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Public History
History is the account of things said and done in the past. Everyone and everything has a history which provides the context of our lives and the perspective with which we view the rest of the world. **** Public History is the non-academic branch of the history profession.
Cynthia L. Ogorek -- The Public Historian
Over 14 years of professional experience in **** Local history museum management **** Historical publishing **** Historical education and interpretation **** Historical research and editing **** Collections and archives management **** The Public Historian can help your organization RESEARCH documents and photographs *** WRITE organzation, community and corporate histories *** CREATE exhibits and archives **** The Public Historian also provides engaging historical programming ********** Click on "Speaking of History" for a schedule of my upcoming speaking engagements and the run-down on current programs I offer, as well as past presentations that can be reprised to suit your needs. **** Click on "Written History" for my portfolio of publishing credits, including information on my latest book, "Along the Calumet River." **** Click on " " for comments on history, theory of history, historical events coming soon... and more. **** Click on "Links to the Wide World of History" to explore other history-related websites....there's a zillion of 'em! **** Thanks for visiting!
Education
M.A., U.S. History, Purdue University **** B.A., philosophy, Rosary College of Dominican University **** Great Tours workshop, Illinois Association of Museum **** Photo Digitization workshop, Historical Community of Northwest Indiana **** Photo Digitization workshop, Illinois Association of Museums **** Seminar for Historical Administration at Colonial Williamsburg **** Heritage Tourism Institute, Illinois State University **** Cultural Diversity in Colonial Illinois, Illinois State University ****Museum Publishing Seminar, University of Chicago Publishing Program, American Assn of Museums and the Art Institute of Chicago **** Mexican art history, Universidad Ibero-Americana, Mexico City
Honors and Awards
Certificate of Appreciation, Lincoln Highway Coalition **** Phi Alpha Theta, International Honor Society in History
Memberships and Historical Activities
South Suburban Farming Heritage Month Steering Committee **** Calumet City Historical Society, Past President **** South Suburban Heritage Association, charter member, former director **** Historical Community of Northwest Indiana **** Chicago Area Women's History Council, board member **** Calumet Heritage Partnership **** South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society **** Lincoln Highway Association **** Kankakee Valley Historical Society **** Hammond Historical Society **** Calumet Ecological Park Association **** South Holland Historical Society
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