Cultural Resources
“Of Exceptional Significance”: Prince and the National Register of Historic Places
February 24, 2022
Research into places associated with Minnesota’s most famous star, Prince, has been a small but important step in diversifying the places we deem to be ...
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Juneteenth: Commemorating Freedom
June 18, 2021
Juneteenth is an important day in our nation’s history, but many people are still unaware of what exactly the holiday stands for.
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Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial, updates to investigation/advances in healing
May 11, 2021
As this year marks the 100-year anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, ongoing efforts occur in Tulsa to understand – and heal from – the ...
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How are DOTs responding to COVID-19?
January 25, 2021
Mead & Hunt recently conducted a follow-up survey of several DOTs to learn how they are dealing with COVID-19.
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Connecting DOT Cultural Resource professionals during a pandemic
September 22, 2020
How are Cultural Resource professionals at state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) handling COVID-19? We conducted a survey to find out. As we were talking to different ...
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Why the 19th Amendment strikes a chord 100 years later
August 31, 2020
2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the constitution giving women the right to vote.
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Desegregation of America’s schools in the postwar era
August 4, 2020
When we look closer at the history of desegregation and integration in schools, it becomes clear that the issue encompassed multiple facets of daily life.
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Cultural Landscapes: Where human and natural systems intersect
April 3, 2020
The cultural landscapes approach is an important—though challenging and often overlooked—way to identify and understand cultural resources.
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Perspectives on Black History Month: investigations into Tulsa’s Race Massacre continue
February 18, 2020
Everyone, but public historians especially, need to more fully incorporate the histories of black Americans in National Register nominations.
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Cultural Resources Insights of 2019
January 8, 2020
As we enter 2020, here is a look back at a few pivotal issues and innovations cultural resources experienced the past year.
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