Conference Papers/ Presentations:
Upcoming:
"History, Heritage, and Economic Development: The American Civil War and Heritage Tourism in Kentucky," at Tourism 2000: Time for Celebration? Sheffield, United Kingdom, September 2-7, 2000.
Completed
"Irish Immigrants in Michigan's Copper Country, 1850-1870" at Ohio Valley History Conference, Cookeville, TN, October 22-23, 1999.
"Civil War History and Heritage Tourism in Western Kentucky: A Report on Work-in-Progress," at Missouri Conference on History, Joplin, MO, April 15-17, 1999.
"Surrounded by Secesh: The Union Army in Far Western Kentucky, 1862-1868" at "The 135th Anniversary Northeast Civil War Conference: Bridging the Gap: A 21st Century Perspective on the Civil War". Sponsored by The Capital District Civil War Round Table, the New York State Archives and Records Administration, and the NYS Division of Military & Naval Affairs, November 5-7, 1998.
"Electronic Resources and the Education of History Professionals" at annual meeting HNET/American Historical Association, Washington, DC, January 4-8, 1999. ___ Completed "The Building of Kentucky Dam," at annual meeting Kentucky Association of Teachers of History, Lexington, KY, September 11-12, 1998.
"The Building of Kentucky Dam," at annual meeting Kentucky Association of Teachers of History, Lexington, KY, September 11-12, 1998.
"The Civil War in Far Western Kentucky: Union Occupation in a Pro-Confederate Union State," at On the Margins of the War, sponsored by Cumberland County Historical Society and Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, August 14-16, 1998.
"Developing a First Person Interpretation Program" annual meeting Kentucky Association of Museums, Louisville, KY, June 16-19, 1998.
"Why Not Build a Burger King Here? Interpretation and Building Constituencies for Battlefield Preservation" at Arkansas Civil War Heritage Trail Conference, Little Rock, AR, May 2,1998.
"Interpreting the Civil War at Columbus-Belmont State Park and Sacramento, Kentucky: Two Case Studies" at "International, Multicultural, Interdisciplinary: Public History Policy and Practice" The 20th Annual Conference of the National Council on Public History, Austin, Texas, April 16-19,1998 .
"Experience and Education: Internships in the Training of Museum Professionals," at Reaching the People: A New Vision for Kentucky History, Historical Confederation of Kentucky and Kentucky Historical Society Annual Meeting, Frankfort, KY, November 7-8, 1997.
"Making Connections: Local History and Heritage Tourism," keynote address at Minnesota Historical Organizations Annual Meeting, St. Paul, MN, October 17, 1997.
"From the Emerald Isle to the Copper Island: Irish Immigrants in Michigan's Copper Country, 1850-1870," at The Scattering: Ireland and the Irish Diaspora: A Comparative Perspective, University College Cork, Ireland, September 24-29, 1997.
"Interpretation of Historic Places: An Overview" at Preserving Community: Kentucky Historic Preservation Conference, Bowling Green, KY, September 11-13, 1997.
"Interpretation for Historic Sites and Battlefields" at spring meeting Kentucky Civil War Heritage Preservation Association, Perryville, KY, October 26, 1996.
"Interpretation of Historic Sites," at annual meeting Kentucky Association of Museums, Benham-Lynch-Cumberland, KY, June 20, 1997.
"Interpretation of Historic Sites," at spring meeting Northland Historical Consortium, Hermansville, MI, May 17, 1997;
"Presenting the Civil War to the Public: Interpretation Initiatives at Columbus-Belmont State Park and Sacramento, Kentucky," at the Ohio Valley History Conference, Bowling Green, KY, October 18-19, 1996.
"From the Emerald Isle to the Copper Island: Irish Immigrants in Michigan's Copper Country, 1845-1880," at Annual Meeting American Council for Irish Studies, Carbondale, IL April 18-120, 1996.
"Family and Fortune: The du Pont Family and the Management of Its Business, 1802-1940," at Ohio Valley History Conference, Murray, KY, October 20-21, 1995.
"McLean County during the Civil War: Developing Heritage Tourism" at Preserving Real Places, Kentucky Heritage Council Conference, Lexington, KY, September 21-23, 1995.
"Women's Work in an Artisan Society and Marital Fertility: The Shoebinders of Lynn, Massachusetts, 1850-1880," at Ohio Valley History Conference, Richmond, KY, October 21-22, 1994
"Preserving the Structural Heritage of Underground Mining: Challenges in the Contemporary Environment," at Forged from Iron: Industry, Society, and Culture on the Michigan Iron Ranges, Negaunee, Marquette and Gwinn, MI, September 22-24, 1994.
"The Cliffs Shaft Mine, Ishpeming, Michigan: A Case Study in the History of American Iron Mining, 1844-1967," at Third International Mining History Conference and Symposium on the Preservation of Historic Mine Sites, Golden, CO, June 6-10, 1994.
