Zen and the art of local history / edited by Carol Kammen and Bob Beatty.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kammen, Carol, 1937- editor.

Beatty, Bob, editor.

Series:

American Association for State and Local History book series

American Association for State and Local History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historiography--United States--Methodology.

Historiography.

Historiography--United States--Philosophy.

Public history.

Philosophy.

Local history.

Methodology.

United States--History, Local.

United States.

Public history--United States.

Local history--Philosophy.

Public history--Philosophy.

Historians--United States.

Historians.

Physical Description:

xxii, 331 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]

Summary:

"Zen and the Art of Local History is an engaging, interactive conversation that conveys the exciting nature of local history. Divided into six major themes of being a local historian, topics and sources, staying relevant, getting it right, writing history, and history organizations, the book covers the scope and breadth of local history. Each chapter features one of Carol Kammen's memorable editorials from History News. Her editorial is a 'call.' Each is followed by a response from one of more than five dozen prominent players in state and local history. These Respondents include local and public historians, archivists, volunteers, and history professionals across the kaleidoscopic spectrum of local history. The result is a series of dialogues on important topics in the field of local history. This interactivity of these conversations makes Zen and the Art of Local History a unique offering in the public history field"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. About being a local historian

Call: Not for a test, but history for life, response: Spencer Downing

Call: Perambulation, response: Aaron Sachs

Call: Inappropriate questions, response: James L. Baggett

Call: What we tell the youngsters, response: Kate Betz

Call: We are not journalists, response: Jeffrey J. Kollath

Call: Local knowledge, response: Mary Alexander

Call: Abby Hemenway, response: Rebecca Conard

Call: Water buffalos, wildebeests, and gazelles, response: Robert B. Townsend

Call: Educating our "other" audiences, response: Karen Graham Wade

Call: the local history apprentice, response: Kate Tiller

Call: Millenialism, response: Robert Richmond

Call: Taking the prize, response: Donald P. Zuris

Call: History's long rangers, response: Michael Potaski

Call: Retiring sorts, response: Richard L. Williams

2. The Clay for Our Wheels and the Pots We Make

Call: Getting Involved, Response: Allyn Lord

Call: Out of the Closet, Response: Paul Landry

Call: The Clipping Point, Response: Scott Muir Stroh III

Call: An Ode to Scrapbooks, Response: Kelly Nolin

Call: The Envelope Please, Response: K. Allison Wickens

Call: Replevin, Response: Galen R. Wilson

Call: Local History and the Underground Railroad, Response: Dina Bailey and Richard C. Cooper

Call: The Hall's in Your Court(house), Response: James D. Folts

Call: Down for the Count, Response: Lila Teresa Church

Call: Small Changes, Response: Darlene Roth

Call: Rethinking Local History, Response: Bruce Teeple

Call: Around and About, Response: William L. Lang

Call: Recording the Home Front, Response: Courtney L. Tollison

Call: To Blog or Not to Blog, Response: Kate Theimer

3. Mingled Yarn

Call: Community Education, Response: Lynne Ireland

Call: Seeking Diversity, Response: Patricia Williams Lessane

Call: History Tents, Response: Linda W. Chapin

Call: Travel at Home, Response: Janet Vaughan

Call: Travel at Home (Redux), Response: Amy H. Wilson

Call: In Memoriam: Quite a Decade (Prelude and Postscript), Response; Jessica Dorman

Call: Acts of Nature and Other Disturbing Events, Response: Beverly C. Tyler

Call: When All is Lost, Response: Alice Parman

Call: The Poor are Always Among Us, Response: Robert Archibald

Call: What's in a Name, Response: Mary E. Montgomery

4. Truth and Consequences

Call: When Not Being Wrong is Not Good Enough, Response: Constantine Dillon

Call: Ducking, Bobbing, and Looking Away, Response: Charles F. Bryan, Jr.

Call: Unintended Consequences, Response: Joe Meehan

Call: Making it Up, Response: Tim Grove

Call: Truth and Fiction, Response: Mark T. Mannette

Call: Just All the Facts, Ma'am, Just Not All the Facts, Response: Annette Atkins

5. Words in Stone

Call: History for Our Times, Response: David A. Janssen

Call: In Context, Response: Paige Lilly

Call: Local History's Audience, Response: J. Kent Calder and Thomas A. Mason

Call: Community History, Response: Stephen L. Cox

Call: The Things We Ignore, Response: Philip V. Scarpino

Call: To Note or Not to Note, Response: Chris Brewer

Call: Defining the Field, Response: Matthew Gibson

6. Work and Play in History's Sandbox

Call: A Fourteen-Step Program for Local History, Response: Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko

Call: Clanking of Canes: A Survey of North American State and Local History, Response: Burt Logan

Call: The Future of Historical Societies, Response: James M. Vaughan

Call: An Abundance of History, Response: Lisa Anderson

Call: Cultural Tourism, Response: Carolyn Brackett

Call: In the Company of Our Peers, Response: Janice B. Klein

Call: The Importance of a Good Chair, Response: Tobi Voigt

Call: Out of the Box and Into the Fray, Response: Katherine D. Kane

Call: Tripping over History, Response: Lawrence J. Yerdon

Call: Radio Waves, Response: Stan Deaton

Call: Random Acts, Response: Cynthia Cardona Melendez

Call: Into the Archive, Response: Kathleen D. Roe

Call: On Boards, Response: Kent Whitworth

Call: Being On Board, Response: Kathleen M. O'Leary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442226890

1442226897

9781442226906

1442226900

OCLC:

879246446