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Wright State University CORE Scholar Public History Newsletter Public History Fall 2014 Public History Newsletter Fall 2014 Public History Concentration Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/public_history_news  Part of the Public History Commons Repository Citation Public History Concentration (2014). Public History Newsletter Fall 2014. . This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the Public History at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Public History Newsletter by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact library-corescholar@wright.edu.     “Doing History the Wright Way since 1974” took on a new meaning on October 17, 2014. Current students, alumni, cur-rent and past faculty and directors came together to celebrate 40 years of Public History at WSU. It was thanks to a collabo-rative planning committee of current director, and 1984 alumnae, Dawne Dewey, 2007 alumnae Natalie Fritz, and current second year students, Adam Becker, Sara Fisher, and Jessica Sells that helped make the event a success. The event served not only as a symposium, but it also served as a reunion for graduates.  Nineteen of these alumni participated as both presenters and moderators. In our first session, Steve Germann served as the moderator and  Scott Sanders, Bill Stolz, and Mackensie Wittmer updated those in attendance on ways in which public history has been incorporated into their lives and their work in the community.  Whether it was through work at Anti-och University, historic preservation efforts, or ways in which aviation heritage is interpreted to various audiences, Public History is an important aspect to the history of a community.  We had so many presenters, that we had concurrent sessions.  Melissa Shaw moderated Session II-A.  Public Histo-ry in Museums featured the curatorial staff from Clark County Historical Society (CCHS)-all of them alumni of WSU Pub-lic History- Kasey Eichensehr, Natalie Fritz, and Virginia Weygandt described their efforts to inventory the collections at CCHS.  What we learned was that the only thing worse than doing an inventory is NO inventory.  Session II-B featured Matt Francis and Collette McDonough, where they talked about incorporating Public History in their archival careers.  Bob Smith served as moderator and gave some account of his own experi-ence in the Public History field. Our final session highlighted the accomplishments of our recent grad-uates as they “Learned to Fly”.  Jeremy Feador, Sarah Aisenbrey, Noel Greaser, Casey Huegel, and Bonnie Roche described what their cur-rent projects are, very similar to our article “Day in the Life.”  All of them, additionally, gave advice to the current students in attendance as they prepare for life after graduation.   Those in attendance were in for a treat because Dr. Charles Berry, co-founder of Public History at WSU, told many stories of the early years of the program.  Alumni from near and far came together and many took advantage of getting their pictures taken with the Wright brothers!   We are always trying to find new ways to reach out to the community and include those who could not make it to the 40th Celebration.  So, we decided to get “Get Social” by using Facebook and Twitter with #PH40WSU!   It was a great oppor-tunity for everyone to come together and celebrate such a wonderful accomplishment of lon-gevity of Public History at Wright State University.  Thank you to all who attended or were there in spirit!  FALL, 2014 Public History Newsletter Celebrating 40 Years of  Public History at  Wright State University VOLUME 8, ISSUE 1  40 Years Celebration 1 Day in the life 2 Alumni Update 3 Director’s Note 3 Above (L-R): Dawne Dewey, Karen Jean Hunt, and Kerrie Cross. Above (L-R): Melissa Shaw, Lisa Rickey, Natalie Fritz, and Collette McDonough. Above: Dr. Charles Berry, Co-founder of WSU Public History A Day in the Life of  Jeremy Katz A typical day for me as Archives Director of the Cuba Family Archives for Southern Jewish History at the Breman Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, ranges from processing collections and completing research requests, to writing grant proposals and soliciting new donations from potential donors.  I oversee all ongoing projects in the archives that support our mission to preserve and make accessible the Jewish history of the American South and the history of the Holocaust, which makes each day a little different. My staff, which includes a librarian and archivist, is currently working to transcribe and make ready for the web some of our flagship oral histories and digitize some of our most important manuscript collections. Due to the generous support of a local family, we were able to purchase a state-of-the-art docu-ment scanner, which has given us the ability to begin digitizing some of our many manu-script collections. Just this past month, we mounted our first online collection on the muse-um’s recently redeveloped website (www.thebreman.org).   