"People - Living Memories", Presentation for: Keweenaw National Historical Park: Dream to Reality - What's Next? Michigan Technological Univeristy, Houughton, March 18, 1993.
"Grant Writing for Local Historical Societies," at Annual Meeting, Michigan Archival Association, Dearborn, MI, June 3-4, 1993.
"Cliffs Shaft Mine Site: A Partnership between Preservation and Development," at Michigan in Perspective: The Local History Conference, Detroit, MI, April 10-11, 1992.
"Information, Economic Development, and the State: The Historical Record of Michigan," at Annual Meeting, Michigan Library Association, Grand Rapids, MI, October 24, 1990.
"Sources of Assistance for Local Historical Societies and Museums," at First Northern Michigan History Conference, Gaylord, MI, October 18, 1990.
"Hunt the Dollar?" at What Comes Next? A Common Agenda for Preserving Our Community Heritage, Traverse City, MI, May 17, 1990.
"Words into Dollars: Building Grant Support for Local History Programs," at Michigan in Perspective: The Local History Conference, Detroit, MI, April 6-7, 1990.
"The Field Notes of Douglass Houghton: Science and Economic Development in the Early Republic," at Annual Meeting of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic, Sturbridge/Worcester, MA July 21-23, 1988. [Co-author]
"Archival Solutions to Local Problems," at Upper Peninsula History Conference, Iron River, MI, June 24-25, 1988.
"The Upper Peninsula Newspaper Project," at Spring Meeting, Western Upper Peninsula/Northern Wisconsin Historical Consortium, Iron River, MI, April 30, 1988. [Co-author].
"The Clarke Historical Library Publications Program," at Michigan in Perspective: The Local History Conference, Detroit, MI, April 8-9, 1988.
"Working on the Railroad: Needs and Opportunities for Research in Michigan Railroad History," at First Michigan Railroad History Conference, Dearborn, MI, November 14, 1987.
"Documenting Northeastern Michigan," at Fall Meeting, Michigan Archival Association, Houghton, MI, September 28-29, 1987.
"Preserving Michigan's Past ... to Serve Michigan's Future: The Outreach Program of the Clarke Historical Library," at Spring Meeting, Michigan Archival Association, Mount Pleasant, MI, May 17, 1985.
"A Brave New World: Reflections on American Acceptance of the Factory," at Great Lakes History Conference, Grand Rapids, MI, April 19-20, 1984.
"Marital Fertility and Women's Work: The Shoebinders of Lynn, Massachusetts, 1850-1880," at Great Lakes History Conference, Grand Rapids, MI, April 7-9, 1983.
"The Industrial Village, the Company Town, and Industrializing America." Tricentennial Lecture, Millersville (PA) State College, April 20, 1982.
"Work Practices and Family Life: The Cordwainers of Lynn, Massachusetts," at Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife, Concord, MA, June 13-14, 1981.
"The Family as Factory: Shoemaking in the North Shore District of Massachusetts, 1750-1850," at Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association, Washington, DC, December 27-30, 1980.
"'Housing the Man': The Building of Sparrows Point, Maryland as a Company Town," at Annual Meeting of the Eastern Historical Geography Association, Baltimore, MD, October 16-18, 1980.
"Mechanization and Work in the American Shoe Industry: The Shoemakers of Lynn, Massachusetts, 1852-1883," at Annual Meeting of the Economic History Association, Boston, MA, September 11-13, 1980.
"Mechanizing the Gentle Craft: The Introduction of Machinery into the Lynn, Massachusetts Shoe Industry, 1852-1885," at Industrialization in America: Its Social and Political Impacts, Lowell, MA, May 8, 1980.
"The Corporation Community: Life in Sparrows Point, Maryland," at Annual Meeting of the Business History Conference, Bethlehem, PA, March 6-8, 1980.
"The Transmission of Skill in the Shoe Industry: From Family to Factory Training in Lynn, Massachusetts, 1800-1920," at the Winterthur Conference on the Craftsman in Early America, Winterthur, DE, November 8-10, 1979.
"Technological Change and the Families of Skilled Artisans: Lynn Shoemakers, 1850-1880," at Victorian Album, cosponsored by the National Archives and the Victorian Society in America, Washington, DC, March 22-24, 1979.
"Mapping the Transportation System of the Mid-Atlantic States: A Preliminary Report," at Annual Meeting of the Eastern Historical Geography Association, Montclair (NJ) State College, October 13-14, 1978. [co-author]
"The Family and the Transmission of Skill: The Shoemakers of Lynn, Massachusetts," at Childhood in American Life: A Dialogue with the Community," cosponsored by the Indianapolis Children's Museum and Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, March 30 - April 1, 1978.
"'Land of Our Fathers': A New England Town Looks at Its History," at St. Anselm's College Bicentennial Symposium, October 23, 1976.
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