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Ask an Oral Historian: Dr. Valinda Littlefield
By: Dr. Valinda Littlefield May 28, 2024 The Ask an Expert series features Q + A’s with people who are experts in a particular field or who have a depth of knowledge around historic preservation. We ask experts a variety of short answer questions and ask for...
Top 10 Tips for Preserving Your Family Artifacts
Ramon M. Jackson, PhD May 19, 2024 The Learning Lab series provides practical tips, advice, and guidance on specific historic preservation topics that are relevant to African American preservation projects. We hope these posts help community members and leaders better...
Ask a Genealogist: Discovering Your Community and Family History Through Genealogy
By: Elizabeth Laney May 18, 2024 The Ask an Expert series features Q + A’s with people who are experts in a particular field or who have a depth of knowledge around historic preservation. We ask experts a variety of short answer questions and ask for their advice to...
10 Tips for Preserving a Historic Sacred Space
by : Kate Borchard Schoen, WeGOJA Foundation May 17, 2024 The Learning Lab series provides practical tips, advice, and guidance on specific historic preservation topics that are relevant to African American preservation projects. We hope these posts help community...
Reclaiming Narratives – My Journey as a Black Female Historian
By: Enfinitee R. Irving May 15, 2024 Hello! My name is Enfinitee Irving. I am a graduate of South Carolina State University. I hold a bachelor's degree in Professional History and am a Certified Interpretive Guide through the National Association of Interpretation....
African American Genealogy: Ten Tips for Using Ancestry.com
Al Hester, Historic Sites Coordinator, South Carolina State Parks May 15, 2024 The Learning Lab series provides practical tips, advice, and guidance on specific historic preservation topics that are relevant to African American preservation projects. We hope these...
Unexpected Beginnings: A Curator’s Journey Sparked by Ninth Graders
By: Marc Rapport, WeGOJA Board May 14, 2024 Elaine Nichols' path to becoming a nationally known museum curator took an unexpected turn thanks to a group of Palmetto State ninth-graders with an unexpected curiosity about death and mourning customs. As a...
Joining Academia with Community: Perceptions of Preservation from Dr. Ramon Jackson
By: Marc Rapport, WeGOJA Board May 14, 2024 Dr. Ramon Jackson has dedicated his career to preserving South Carolina history and cultural heritage, bringing a scholarly approach to a growing list of both public initiatives and museum projects. Since May 2023, he...
Hampton Plantation: A Case Study of Preserving a Black History Landscape
By: Al Hester, Historic Sites Coordinator, South Carolina State Park Service May 14, 2024 The Featured Projects series showcases historic preservation projects focused on preserving Black history throughout SC. Each project is asked to respond to four prompts. We hope...
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