{"id":950,"date":"2013-03-18T02:11:18","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T02:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/?p=950"},"modified":"2013-05-07T00:44:15","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T00:44:15","slug":"facilitating-nps-workshop-discussion-on-using-research-to-uncover-the-untold-stories-of-the-war-of-1812","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/facilitating-nps-workshop-discussion-on-using-research-to-uncover-the-untold-stories-of-the-war-of-1812\/","title":{"rendered":"Facilitating NPS Workshop Examining How to Uncover the Untold Stories of the War of 1812"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/delmarvahistory.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/04\/war-of-1812-hdg.jpg?resize=249%2C376\" width=\"249\" height=\"376\" \/>\u201cHumanizing the War of 1812:\u00a0 Telling the Untold Stories along the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail\u201d is the theme of a National Park Service workshop taking place at Harford Community College on April 8<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Civil-War-1812-American-Citizens\/dp\/0679776737\">Dr. Allen Taylor<\/a>, a national author and university professor, will open the day long workshop with remarks about his recent research into the role of African-Americans during the War of 1812.\u00a0 The morning session includes a living history performance, as participants engage in a discussion about using costumed interpretations to express the perspective of African-American women. \u00a0In the afternoon, break-out sessions include using research to uncover the untold stories of the war, making your interpretive program engaging and developing relevant programs for youth.<\/p>\n<p>I will facilitate the panel on researching untold stories. \u00a0That break-out includes Dr. Taylor, a State Archives representative, and other practitioners. \u00a0 The subject of telling what it was like for everyday people and underrepresented groups when the war came to the\u00a0shores of the Chesapeake, is something \u00a0I have focused my research on for a few years so I am looking forward to that discussion. \u00a0I find that there<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/2012\/02\/20\/often-in-the-dead-of-night-untold-stories-of-everyday-people-during-the-war-of-1812\/\"> is a growing interest <\/a>in the stories of these groups and the narratives of everyday people, the accounts that did not usually make the newspaper or the history books.<\/p>\n<p>The afternoon concludes with a session that concentrates on using the trail network to promote the untold stories at your site.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/starspangledtrail.net\/about-us\/news-and-press\/registration-open-for-april-workshop\">\u00a0Click here for more details.<\/a>\u00a0 Joining the National Park Service in sponsoring this program are the Maryland Historical Trust and Harford Community College.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHumanizing the War of 1812:\u00a0 Telling the Untold Stories along the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail\u201d is the theme of a National Park Service workshop taking place at Harford Community College on April 8th Dr. Allen Taylor, a national author and university professor, will open the day long workshop with remarks about his recent research&#8230;<\/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":[30,8,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-maryland-2","category-programs","category-war-of-1812"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Facilitating NPS Workshop Examining How to Uncover the Untold Stories of the War of 1812 - Mike&#039;s History Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I use this blog as a place to share my experiences while practicing the history craft. 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