April 2019 – The Social Voice Project

BCH Podcast (Ep13): Community Storytelling @ Beaver Falls Coffee & Tea Company

by TSVPBeaver County History Podcast April 29, 2019February 3, 2020Comments are Disabled

Community Storytelling @ Beaver Falls Coffee & Tea Co. On episode 13 of the Beaver County History Podcast, we celebrate community storytelling with Bethany Canzenella Warren at the Beaver Falls Coffee & Tea Company. This event’s theme is “renewal,” featuring real-life stories by Jim Adams, Scott Colburn, and Kevin Farkas, with music by Craig Bennett. …

Oral History in the Age of Digital Storytelling

by TSVPPublic History Matters April 26, 2019December 28, 2020Comments are Disabled

Filmmaker Chris Padgett recognizes the value of community-based storytelling. His recently released video trailer for Rivertown Anthology: Voices of Beaver County is just the beginning of what promises to be a highly creative and deeply thoughtful ongoing film series about “the people and their stories” in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Padgett’s work falls in line with …

AVH Podcast (Ep03) – Rachel Carson’s Cottage

by TSVPAllegheny Valley History Podcast April 25, 2019February 4, 2020Comments are Disabled

Wendy Sisson | Rachel Carson’s Cottage On episode 3 of the Allegheny Valley History Podcast, we continue our special series with the Rachel Carson Homestead. Guest host Jeanne Cecil, executive director of RCH, talks with Wendy Sisson about the national significance of Rachel Carson’s summer cottage in Southport, Maine, and its very special relationship with …

So What About History

by TSVPPublic History Matters April 23, 2019February 4, 2020Comments are Disabled

It’s the shortest question, and yet the hardest to answer. It challenges public historians in ways that put their knowledge, competence, credibility, and authority on the line. So What? It’s a fair question, of course, but it can unsettle us. Behind these words is subtext: I don’t care. I’m not interested. This is irrelevant. For …

The Legend of Pat Tillman

by TSVPPublic History Matters April 22, 2019November 13, 2020Comments are Disabled

“NFL player Pat Tillman joined U.S. Army in 2002. He was killed in action 2004. He fought for our country/freedom.” ~President Donald Trump’s 2017 social media comment used to condemn NFL players who protest during the national anthem “The very action of self expression and the freedom to speak from one’s heart—no matter those …

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WHICH HISTORY TO HONOR?

by TSVPPublic History Matters April 21, 2019February 4, 2020Comments are Disabled

In our system of government, citizens of each state send politicians to Washington DC as their representatives. But did you know that states are also represented in our capitol by representative artwork, such as murals, portraits, and paintings reflective of each state’s history. Perhaps the grandest display of state art can be found in the …

Historical Hero Worship

by TSVPPublic History Matters April 21, 2019February 4, 2020Comments are Disabled

Most people want to learn the truth about history, even if it rattles common sense or deflates comfortable–but dubious–accounts of history. We recently posted a provocative mini-essay about a particular populist conception of WWII veterans–that they were all heroes. Of course, many were. Some, if we are to be truthful with ourselves, were not. During …

That’s Offensive

by TSVPPublic History Matters April 20, 2019February 4, 2020Comments are Disabled

“We have recently become aware that several songs performed by Kate Smith contain offensive lyrics that do not reflect our values as an organization,” read an official statement from the Philadelphia Flyers sports organization. “As we continue to look into this serious matter, we are removing Kate Smith’s recording of ‘God Bless America’ from our …