Another major project I have been involved with recently is the development of a driving tour app on the history of Jew-ish Atlanta, which is now available on both iPhone and Android phones by searching “Historic Jewish Atlanta.” This app is the first of its kind in the country and allows users to learn about the rich Jewish history of the great city of Atlanta directly from their smart phones. The app utilizes the phone’s GPS to map routes to the historic sites and display articles with images from our archives about the site’s history. One unique feature of the app is the ability to create e-postcards that you can share with your friends and family through text messaging, emailing, or social media. We are hoping that both locals and tourists alike will download the app and ex-plore the many sites around the city.  I also work closely with the other departments at the museum to help develop programs and exhibitions. For example, our curator is currently working on a new exhibition titled, “The History of Jewish Atlanta told through 18 Artifacts,” which is set to open early next year. Although it is his responsibility to create and mount the exhibition, I am helping to identify artifacts from our archives that best fit the historical events featured in the display. I also work closely with our other department, the Weinberg Center for Holocaust Education, to help build critical thinking skills in students through exercises that examine primary sources from our archives related to the atrocities of the Holocaust. My job is extremely rewarding because I get to preserve and make accessible a part of my heritage and a little known part of American history. I owe the success of my career to the knowledge, skills, and networks I gained as a student and gradu-ate assistant in Public History at Wright State University. My diploma hangs proud-ly in my office! Page 2 PUBLIC HISTORY NEWSLETTER management. Oberlin, OH. Sarah “Sam” Mikell (2013)was recently appointed Project Assistant-Assistant Curator of Entertainment History at the National Museum of Ameri-can History, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D.C. Mackensie Wittmer (2005) recently began a new position as Partner Relations & Pro-gram Manager with the Na-tional Aviation Heritage Alli-ance, Dayton, Ohio. I’d like to take this opportunity to remember one of our recent graduates, Kyle Pitzer. Kyle passed away unex-pectedly on July 3, 2014, just weeks after graduating from Wright State University with an M.A. in History. Kyle was an exceptional student in the Public History concentration who had a passion for social justice issues. His capstone project, oral histories of participants in the Occupy Dayton movement, completed as part of WYSO’s Community Voices Program, set a high standard. His project culminated in the creation of a story for public radio and aired on WYSO. It can be heard at http://wyso.org/post/revisiting-occupy-dayton. Kyle always did more than was required of him in grad. school. He was a great writer, thoughtful, and fun to spend time with. He was and will continue to be an inspiration to all who knew him.   The Kyle Pitzer Capstone Project Award, established to honor Kyle, will be present-ed annually to a graduating student in Public History whose capstone project is nominated by an instructor and judged by the History Graduate Committee to be the most outstanding capstone project for that academic year. The award includes a cash prize. If you would like to support this award, please send your donation to: Department of History, 370 Millett Hall Wright State University 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy. Dayton, OH 45435  Checks should be made payable to Wright State University-History Department and accompanied by a note designating it for the Kyle Pitzer Capstone Project Award. Page 3 VOLUME 8, ISSUE 1 Brittany Snider (2011)recently began work as the Registrar for the Pizzuti Col-lection in Columbus, OH. Karis Raeburn (2014)accepted an archivist position with the Congregation of the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother, Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Assisi in Oshkosh, WI. Sarah Deffinger (2014)is now the A/V Archives Assistant for the PETA foundation in Norfolk, VA. Matthew Peek (2010) is now the military collections archi-vist for the State Archives of North Carolina. Rachael Bussert (2010) began work as the Congressional Papers archivist at the Univer-sity of Hawaii at Manoa. Kaitlyn Goss (2014) accepted a position with AmeriCorps/Local History Corps. She is now at Oberlin Heritage Cen-ter working on Educational Programming and outreach while doing some collections What are They up to Now? Alumni Update Director’s Note, Dawne Dewey It got a little chilly in the archives in November, so Dawne brought out the CocoMotion! As a result, we keep sing-ing the song Locomotion. Save the Date! 4th Annual Public History Graduate Symposium March 13, 2015 Wright State University Student Union, Apollo Room Margaret Zakri (2012) started a new position in summer 2014 as Collections & Archives Specialist at the Neon Museum in Las Ve-gas, NV. Doing History the Wright Way since 1974! The mission of Public History at Wright State University is to prepare pro-fessionals who are well-grounded in knowledge of historical content, profes-sional training, and hands-on experience.  Dawne Dewey Director of Public History  Dr. Carol Herringer  Chair Department of History  Dr. Kathryn Myer  Director of Graduate Studies  Sara Fisher  Public History Graduate Assistant, Newsletter Editor http://liberal-arts.wright.edu/history/programs/graduate/public-history-plan Department of History Wright State University 370 Millett Hall 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy. Dayton, OH 45435 (937) 775-3110  Welcome New Students! Cindy Baker-Colorado State University Victoria Chadbourne-Wright State University Fayelee Conley-Berea College Shelby Dixon-Wright State University Mitchell Dorsten-Wilmington College Samantha Green-Bluffton College Jacqueline Heiss-University of  North Carolina Nina Herzog-Wright State University James McKinnon-Ohio State University Justin Risner-Wright State University Jordan Utterback-Louisiana Tech University Kathleen Walters-Miami University Heather Webb-Wright State University Congratulations to the December Graduate! Marcus Manchester  Best of  luck in all your endeavors! 

Public History Newsletter Fall 2014

Wright State University CORE Scholar Public History Newsletter Public History Fall 2015 Public History Newsletter Fall, 2015 Public History Concentration Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/public_history_news  Part of the Public History Commons Repository Citation Public History Concentration (2015). Public History Newsletter Fall, 2015. . This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the Public History at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Public History Newsletter by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact library-corescholar@wright.edu.      Dr. Drew Swanson will assume the duties of  Director of  Public History as of  January 2016. Dr. Swanson came into the field of  Public History in a very round about way. After receiving his undergraduate degree in Biology from Lees-McRay College he worked as a Natural Resource Manager at a park in Western North Carolina where he did public presentations on the history of  the park. Although he did not see it at the time, he was participating in Public History as an interpreter. He was presenting the history of  the park to visitors and educating them on the site.   He also was a research historian for in interdisciplinary research agency. He was part of  a plan to interpret the history of  a historic site. In this position he worked with a variety of  people such as ecologists, geologists, and archeolo-gists. He eventually went on to write a book about the historic site called, Remaking Wormsloe Plantation: The Environmental History of  a Lowcountry Landscape.  Dr. Swanson has several fa-vorite historical sites, archives and museums. His favorite sites include; Wormsole State Park in Georgia, Carillon Historical Park, National Museum of the  United State Air Force, and Carriage Hill Metro Park.  As Dr. Swanson takes the reigns on the Public History program he plans on sustaining the momentum the program has and building on it. He believes in maintaining relationships with community partners but would like to see larger recognition of  the program to bring in more graduate students into the program as well as provide job placement on the national stage. He would like to expand the program by adding interpretation courses. “I think we do a great job with our museum track, I think we do a great job with our archival track I think there is potentially space in terms of  what we do for teaching interpretation, Which is where our students go off  to do interpretory things.“ In the future he sees the program  expanding and becoming more nationally recognized. As the program moves forward the future seems bright with Dr. Swanson at the helm.   