suny brockport, spring 2026.
A series of ten presentations and conversations focused on public history and open to all Brockport students, alumni, faculty, staff, or any interested citizens of New York State or beyond. All seminars 3:35-4:50pm. To register, contact Dr. Michael J. Kramer, Associate Professor of History, mkramer@brockport.edu.
Feb 25 Webinar 01
Public Historians in and Beyond the Academy
Gretchen Sorin and William Walker, Cooperstown Graduate Program/SUNY Oneonta
Co-sponsored by SUNY Conversations in the Discipline: History and Civics in a Post-Truth Era
Mar 4 Webinar 02
Museums
Michelle Finn, Curator, George Eastman Museum
Mar 11 Webinar 03
Museums
Tashae K. Smith, Curator, North Carolina Museum of Art
Mar 25 Webinar 04
NY State Municipal Historians In Action
Lindsey Lauren Visser, Buffalo City Historian and Christine Ridarsky, Rochester City Historian
Mar 30 Webinar 05
Foundation Work and Historical Markers Program
Anastasia Sopchak, Research Historian and Engagement Associate and Steve Bodnar, Marketing and Communications, William G. Pomeroy Foundation
Apr 8 Webinar 06
Popular Music and/as Public History
Julia Fell, Curator of Exhibits and Woodstock Oral History Initiative at the Museum at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts; Melissa Ziobro, Curator, Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music; and Andy Leach, Director of Library and Archives at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Apr 15 Webinar 07
Digital Public History
John Warren, Editor, NY Almanack
Apr 20 Webinar 08
Historical Houses
Jeffrey Ludwig, Director of Education, Seward House Museum
Apr 29 Webinar 09
Public History in New York State
Devin Lander, NY State Historian
May 4 Webinar 10
Public History Research Lab
John Garrison Marks, Vice President of Research and Engagement/Director, Public History Research Lab, American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)
Support provided by a SUNY Brockport Experiential Learning Micro Grant and the Stephen & Karla Bergonzi Faculty Support Fund.