Register Now For Public History Boot Camp!

On December 12th, 2013, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities (MARCH), along with the Camden County Historical Society, will sponsor a half-day Public History Boot Camp on New Views on Immigration and Diversity for History Organizations. This event “will help history organizations understand immigration trends to the region, learn historical methods to find stories … Continue reading Register Now For Public History Boot Camp!

MARCH Presents The State of History in the National Parks

Join Rutgers-Camden’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities (MARCH) on November 6th for Scholarships and Partnerships: The State of History in the National Parks.   The program will be from 1:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. in the Campus Center’s Multi-Purpose Room. Dr. Charlene Mires, Associate Professor of History and Director of MARCH, will be among the … Continue reading MARCH Presents The State of History in the National Parks

50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington

August 28th marks the fiftieth anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.  To commemorate this significant day, Camilo José Vergara, a writer, photographer, and documentarian, posted photographs of murals of Dr. King from around the country on the abandoned Elgin Diner on Mount Ephraim Avenue … Continue reading 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington