In 2014, social media is the fastest form of communication, and there is an outlet for anybody and everybody to express their interests and opinions. With this comes a new way to present and discuss history, even while it is happening. Blogging provides a niche for any area of the past to be analyzed and discussed in public, by anyone from Ph.D. historians to journalists to the general public. Continue reading
Author Archives: Emeline Blevins
The Story of Virginia 2.0
In his article, “The End of History Museums: What’s Plan B?,” Cary Carson, former Vice President of the Research Division for the Colonial Willamsburg Foundation, calls into question the challenge faced by many institutions today: Can museums keep up, or are they trapped in the cycle of decline that so many before have fallen prey to? With the internet providing faster and easy access to historical content, it is not enough to simply show the facts, museums must go above and beyond. Continue reading