American history and culture curator rex ellis. Good evening. My name is beth kelly. Im the Vice President of the Education Research and historical interpretation division. Its my honor to offer you a warm and personal welcome. The word welcome has a great deal of meaning for Colonial Williamsburg. We have been welcoming guests to come and learn about our 18th Century Community since 1932. 40 years ago, the foundation recognized we were only telling half of the story. And so, with determination and courage and perseverance, programming was designed by our panelists tonight so that we could tell the whole story of our 18th Century Community. Blending social history with public history to tell the African American story had never been done before, and quite literally, they were making history. This is the first of three panelists discussions we will have this year, and i would welcome you to come back on july 5th, where we will look at current programming that focuses on African American
The word welcome has a great deal of meaning we have been welcoming guests to come and learn about our 18th Century Community since 19 8 30 2 40 years ago, the foundation recognized we were only telling half of the story. And so, with determination and courage and perseverance, programming was designed by our panelists tonight so that we could tell the whole story of our 18th Century Community. Blending social history with public history to tell the African American story had never been done before, and quite literally, they were making history. This is the first of three panelists discussions we will have this year, and i would welcome you to come back on july 5th, where we will look at current programming that focuses on African American stories, and also on october 18th, where we will be focusing on the future. Our panelist that discussion will be helping us to think about how we continue to tell the story. As mitchell said, its all of our story. I know our panelists well. They have
THEATER/FILM/COMEDY Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s features upcoming performances: “Beauty and the Beast” from Feb. 16-25; “Spring Mix” from April 5-7; and “Cinderella” from May 17-19, all at the Benedum Center. For tickets, times and additional information, visit pbt.org. “Mamma Mia!,” the musical based on the songs of ABBA, comes to the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh March […]
THEATER/FILM/COMEDY Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s features upcoming performances: “Beauty and the Beast” from Feb. 16-25; “Spring Mix” from April 5-7; and “Cinderella” from May 17-19, all at the Benedum Center. For tickets, times and additional information, visit pbt.org. “Mamma Mia!,” the musical based on the songs of ABBA, comes to the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh March […]
PITTSBURGH The Smithsonian-affiliated Senator John Heinz History Center interprets and preserves African American history and culture year-round through a v