogycanbeusedalongwithmaterialculturetoestablishtheprovenanceofanobject,amongothertopics.

UsingtheLibraryofCongress’scollectionofpoliticalcartoonstogaininsightsinto

historicalperiods

JosueD.Sakata(jsakata@bostonpublicschools.org),AssistantDirectorforHistoryandSocialStudiesforBostonPublicSchoolsPoliticalcartoonsoftencaptureamorenuancedunderstandingofcurrenteventsthanwritteneditorials.TheLibraryofCongresshasalargecollectionofpoliticalcartoons,andinthistalkwe’lldiscusshowtolocatetherightcollectionandhowcartoonsfromoneofthesecollectionshavebeenusedtoteachabouttheColdWar.

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WhoWasBenjaminFranklin?

RobertJ.Allison(rallison@suffolk.edu),chairoftheHistoryDepartmentatSuffolkUniversityinBoston.–www.robertallisonhistory.comWhowasBenjaminFranklin?Thereisawell-knowncharacterhecreatedinhisAutobiography,andthereisthelegendaryfigureinourhistoricalimagination.ButisthistherealFranklin?Howcanwefindout?Wewillexploresomeofhiswork—inelectricityandinpopularculture(18th-century)andhisfamily—toseeifwecanfindtherealFranklin.

Iampreparinga“GreatCourses”seriesonFranklin,andlookforwardtohearingfromparticipantsatHistoryCampabouttheirownknowledgeandunderstandingofFranklin,andtheircuriosityabouthowweunravelmythstounderstandthepast.

Aboutthesubjectforthisyear’st-shirt

Thisyear'sHistoryCampBostont-shirtcelebrates250yearssincetherepealoftheStampAct.Oneofthefirstdirecttaxesleviedonthecolonies,theStampActbecameafocusofresistanceagainstParliamentaryoverreachandtheultimatesymboloftaxationwithoutrepresentation.AfterayearofprotestsandevenriotsinthestreetsofBoston,ParliamentpassedalawrepealingthehatedStampActonMarch18,1766.WhenthehappynewsfinallyreachedMassachusetts,theBostonGazettedescribedthecelebration:

TheBellsintheTownweresetaringing,theShipsintheHarbourdisplay'dtheirColours,GunsweredischargedindifferentPartsoftheTown,andintheEveningwereseveralBonfires...TheMorningwasusheredinwithMusick,RingingofBells,andtheDischargeofCannon,theShipsintheHarbourandmanyoftheHousesinTownbeingadornedwithColours–Joysmil'dineveryCountenance.

JacobSconyers(@BostonStrolls)—HistoryCampveteran(2014-2016)andfounderofBostonStrolls(http://www.bostonstrolls.com)

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Aboutthesponsoredtables

Emerson“Tad”Bakerwillhavehisbooks,AStormofWitchcraft:TheSalemTrialsandtheAmericanExperienceandTheDevilofGreatIsland:WitchcraftandConflictinEarlyNewEngland,availableattopurchaseandinscribe.Formoreinformationonhisbooksandappsgoto:http://w3.salemstate.edu/~ebaker/books_&_apps.SamFormanwillbeavailabletodiscussandsigncopiesoftheAmericanFounderbiography,Dr.JosephWarren:TheBostonTeaParty,BunkerHill,andtheBirthofAmericanLibertyandthenewhistoricalromance,Twenty-OneHeroes.Formoreinformation:drjosephwarren.comand@drsamformanonTwitter.ThePartnershipofHistoricBostonswillhaveThePleasureoftheTaste:Recipesfrom17th-CenturyNewEnglandavailableforpurchase.ThebooklethasPuritanandNativerecipesinoriginalandmodernizedversions.ProceedsbenefitthePartnership’spublichistoryprogramsaboutthetwoBostonsinthe17thcentury.www.historicbostons.orgKatharineGibbs:BeyondWhiteGlovesbyPHBPresidentRoseDohertyisthefirsthistoryofthisinternationally-renownedinstitutionanditsamazingfounder,whobeganherbusinessin1911whenveryfewwomenwereentrepreneurs.www.roseadoherty.comTheLeagueofMostInterestingGentlemenwillhaveinformationontheirservices,includingonanewplay,JeffersonandMadison:FoundingFriends,theDrumsAlongtheMohawkOutdoorDrama,andLeaguememberKyleJenks'18thcenturyhistorically-inspiredpersona,DouglasMcKenna.Theywillbeofferingaspecialdiscount.Formoreinformation:www.leagueofmostinterestinggentlemen.comandwww.datmod.com.MassachusettsHistoryDayisthestateaffiliateofNationalHistoryDay,ahighly-regardednationalcompetitionforstudentsingrades6-12.Similartoasciencefairbutforhistory,studentsfocusonthoroughresearchandin-depthanalysisofaspecific,historically-significanttopicoftheirchoosingthroughexhibits,websites,performances,documentaries,andpapers.www.masshistoryday.com“HistoryNerd”t-shirtsandfreeHistoryNerdstickersfromTheHistoryList.CreatedbasedonaphrasethatkeptshowingupinHistoryCampevaluations(“I’maHistoryNerdandIwantedtominglewithotherHistoryNerds”),Leedesignedtheseshirts.ProceedssupporttheoperationandexpansionofTheHistoryList,whichisafreeplatformthatorganizationsandindividualscanusetogetthewordoutabouteventsandexhibits.Italsoincludesdozensoffreeresources(TheHistoryList.com/resources),thelargestlistofconferencesandcoursesforhistoryprofessionals(TheHistoryList.com/conferences),andweeklye-mailswithhistoryeventsandexhibitsforagrowinglistofstates(TheHistoryList.com/subscribe).Stickersarefree(2max,please).ShirtsandstickersarealsosoldonlineatTheHistoryList.com/store.

