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Conversations at the Newberry Library recently featured “Stranger than Fiction: Tasha Alexander and Susanna Calkins on the Art of Historical… READ MORE
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Should historians try to change the world? Can we make a difference with our research? Do we want our work to be… READ MORE
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About the three weeks ago I returned from my third trip to England and it seems like every time I… READ MORE
What do public history grad students do with their summers? Learn about the exciting internships and projects that students are… READ MORE
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The Kurokawa Gallery at the Art Institute of Chicago is a unique and unusual setting for an exhibition. As both… READ MORE
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Over Thanksgiving break, I visited North Carolina’s Outer Banks, home of sprawling vacation homes, wild horses, and the site of… READ MORE
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It is Christmas time again, and the Magi along Sheridan Road slowly make their way to the manger outside the… READ MORE
As every public historian knows, our training has ruined museums for us. Even when we’re just visiting a museum for… READ MORE
The Lakefront Historian is a group blog written by graduate students and scholars associated with the Loyola University Chicago Public History Program. Content includes reviews of historical sites and institutions, commentary on the public consumption of history, thoughts on public history theory and practice, and news about public history careers.