Drew Swanson is Assistant Professor of  History at Wright State, where he teaches classes in American, environmental, food, and 19th century history. Born in rural Virginia, he is a graduate of  the University of  Georgia and worked as a farmer, zookeeper, and natural    resource manager before turning to academia.  Prior to accepting a position at Wright State, he taught at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, as an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation postdoc-toral fellow. Swanson's research examines public history and the intersections of  nature and culture in the American South.  He is the author of  a number of  journal articles and book chapters, as well as two books: A Golden Weed: Tobacco and Environment in the Piedmont South (Yale Uni-versity Press, 2014) and  (Biography Continued on page 3) FALL, 2015 Public History Newsletter Introducing Dr. Drew Swanson, New Director of  Public History at Wright State University VOLUME 9 ISSUE 1  Welcome Dr. Swanson 1 Day in the life 2 Alumni Update 3 Director’s Note 4 5th Annual Graduate Symposium 4 A Day in the Life of  Garret B. Kremer-Wright As of  this writing, I am finishing up my first month of  working in a new repository and new state.  After seven years at the Orange County Regional History Center in Orlando, Florida, I accepted a position in Little Rock, Arkansas.  I work at the University of  Arkansas at Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) as the Re-search and Scholarly Communications Archivist.  In my new position, I am being challenged to learn new repository holdings and new skills, namely Archivists’ Toolkit. So far, the transition has been good. It has been a whirlwind past few months.  From wrapping up projects in Florida to the 14 hour drive to Arkansas.  During my initial weeks at CAHC, I reviewed their pro-cessing manual, shadowed colleagues on the reference desk, walked the stacks and searched the online finding aids for an overall idea of  their collection holdings.  CAHC holds the papers of  five Arkansas governors, records related to Japanese American internment, Civil War, as well as organizations and families.   One of  my primary responsibilities until the end of  next year, is to continue processing the James Guy Tucker, Jr., Papers, a grant funded project by NHPRC. Upon completion, approximately 600 linear feet of  material will be processed.  In my role as lead archivist, I will spend 40 percent of  my work week on this project not only processing, but also writing articles based on the content found within the collec-tion.   This project also allows me to supervise a full time processing archivist. Two other aspects of  my job that I am looking forward to working on are as-sisting patrons with their research and promoting the use of  CAHC’s holdings through public outreach.  I have always enjoyed seeing the gratitude patrons have when I have successfully helped them locate something.  It is always a bright spot in my day when I have these encounters.    My skills and knowledge of  the archival profession were solidified during my time at Wright State in the Public History program’s museum studies and ar-chives courses, and have allowed me to be successful in Florida and Arkansas. Page 2 PUBLIC HISTORY NEWSLETTER Sara Fisher (2015) recently accepted a position as Curator of Collections at Lakewood Histori-cal Society in Cleveland. Jennifer Edwards (2009)was recently promoted to Superviso-ry Technical Information Spe-cialist. She manages the archives, library, and web functions for the USDA/APHIS National Wildlife Research Center in Fort Collins, Colorado.  David Brownell (2011) recently became the Cultural Resources Specialist for the Jamestown Sklallam Tribe in Washington State. Caroline Ibbotson (2014) Local Government Records Specialist at the Ohio History Connection is now a member of the Academy of Certified Archives, having passed the ACA exam earlier this year.  Sara Boteler (2010) Recently earned her MSLIS from Catholic Page 3 VOLUME 9 ISSUE 1 David Gray (1981) retired as a Captain in October 2015 from the United States Navy, follow-ing a 27 year active duty ca-reer. Before his Navy career David worked in a variety of archival positions. In October 2015 David was appointed as Director of Library Services for the University of Mary in Bis-marck, North Dakota and leads the Welder Library.  Alan Robison (1992) recently assumed the Executive Director position at the Anniston Muse-um of Natural History, the Ber-man Museum of World History, and the Longleaf Botanical Gar-dens, in Anniston, Alabama.  