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Preservation in Germantown and “Effective Public History"

presented by Dr. David Young

Known as America’s most historic neighborhood, the Germantown section of Philadelphia (established in 1683) has distinguished itself by using public history initiatives to forge community. Join us as Dr. David Young, author of The Battles of Germantown, discusses ways that regional historic organizations shine more light on diverse history in provocative and creative ways with examples from Germantown and Delaware. Recent efforts engaging in whole-place interpretation of the region’s history, especially of under-told histories of communities largely unrepresented in the historical narratives, show how “effective public history” can serve the cause of social justice.

Dr. David Young is the Executive Director of the Delaware Historical Society. He has led historical organizations in the Mid-Atlantic Region for two decades, including the Johnson House Historic Site and Cliveden of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, winning local and national awards for his work. Young received his Bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and his Master’s and Ph.D. from Ohio State University. Young has served on the National Landmarks Committee of the National Park Service and taught in the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at the Graduate School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania. A former Fulbright scholar, Young is the author of The Battles of Germantown: Effective Public History in America, (Temple University Press, 2019), awarded the 2020 Philip Klein Prize for best book about Pennsylvania.

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Free | Students*

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