Community Involvement
Public History means community involvement, and the Wilmington region offers a rich tapestry of opportunities. Recent student/faculty projects include:
Mill Prong Historic Site exhibits, a student –curated series of panels and Artifacts conveying the history of the house and land at Mill Prong.
“Tar Heels Go Walking, “an elementary school curriculum for the New Hanover Public
Schools focusing on Wilmington’s historic downtown developed in cooperation with the
Historic Wilmington Foundation.
Local historic landmark applications developed by students for the City of Wilmington
with the assistance of the city’s Historic Preservation Planner.
Historic architecture survey for Harbor Island created for the Wrightsville Beach Historic
Preservation Commission.
"Rethreading an Industry
http://people.uncw.edu/stonegordont/HST 573_Rethreading.html
Garment Workers, Mass Production, and Collective Action, 1880-1920,” a student-
curated exhibition at the Randall Library Public History Graduate Student Gallery.
Graduate student curator Kawan Allen installing part of "Rethreading an Industry," April 2008
“The Making of a Decade: Interpreting Politics and Culture in the 1980s,” a program
Designed to teach 11th graders how to research, develop, and install an exhibit on the
1980’s. The program includes lesson plans, an instructional DVD, and a web site
[http://people .uncw.edu/stonegordont/80s_main.html] for student.
Graduate student Christine Jamet talks with high school students about exhibition labels during the program "The Making of a Decade" at North Duplin High School, December 2008
Web design and development for the African American Heritage Museum of Wilmington
http://www.aahfwilmington.org/
African American Heritage Museum of Wilmington, designed by UNCW public history student.
See our News of Graduates http://www.uncw.edu/hst/public/news.html page to learn more about the impact our students make.