Lucy Putnam (2004) recently received her Digital Archives Specialist Certificate. Garret Kremer-Wright (2007) recently began working as the Research and Scholarly Commu-nications Archivist at the Uni-versity of Arkansas at Little Rock Center for Arkansas Histo-ry and Culture.  Lisa Rickey (2008) and Toni Vanden Bos at Wright State University Special Collections and Archives have successfully completed the Digital Archives Specialist certification from the Society of American Archivists, passing the final examination in August 2015. Mel Glover (2010) is the new superintendent for the Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum in Douglas, Wyoming. He also manages Ft. Fetterman  and Camp Douglas.  Stephanie Keen (2013) started a job at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center as an office associate in the Division of Hematology. skills to update She Jessica Cromer (2014) is work-ing as an Archives Contractor for the Kettering Foundation.   What are They up to Now? Alumni Update  University of America and is now archives technician at the National Archives in College Park.  Sarah Deffinger (2014) was recently promoted to Audio-visual Archives Assistant Co-ordinator.at the PETA Foun-dation. Ashley Nittle (2010) recently opened a new business: Front Porch Personal History Services, offering family histo-ry and genealogy research services. As the business grows, she will expand the services to include house histo-ries, community histories, corporate histories, legacy letters, and oral history inter-views. Bemba Diarra (2015) was recently appointed Financial Information Manager for the Development Bank of Mali, West Africa. Introduction Dr. Swanson Continued  from page 1 Remaking Wormsloe Plantation: The Environmental History of  a Low country Landscape (University of  Georgia Press, 2012).  His most recent essay is "Mountain Meeting Grounds: History at the Intersection of  Species," in The Historical Animal, edited by Susan Nance (Syracuse University Press, 2015).  He is currently working on two books, one on the environmental history of  Appalachia, the other focusing on the agrarian roots of  Reconstruction violence.      Interest in the history of  environment, science, agriculture, and the South has led Swanson to committee service for a range of  professional organizations, and he currently serves as co-editor of  H-Rural, an online academic community of  more than 1,200 scholars.  Swanson's research and teaching has won a number of  awards, including prizes from the Agricultural History Society, the Southern Historical Association, the Georgia Historical Society, the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council, the Forest History Society, the Ohio Academy of  History, WSU's College of  Liberal Arts, the Southwestern Ohio Council on Higher Education, and the University of  Georgia History Department.  Most recently he received the Theodore Saloutos Memorial Book Prize from the Agricultural History Society and the University's Presidential Ear-ly Career Achievement Award.      He lives in Centerville with his wife, Margaret, and two children, Ethan and Avery. Director’s Note, Dawne Dewey After eight years as Director of  Public History, I am stepping down to focus on my pri-mary responsibilities as Head of  Special Collections and Archives at Wright State Univer-sity. I became director of  public history in 2007 and quickly learned that the best part of  the job was getting to know all of  the students. I have had the privilege of  helping guide over 100 students to graduation. Those students have challenged me, laughed with me, drank hot chocolate with me, worked hard with me, kept me on my toes, and generally kept me young, in spite of  the gray hair. I have enjoyed working with all of  the public his-tory graduate adjunct faculty, and faculty and staff  in the History Department and Col-lege of  Liberal Arts. I’d like to thank all of  our alumni, the staff  of  Special Collections and Archives, and most of  all, the students, for all the support and encouragement you’ve given me these past eight years. I will continue to teach classes and hope to get to know many more students in the years ahead.  Public History at WSU will be in excellent hands with Dr. Drew Swanson. The future is bright and our students and graduates are proving that they can succeed, get great jobs, and share history in new and innovative ways.   