The Founding Pubs of Balmain
Author: William Pagent, student from Macquarie University in New South Wales, Australia, concluding his Bachelor of Arts studies in Ancient History and Creative Writing. Since 2022, the IFPH...
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Community Museums Worldwide Series: Tweed Regional Museum, Murwillumbah
Author: Matilda Jones grew up on Bundjalung Country, later relocating to Gadigal Country in order to undertake a double degree in Law and Archaeology at Macquarie University. Since...
Vernacular Poetry as Collective Memory
Author: Mary Rizzo, Associate Professor of History at Rutgers University-Newark. During one of our first community listening sessions for the exhibit, “Soul of the Butterfly: Chicory Magazine and...
Poland and its Endeavor Toward Public History
Author: Curtis Leingang, BA European Cultures at the University of Wrocław. Public history, as it currently stands in Poland, is not an officially recognized sub-discipline within the national...
When the Past Does Not Pass: Public History and History Education in Portugal
Author: Filipe Oliveira, Invited Assistant and PhD student in Education (History and Social Sciences Education) at the University of Minho. The collective nature of history is, in part,...
Explorer’s Retrospective on Public History and Performance
Author: Liam Pointing, Macquarie University, IFPH Explorers Intern. Since 2022, the IFPH Explorers has partnered with Macquarie University to offer an internship program for students interested in public...
The Power Of Local: Why Lancaster County Is a Model for Practicing Public History
Authors: Eric Schubert, Member of the Board of Directors & Executive Committee of the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County; Evan Hanzelman, Vice President of the Historic Preservation...
Gilded But Not So Golden: The Frick Collection NYC
Author: Lily Wilson, MA student in Public History at Queen’s University Belfast. In August 2025 I visited the newly renovated Frick Collection in New York City. I was...