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UniquemonthlyoutingsforHistoryCampBostonfolks

Inthespringof2015westartedmonthlyoutingsthatgavepeoplesignedupfortheHistoryCampBostonmailinglistuniqueopportunitiestolearnmoreabouthistory.Asyoucanseefromthelistofeventsfor2016,thereisawidevarietyofoutingsandtheyallhaveonethingincommon:Thesetoursorwalksareneworareofferedonlyrarely.2016January–Privatetourofpoliticalposterandmemorabiliacollection.February–GibsonHouseServants’TourMarch–HistoryCampApril–Duetotheopeninghoursandexhibitschedule,ourtouroftheCommonwealthMuseum,whichwe’doriginallyhopedtodoinApril,willbeinMay.May–CommonwealthMuseum–May14at10am–Registernow–limited.

WaterWorksMuseum–May22at10am–Registrationwillopensoon–limited.June–BostonLight–June25at9:30am–Registernow–limited.July–AdamsNHP/Peacefield–July2at1:00pm–Registernow–verylimited.August–Confirmed:FortAndrews,PeddocksIsland–Finalizingthedate.September–Notyetselected.Wouldyourhistoricalsiteororganizationbeinterestedinhosting?Detailsbelow.October–OldStateHouse–October22at10:00am–Registernow–verylimited.November–EdwardM.KennedyInstitutefortheSenate–November5at10am–Registernow–manyregistrationspotsavailable.December–Notyetselected.Wouldyourhistoricalsiteororganizationbeinterestedinhosting?Detailsbelow.Advancenotice:SubscriberstotheHistoryCampBostonmailinglistgetthefirstshotatregistration;manyeventsfillupquickly.HistoryCampBostonattendeesareaddedtothemailinglistautomatically.OtherscansubscribeatTheHistoryList.com/subscribe.IfyourorganizationwouldliketoputtogetheraspecialeventandhostaHistoryCampBostonoutingin2016,letLeeorJakeknow.Attendancerangesfrom10to30,andorganizationsarewelcometochargetheirstandardadmission.ThankstoJohnBell,RoseDoherty,JakeSconyers,MariannaMcCormick,MichelleCoughlin,NicoleTopich,andSuannaCrowleyforhostingorconductingmonthlyoutings,andtoJakeforhelpingschedulemanyofthoseplannedfor2016.

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• Thewi-fiis“USES566”andthepasswordis“HarrietTubman”• We’reusing#HistoryCamponTwitterandelsewhere.• Therestroomsonthefirstfloorrequirethekeyatthefrontdesk;restroomson

theotherfloorsdonot.• Ifyoufindthatyou’reinthewrongpresentation,quietlystepoutandfind

another.Therearesomanygoodsessions,there’snoreasontositthroughonethatisn’tinterestingtoyou.

• AfterHistoryCamp,checkHistoryCamp.orgforpresentations.

Ifyou’respeaking...

• Checkoutyourroomduringregistration,includingtheA/V.• Whenyoupresent,endyoursession(presentationandQ&A)ontime.Ifthere’s

morediscussion,pleaseaskthosewithquestionstostepoutsideanddownthehalltocontinuewithquestions.

• PleaseuploadyourpresentationtoSlideShare(slideshare.net)andusethetags“historycamp”and“historycamp2016”tohelpothersfindyourpresentation.We’llsearchforthosetagsandembedpresentationsinHistoryCamp.orgsothatotherscanfindthem.YoucanalsoembedyourSlidesharepresentationinyourLinkedInprofileandTweetoutalinktoyourpresentation.

Thanksto...

• You,forhelpingcreateHistoryCamp2016today,andtothosewhocontributedfinanciallytocoverthecosts,thosewhopresented,everyonewhohelpedgetthewordoutinadvance,andallwhohelpedthroughouttheday.

• ThestaffatUnitedSouthEndSettlementsandtheHarrietTubmanHouse.

• MichelleNovak(mnd.nyc),fortheHistoryCamplogo.• DavidAlderman(www.davidalderman.weebly.com),forthisyear’st-shirtdesign.• JacobSconyers,forthecreatingandmaintainingtheHistoryCamp.orgsiteand

forhelpingwrangletheA/Vfortoday.• TheMaryLyonFoundationandtheCommunityFoundationofWestern

Massachusetts,fortheloanoftwoprojectors.MaryLyonwasthefounderofMountHolyokeCollege.http://marylyonfoundation.org/

• MikeCourtneyofAperioInsightsforsupportofthepost-Campsurvey.http://www.aperioinsights.com/