Page 4 PUBLIC HISTORY NEWSLETTER 5th Annual Public History Graduate Symposium The Politics of  Public History: When Stories Collide This year the theme for the Annual Public History Graduate Symposium pertains to how history can be a point of  conflict when two parties wish to tell different stories about the same event. Our guest speak-er this year will be Dr. Ari Kelman. He is a professor at Pennsylvania State University and will be speak-ing on his book titled A Misplaced Massacre: Struggling Over the Memory of  Sand Creek. For more than a century and a half, the Sand Creek Massacre has been at the center of  struggles over history and memory in the American West: from the government investigations launched in the massacre's immedi-ate aftermath; to the controversial work of  so-called Indian reformers, including Helen Hunt Jackson, writing late in the nineteenth century; to memorials erected in Colorado during the era of  the Cold War; to the impact of  popular histories, like Dee Brown's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee; to the re-cently opened Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site. Ari Kelman, McCabe Greer Professor of  History at Penn State University and recipient of  the 2014 Bancroft Prize, will discuss the meaning and impact of  the longstanding fight to shape and control memories of  Sand Creek.  The Symposium will take place on March 25, 2016 in the Apollo Room at Wright State University. Registration and refreshments will begin at 8:15am with the Welcome at 9am. The events of  the day will include our Guest Speaker, a word from Dawne and Dr. Swanson as well as several student presen-tations. Online registration for the Symposium will open February 1, 2016. This event is free and open to the public.     Doing History the Wright Way since 1974! The mission of Public History at Wright State University is to prepare pro-fessionals who are well-grounded in knowledge of historical content, profes-sional training, and hands-on experience.  Dawne Dewey Director of Public History  Dr. Carol Herringer  Chair Department of History  Dr. Kathryn Meyer  Director of Graduate Studies  Samantha Green  Public History Graduate Assistant, Newsletter Editor http://liberal-arts.wright.edu/history/programs/graduate/public-history-plan Department of History Wright State University 370 Millett Hall 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy. Dayton, OH 45435 (937) 775-3110  Welcome New Students! Sarah Allison– Transylvania University Nichole Chrissis– Ohio State  Andrew Clinard– Wright State University Hadley Drodge– University of  Dayton Lauren Godby– Urbana College  Kaitlyn Griffith– University of  Tennessee  Samantha Martin– Wright State University Jocelyn Robinson– Antioch University Monica Rowe– University of  Dayton Kyle Thede– University of  Alabama Daniel Watts– Wright State University  Congratulations to December Graduates! Rajib Chaudhuri and  Michael Moss  Best of luck in all your endeavors! 

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Wright State University CORE Scholar Public History Newsletter Public History Fall 2013 Public History Newsletter Fall 2013 Public History Concentration Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/public_history_news  Part of the Public History Commons Repository Citation Public History Concentration (2013). Public History Newsletter Fall 2013. . This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the Public History at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Public History Newsletter by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact library-corescholar@wright.edu. 1980 to 2011 alternating between the Air Force and the Army. Seth also worked to conserve and lessen cor-rosion on a 105mm Howitz-er Shell of an AC-130.  This will be on display next year now fifteen years old with mul-tiple staff members. He also had the experience of working with donors. Seth loved work-ing at the Air Force Museum this summer, and he would recommend it to anyone who is looking for volunteering or in-ternship experience.  He said the staff made sure he experi-enced many different opportu-nities; also, working in a muse-um on an active air force base was another perk. Working in a place he has visited since he was child was by far his favorite part of the internship.  “I en-joyed getting up in the morning and doing what I loved every day.” Up, Up, and Away: Interning at the Air Force  Museum Department of History, Wright State University  Public History Newsletter Fall 2013 VOLUME 7 ISSUE 1 Seth Marshall, a second-year in the Public History Program, interned at the National Mu-seum of the United States Air Force this summer. Under the supervision of curator Melissa Shaw, Seth was able to work directly with muse-um staff on various projects.  These included accessioning collections, refoldering hun-dreds of maps, and even a conservation project.  