The Intersection of Public History and Historic Preservation
I recall in 2010, my first year as coordinator of Developing History Leaders @SHA, a student showed me an email she had received. She was the director of a local historical society, and the email...
View ArticleDHL@SHA: Leading Change, Having Impact
Developing History Leaders @SHA is for public history practitioners who are ready to improve their knowledge and skills for leadership in a world that is changing rapidly. The forces of change –...
View ArticleHere we go! Class of 2014 is underway.
Today begins the 2014 Class of Developing History Leaders @SHA. Twenty-one public history practitioners from across the nation have gathered in Indianapolis to learn from leaders, and from one another,...
View ArticleGetting to be a Habit
SHA 2014 at the Indiana Statehouse Getting to be a Habit By Rachel Abbott & Jacqueline Langholtz Habit: A settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up. They say...
View ArticleClass of 2015, and a visit with Denny O’Toole
Developing History Leaders @SHA gets underway at the end of this week. The Class of 2015 will gather in Indianapolis to begin three weeks of learning and dialogue about the many ways we bring history...
View ArticleJourney from Thought to Action
The Journey from Thought to Action Chris Goodlett, SHA Class of 2016 Kentucky Derby Museum It’s been about a week and half since I returned from SHA. I think about the experience daily and am still...
View ArticleKnowing Where to Look for Answers (or Artifacts)
Periodically, I take out the massive binder that I received my first day at Developing History Leaders @SHA in October of 2012. As my desk groans under its weight, I flip through its pages and look for...
View ArticleThe Importance of Great Leadership (cannot be overstated)
By the time I attended what is now Developing History Leaders @ the Seminar for Historical Administration in 2005, the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites had been through 6 different CEOs in 7...
View ArticleAmazing Faculty @SHA
Trevor Jones (SHA ’09) If you’re fortunate enough to attend Developing History Leaders @SHA you’ll get the chance to learn from some amazing faculty. When I attended SHA in 2009, during the last week...
View ArticleMajor Challenges Faced by Leaders @SHA
The Seminar for Historical Administration has completed the first of a three-week program in Indianapolis and we’re learning a lot—sometimes it’s overwhelming. You’re getting great ideas from the...
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