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\u201cThe New York History Blog,\u201d one of the newsfeeds we follow, shared a post a couple of years ago about attempts to celebrate the Empire State\u2019s past through \u201chistory month.\u201d \u00a0<\/a>Created by a 1997 law, the initiative resulted in some activities, but largely enthusiasm waned after a few years Bob Weible, the State Historian of New York, wrote.<\/p>\n

Seeking to revive this movement, Weible has authored a number of columns, suggesting the matter be given thought as a method to show \u201cappreciation for the value and power\u201d of the State\u2019s heritage.\u00a0\u00a0 However, he examines some broader problems\u00a0with the\u00a0craft, in his essay.\u00a0 \u201c[M]any of us have convinced ourselves that things are just fine the way they are\u00a0. . .\u00a0\u00a0 Often, we even assume that people outside our historical groups don\u2019t know or care about history, just because they don\u2019t join our societies or attend our conferences.\u00a0 That\u2019s a mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continues:\u00a0 \u201cMost people like\u2014even love\u2014history and use it in their daily lives.\u00a0 History is not only interesting to people, it\u2019s important.\u00a0 It\u2019s the bad history teaching, the overly specialized and inaccessible writing, and the boring and uninspired programming that turn so many people off.\u00a0 There is, in other words, an enormous audience out there just waiting to work with us.\u201d<\/p>\n

New York State History Month doesn\u2019t have to fade away, he suggests.\u00a0 \u201cLet\u2019s begin, not by figuring out how to make this initiative work for us, but how we can make it work for everyone.\u00a0 This means, to me at least, that we\u2019ll need to work together with open minds, vision, and a renewed sense of public service to teach everyday New Yorkers that they can make history as well as celebrate it.\u201d\u00a0 The State\u2019s history \u201chas more power than many of us recognize\u201d and we can really make a difference,\u201d he concludes.<\/p>\n

I think there is something to this for those of us on Delmarva too, as we have opportunities to put a brighter spotlight on our county and state narratives and foster broader involvement in new, creative ways.\u00a0 These types of activities help bring us in contact with patrons beyond our traditional audience, making the past more accessible and creating new constituencies as we also reinvigorate the appeal of our message.<\/p>\n

They have done something along these lines in one upper Shore county for many years.\u00a0 The Queen Anne\u2019s County Historic Sites Consortium <\/a>represents small historic sites depicting the county\u2019s heritage.\u00a0 Members coordinate activities and have specially promoted days where all the sites, from the Chesapeake Bay to the Mason Dixon Line, open.\u00a0 As the Star Democrat noted in 2011, it provides an interesting and informative presentation for visitors as they learn about the county\u2019s past.<\/p>\n

It would be great if others on the Shore would do something similar, coordinate events and consider\u00a0added ways to present the story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe New York History Blog,\u201d one of the newsfeeds we follow, shared a post a couple of years ago about attempts to celebrate the Empire State\u2019s past through \u201chistory month.\u201d \u00a0Created by a 1997 law, the initiative resulted in some activities, but largely enthusiasm waned after a few years Bob Weible, the State Historian of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nPutting the Spotlight on Local History Increases Audience - 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