Senior Master Sergeant Johnny Reid’s was one of the collec-tions Seth worked to acces-sion. Reid was on the special ops weather team which meant that he was a meteor-ologist with special opera-tions training. He served from in the gunships exhibit in the Southeast Asia gallery. Finally, Seth was able to work on other various pro-jects such as assessing the preservation status of the Holocaust exhibit which is We have two international students in the Public History program this year: Karis Raeburn from the UK and Bemba Diarra from Mali.  Q: Why did you decide to come to Wright State and what motivated you toward public history? Karis: I was attracted to Wright State because of the quality of the pro-gram and the mix of archival and museum related classes. Wright State also has a great disability unit. I have dyslexia, so this was an important concern. Bemba: I decided to come to Wright State University after talking to Mar-garet Zakri (public history grad 2012). Additionally I wanted to stay in the mid-west, so finding a school in the mid-west with a public history pro-gram was perfect. I want to acquire the experience and skills necessary to save the history and culture of my country (Mali). (con’t p. 3) Karis Raeburn, ‘14 and Bemba Diarra, ‘15 Interview with International Students Seth, ’14 at the USAF Museum  My name is Natalie Fritz and I am the Curatorial Assistant at the Clark County Historical Society.  I started as an intern in 2006 while a student in Wright State’s Public His-tory program and have been part of the curatori-al staff since 2007.  As an intern I had wanted to learn a little bit of every-thing and my favorite thing about my job is that with our small staff, I am still able to DO a little bit of everything on any giv-en day.  I love having the opportunity to do many different things on any given day, but most of all, I am so grateful for a job that has allowed me the flexibility to raise my two children as future muse-um interns.  I am able to bring my son in on Tues-days when the library is closed to the public and my daughter worked with me for three years before that!   It’s difficult to describe my typical working day because my daily activi-ties are determined on an as-needed basis.  I may be processing col-lections, cleaning arti-facts, setting up exhib-its and writing text, working on grants, help-ing researchers, answer-ing phones, solving histor-ical mysteries, writing online posts, making event flyers, or putting together the newsletter…not necessarily all at once, but sometimes it happens!   Typically I spend my days in the li-brary and archives, assist-ing researchers, fielding outside requests, and  A DAY IN THE LIFE… of Natalie Fritz  Page 2  Public History Newsletter Note From the Director: Dawne Dewey  Public History at Wright State is interna-tional! You read about our international students, Karis and Bemba on page 1. I had the privilege of traveling to China in Octo-ber to learn more about public history edu-cation  there. I was part of a WSU interna-tional cultural heritage exchange trip to the Terra Cotta Warrior Museum in Xi’an. I visited museums, archives, and historic sites. I also visited WSU alumna, Stacy Gould, at the University of Hong Kong, where she is University Archivist. Our goal is to establish internships abroad for our students and recruit international students to study here. Opportunities abound for our students to learn about public history in an international environ-ment at home and abroad.   designating projects to volun-teers.  Often between assist-ing researchers and oversee-ing volunteers, I have very little time for my own list of projects each day.  Luckily, I’ve become comfortable with the idea of working with two project lists: a “must do now” and a “whenever there is time.”   One of my main priori-ties has been to make the historical society and its col-lections more accessible de-spite budgetary, staff, and time limitations.  I do my best to keep our website updated with newly created finding aids, indexes, and invento-ries, and to share our history through social media.   I am very thankful to have a job with wonderful colleagues and lots of opportunities to hone an array of skills; it real-ly gives me a chance to put into practice a lot of what I took away from the Public History program! historians, the challenges related to the accessibility of women's collec-tions, and the development of commu-nity archives.  