History Camp 2015
When:
Saturday, Mar 28, 2015 8:00a -
5:30p
Saturday, Mar 28, 2015 8:00a -
5:30p
Where:
Harriet Tubman House
566 Columbus Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
Admission:
$24
Categories:
Lectures & Conferences, Meetup
Event website:
historycamp2015.eventbrite.com
History Camp, the unconference for all things history, returns for its second year Saturday, March 28, 2015 with more than 25 sessions that bring together history enthusiasts from all walks of life, from well-known authors to professors, directors of institutions, and others who simply have a passion for history.
There are registration options for anyone, including free/volunteer/pay what you want, students ($11), and supporters ($24, with lunch). (One comment from last year: "I thought it would be good . . . and it was great!")
The day-long event will be held in Boston at the Harriet Tubman House, which is 5 minutes from the Mass Ave T stop and and 10 minutes from covered parking.
2015 session topics range from the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, the women's suffrage movement, and the history of local communities, to programming for historic sites and approaches to getting kids interested in history. A few examples:
- Author J. L. Bell, “How Would-Be Assassin Samuel Dyer Nearly Triggered the Revolutionary War”
- "Were the Early Suffragists Racist? A Look Into The Early Movement prior to The Emancipation Proclamation" from Colleen Janz, Executive Director, Susan B Anthony Birthplace Museum
- “The Salem Witch Trials: The Accused, Their Accusers, and the American Experience" from authors Marilynne Roach and Emerson “Tad” Baker
- "Sharing Your Passion for History: Blogs, Podcasts, Books, and More" panel discussion
- Elizabeth Sulock from the Newport Historical Society and Kirsten Hammerstrom from the Rhode Island Historical Society, "Risky Business: Living History Events in Traditional Museums”
- "A History of the Boston Post Road—America’s First Information Highway” from Henry Lukas, Education Director at the Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History at Regis College.
- "Our Forebears & Massachusetts in the Civil War" from author Bob Schecter
- "Making History Comics" from Jason Rodriguez, editor of the Colonial Comics series
The entire list of sessions is on the registration page: historycamp2015.eventbrite.com.
The day-long event will be held in Boston at the Harriet Tubman House, which is 5 minutes from the Mass Ave T stop and and 10 minutes from covered parking.
There are registration options for everyone, including students and volunteers.
Admission: $11 for students; $24 with lunch; volunteer and pay what you want
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