Sep 1, 2022
Today Hannah and Easton are sitting down on This is Problematic, a Conner Prairie podcast, with the institution's President and CEO, Norman Burns, to discuss the topic of First Person Interpretation. As a museum that has employed this strategy for telling history this is an opportunity to get a glimpse into the past, present and future of this type of storytelling.
Show Notes:
Norman Burns:
@NormanOBurns on Twitter
His Bio on Conner Prairie’s website-https://www.connerprairie.org/about/board-of-directors/
Conner Prairie-https://www.connerprairie.org
Our sources:
Broomall, James J. “The Interpretation is a-changin’: Memory, Museums and Public History in Central Virginia,” in Journal of the Civil War Era. Vol. 3, No. 1 (March 2013), pp. 114-124.
Coslett, Daniel E. and Manish Chalana. “National Parks for New Audiences: Diversifying Interpretation for Enhanced Contemporary Relevance,” in The Public Historian, Vol. 38, No. 4 (November 2016), pp. 101-128.
Gallas, Kristin L. and James DeWolf Perry. “Developing Comprehensive and Conscientious Interpretation of Slavery at Historic Sites and Museums” in History News. Vol. 69, No. 2 (Spring 2014) pp. 1-8.
Halifax, Shawn. “McLeod Plantation Historic Site: Sowing Truth and Change” in The Public Historian. Vol. 40, No. 3 (August 2018), pp. 252-277.
Jones, Dale. “Theater 101 for Historical Interpretation,” in History News. Vol. 59. No. 3 (Summer 2004), pp. 1-8.
Moore, Nicole A. “Recollections on Interpreting Slave Life and Falling into Your Purpose,” in Radical Roots: Public History and a Tradition of Social Justice Activism. 2021, pp. 483-500.
Peers, Laura. ‘“Playing Ourselves”: First Nations and Native American Interpreters at Living History Sites,” in The Public Historian, Vol. 21, No. 4 (Autumn 1999), pp. 39-59.
Sheppard, Beverly. “Interpretation in the Outdoor Living History Museum,” in History News. Vol. 64, No. 1 (Winter 2009), pp. 15-18.
Rao, Seema. “Inclusive Interpretation Tips,” in History News, Vol. 73, No. 2 (Spring 2018), pp. 1-8.
Reid, Debra. “A Story to Pass On: Interpreting Women in Historic Sites and Open-Air Museums,” in History News. Vol. 50, No. 2 (March/ April 1995), pp. 12-15.
Whittlesey, Lee H. “The First National Park Interpreter: G.L. Henderson in Yellowstone, 1882-1902,” in Montana: The Magazine of Western History. Vol. 46, No. 1 (Spring, 1996), pp. 26-41.