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When Cleveland Became A "Convention City"
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
In an article for Belt Magazine, public history graduate student Rebekkah Rubin explores the history of when the Republican National Convention moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1924. Read more here....

What does it mean to preserve something?
Friday, July 8, 2016
On our blog, Public History graduate student Sara Patton discusses what she has learned about historic preservation, including its history and philosophies, during her internship at Historic New...

Teaching the Pulse Massacre
Friday, July 8, 2016
In a recent post on the OAH's blog, Process, Professor Julio Capó, Jr., discusses how to teach about events such as the recent mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. He explains that...

New Book: The Politics of Culture in Soviet Azerbaijan, 1920-1940 by Professor Audrey Altstadt
Thursday, June 30, 2016
The early Soviet Union's nationalities policy involved the formation of many national republics, within which "nation building" and "modernization" were undertaken for the benefit of "backward"...

New Book: The Politics of Culture in Soviet Azerbaijan, 1920-1940 by Professor Audrey Altstadt
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
The early Soviet Union's nationalities policy involved the formation of many national republics, within which "nation building" and "modernization" were undertaken for the benefit of "backward"...

Conscious Collaboration: Grassroots Opportunities for NYS Cultural Organizations
Thursday, June 23, 2016
On the New York History Blog, incoming MA student Nolan Cool discusses possibilities for increased and tangible collaboration, between cultural and heritage sites, organizations, and communities,...