The professional blog of Suzanne Fischer, a public historian from Minnesota. I work in a small medical history museum and am almost done with my PhD in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine. I’m interested in digital history and low-budget, painless ways to get small museums and historical organizations on the web, and in the place of history in mass culture. I also talk about politics and museum advocacy. You can contact me at fisc0310 at umn dot edu.
So what is public history anyway? It’s what happens when you take history out of the classroom and into the streets. (Or the museum, the historic site, the library, the park, the web!) Watch for evolving discussions and definitions.
Photo of Margaret Ittner, RN, teaching an anatomy class at Minneapolis General Hospital, 1950s, is courtesy HCMC History Museum.
Looking for The Public Historian, the NCPH’s journal? Here’s the link.
