The evolution of public history reveals a convergence of thoughts from academics to antiquarians that resulted in a field driven towards a shared authority with the people it was intended to serve. Drawing upon key concepts and case studies, this paper forms a concise analysis of our shared past in practice.

Analytical essay depicting the differentiation between Historiography and historiography, and the important synthesis of both in the study of history.

Practice historical building assessment of the Kuntz shotgun house in Louisville, Kentucky.

Research Methods paper analyzing the African American funeral business across Tennessee from the 1880s to the 1960s.

Cumulative report on the African Americans who lived at Glen Leven Farm as enslaved people, sharecroppers, and domestic workers. Includes extensive transcription of primary documents and short biographies of individuals, as materials were available.

Research paper exploring the Jewish community's negotiation of the black freedom struggle in Nashville, Tennessee.

Built for the Living: African American Funeral Homes on the Tennessee Landscape

Every other month I blog for the Albert Gore Research Center on topics ranging from commemoration and memory to archives and photography.