Course Texts & Media

2013 Public History Field School

Core Texts

• Douglas C. Wilson and Theresa E. Langford, eds. Exploring Fort Vancouver.
• Barry Mackintosh, Interpretation in the National Park Service: A Critical Perspective.
• Barry Mackintosh, The National Park Service: A Brief History.
• David L. Larsen, ed. Meaningful Interpretation: How to Connect Hearts and Minds to Places, Objects & Other Resources.
• Donna Sinclair, Part One, "Our Manifest Destiny Bids Fair for Fulfillment": An Historical Overview of Vancouver Barracks, 1846-1898.
• Jane T. Merritt, Administrative History: Fort Vancouver NHS.
• John A. Hussey, The History of Fort Vancouver and its Physical Structure.
• National Park Service, Long Range Interpretive Plan, Vancouver National Historic Reserve.
• National Park Service, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site General Management Plan.
• National Park Service, Teacher's Guide: Teaching the Village with Artifacts.
• National Park Service, Within the Collection: A Look Inside the Fort Vancouver Museum. (Series)

Articles & Excerpts

• Bryn Thomas and Charles Hibbs, Jr., "Background: U.S. Army Presence," from Report of Investigations of Excavations at Kanaka Village, Vancouver Barracks, Washington, 1980/1981, Vol. 1.
• Bryn Thomas, "History," from A Cultural Resources Survey of Officers Row, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, 1987.

I will provide you with copies of pertinent articles and other documents.

 

Select Presentations

• Telling Stories with Museum Collections and Archives (Meagan Huff, MA, Museum Technician)
• "You Will No Wonder What Speculation I Have Made": The Archaeology of the ca. 1852-1860 U.S. Army Sutler's Store & Ulysses S. Grant's Role at Vancouver Barracks (Dr. Robert Cromwell, Archaeologist)
• Material Culture, Archaeology & Fort Vancouver in the Nineteenth Century (Beth Horton, M.Sc., ABD, Archaeologist)
• The Nineteenth Century Army and Fort Vancouver: A Primer (Greg Shine, M.A., Course Instructor, Chief Ranger & Historian)

Videos

• Opening Up the Museum (Nina Simon @ TEDx Santa Cruz)
• The Gun Talk (David Larsen @ NPS Mather Training Center)

Online Exhibits

• Beyond Officers Row: Duty and Daily Life at the U.S. Army's Fort Vancouver

 

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