February 28
Museums and cultural institutions preserve and promote history. In recent years practitioners in the field have begun to ask whose history is preserved and what impact that has on historical interpretation. In this guided discussion, Lindsay will explore the preservation of an African American church and how this project brought to light regional inequities in the objects and stories preserved in prior decades. Cyndy will share her research into Black Vermonters and women’s activism, and how she worked with volunteers to obtain archival materials to write a book.
