HISTORIC NEW
ENGLAND
St. John’s University Department of History Lecture
Thursday, November 15, 2012
D'Angelo Center (Room 307)
7:00-8:30pm
Public History Today-A New Life for History
Scholarship?
Some sources report a 49% drop in awarding of
history graduate degrees during 2006 to 2011, and as much as 10%
unemployment among humanities graduates. Cutbacks in
university programs reduce opportunities for teaching, scholarly
study, publishing and engagement with others interested in history
and related disciplines. At the same time, the aging of the
baby boom generation offers potential for a much higher level of
public interest in history and engagement with history exhibitions,
research, media, study and organizations. What do these
trends mean for history students today, and for those institutions
responsible for telling the stories of the past for the benefit of
future generations?
Featured Speaker:
Carl R. Nold
Carl
R. Nold was
appointed President and CEO of Historic New England in April
2003. Mr. Nold is the recipient of a Bachelor’s degree in
History and Secondary Education from St. John’s University, a
founder of the Phi Alpha Theta history honor society chapter there,
and recipient of the university’s silver key for excellence in
history. His Master’s degree is in History Museum Studies
from the State University of New York Cooperstown Graduate
Program. Prior to joining Historic New England, Mr. Nold served as director of
Mackinac State Historic Parks in Michigan, director of The State
Museum of Pennsylvania, director/curator of Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
in Alexandria, Virginia, and registrar/grants officer of the New York State Historical
Association and its Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown. After serving
four years on the board of directors of the American Association of
Museums (AAM), he was elected vice chairman of that board in 2007,
chairman for 2008-2010, and immediate past chairman during
2010-2012. Mr. Nold is a
member of DEM HIST, the international committee on historic house
museums of ICOM, the International Council of Museums. He is past
chairman of US-ICOM, a designator of the Henderson Fund for the
City of Boston, an elected life member of the Colonial Society of
Massachusetts, an elected fellow of the Massachusetts Historical
Society, past president of the Association of Midwest Museums, and
past secretary of the Michigan Museums Association.
For more information, please contact Dr.
Kristin Szylvian, by calling 718-990-5239, or via e-mail at
szylviak@stjohns.edu