Rachael Bussert (2010) successfully completed the Certified Archivist Exam in August. She will be presenting in the Midwest Archives Conference session, “The Improvisations of Processing: Confronting the Unforeseen in Large Processing Projects” in April 2014. Adam Greaser (2013) and Noel Rihm (2013)  were married on December 7, 2013 at Fort Piqua Plaza in Piqua, OH. Jeremy Feador (2010) was featured in  an interview on the NPR Marketplace Morning Report in October about his job search. Judith A. Wiener (2001) was re-cently tenured and promoted to an associate professor at The Ohio State University. She is the Assistant Director for Collections and Out-reach at The Ohio State University Health Sciences Library and is the president of the Society of Ohio Archivists.  Q: Would you recommend WSU’s public history program to other international stu-dents? K: YES! This program is great, I have learned so much, and it is all practically applicable. My internships proved that the skills I have learned here are genuinely useful and have pre-pared me for working in the Public History field.  B: I would recommend WSU and its Public history program to international students. WSU is a welcoming community, when there is a problem you can just ask people around and everybody is willing to help.  Q: Describe some of your work or schooling background. K: I have a BA in History with The-ology and Religious Studies from York St John University and a MLitt in Medieval History from the Uni-versity of Aberdeen. I have worked for English Heritage, at Eltham Palace in London and for Historic Royal Palaces at The Tower of Lon-don.  B: Prior to Wright State University I went to Earlham College, which is a small liberal arts college in Rich-mond, Indiana. My major was in Business Management and Non-Profit with a minor in history. Dur-ing summer 2011, I volunteered for a month in the Earlham ar-chive. ALUMNI NEWS Interview with International Students, con’t. Page 3 VOLUME 6 ISSUE 1 “I am very thankful to have a job with wonderful colleagues and lots of opportunities to hone an array of skills; it really gives me a chance to put into practice a lot of what I took away from the Public History program!” - Natalie Fritz Tanya Zanish-Belcher (1990), direc-tor of Special Collections and Ar-chives at Wake Forest University, edited (with Anke Voss) Perspectives on Women’s Archives, published by the Society of  American Archivists in 2013. The work is available in hard copy form, as an e-book, or as a pdf on the SAA website: http://saa.archivists.org/store/perspectives-on-womens-archives/3334/. In Perspectives on Women's Archives, eighteen essays written by noted archivists and his-torians illustrate the origins of a women-centered history, the urgent need to locate records that highlight the diverse experiences of women, and the effort to document wom-en's experiences. The essays also expose the need for renewed col-laboration between archivists and B: After finishing this pro-gram I’m going to try to get a job in either the mu-seum or archival field in America in order to get more real world experi-ence. I want to work here for couple of years before heading home to Mali to try to help implement public history programs in our education system. Q: What is the best class/project you’ve worked on in the program so far? K: I loved the archival preserva-tion class! We learned so much about how to look after all different kinds of archival ma-terial and did a practical lab every week. B: I liked the hands-on activi-ties, museum visits, and net-working activities. Q: What are your future plans? K: I hope to work as an archi-vist for a fashion house, pub-lishing company or university, however I would be happy to work in any kind of archive. Welcome New Students!   Congrats December Grads!   Adam Becker—Ohio State University     Paul Ciarabvolo  Jordan Countryman—Cedarville University     Taylor Hoffman  Kaitlyn Crabtree—Ohio State University     Casey Huegel  Bemba Diarra—Earlham College      Heather Miller  Georgia Fenton—Wright State University     Susan Richardson  Sara Fisher—Ohio University  Susanne Lange—Wright State University  Evan Mason—Wright State University  Leigh McCormick—Ohio State University  Michael Moss—Wright State University  Jessica Sells—Denison University  Joshua Wieser—Wright State University    The mission of the Public History program at Wright State University is to prepare professionals who are well-grounded in knowledge of historical content, professional training, and hands-on experience. Department of History Wright State University 370 Millett Hall 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy. Dayton, OH 45435 (937) 775-3110 Dawne Dewey Director, Public History Program Dr. Carol Herringer Chair, History Department Dr. Kathryn Meyer Director, History Graduate Programs Sarah Aisenbrey Public History Graduate Assistant, Newsletter Editor http://www.wright.edu/cola/Dept/hst/pubhst/index.html  Doing Public History the “Wright” Way since 1974.  Page  4 

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