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Tag Archives: American Civil War Museum
The Confederate Flag and the Assault on the Capitol
How does one process the image of a Confederate battle flag in the United States Capitol? “Trump did what Lee, Jackson, and Davis couldn’t in four years,” a colleague texted me as the first images of insurrectionists started appearing on … Continue reading
A Conversation with John Coski (conclusion)
Part six of six I’ve been talking with John Coski, historian at the American Civil War Museum and recipient of the 2019 Emerging Civil War Award for Service in Civil War Public History. As we wrap up our conversation today, … Continue reading
A Conversation with John Coski (part five)
Part five of six I’m talking this week with John Coski, recipient of the 2019 Emerging Civil War Award for Service in Public History. John might be best known to the public for his work on the history of the … Continue reading
Posted in Personalities
Tagged 13th Wisconsin, 17th Virginia, America's Civil War, American Civil War Museum, Civil Sar Monitor, Conversation-with-John-Coski, Douglas Southall Freeman, Eleanor S. Brockenbrough Library, James Thomas Petty, John Coski, Mike Musick, Museum of the Confederacy, Susie Harrison, Ted Savas, Virginia Historical Society, Virginia Museum of History and Culture
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A Conversation with John Coski (part four)
Part four of six John Coski is the 2019 recipient of the Emerging Civil War Award for Service in Public History. John worked as a historian at the Museum of the Confederacy before its recent evolution into the American Civil … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Memory, Personalities
Tagged "Prince John" Magruder, American Civil War Museum, Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders, Award for Service in Civil War Public History, Charleston shooting, Christy Coleman, Confederate Battle Flag, Conversation-with-John-Coski, John Coski, Museum of the Confederacy
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A Conversation with John Coski (part three)
Part three of six I’m talking this week with John Coski, recipient of ECW’s 2019 Emerging Civil War Award for Service in Public History. John works as a historian with the American Civil War Museum in Richmond and, prior to … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War
Tagged A Woman's War, American Civil War Museum, Award for Service in Civil War Public History, Before Freedom Came, Conversation-with-John-Coski, Embattled Emblem, John Coski, Museum of the Confederacy, National Park Service, Ruth Ann Coski, The Last Meeting of Lee and Jackson
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A Conversation with John Coski (part two)
Part two of six I’m talking this week with John Coski, historian with the American Civil War Museum in Richmond and recipient of ECW’s 2019 Emerging Civil War Award for Service in Public History. In recounting his “origin story” yesterday, … Continue reading
Posted in Personalities
Tagged American Civil War Museum, Award for Service in Civil War Public History, Baptized in Blood, Before Freedom Came, Berkeley Plantation, Charles Wilson, Confederate Memorial Literacy Society, Conversation-with-John-Coski, Hollins University, Jefferson Davis, John Coski, Lost Cause, Museum of the Confederacy, Ruth Ann Coski, Virginia Historical Society, White House of the Confederacy
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ECW Honors John Coski with Public Service Award
Emerging Civil War has selected John Coski as the recipient of the 2019 Emerging Civil War Award for Service in Civil War Public History. The Award for Service in Civil War Public History recognizes the work of an individual or … Continue reading
A Recap of Our 2019 Emerging Scholars Program
Dan Welch and Chris Mackowski, co-hosts of our Emerging Civil War Podcast, took to Facebook LIVE yesterday during the Grand Opening of the American Civil War Museum in Richmond. If you didn’t have the chance to watch the segments, we’ve … Continue reading
Facebook LIVE from the American Civil War Museum
Don’t forget, ECW’s Chris Mackowski and Dan Welch will be broadcasting live throughout the afternoon from the American Civil War Museum’s grand opening in Richmond. You can catch them on our Facebook page. They’ll be highlighting the work of our … Continue reading
Saving History Saturday: The American Civil War Museum and Adaptive Reuse
Today marks the official opening of the “new” American Civil War Museum in downtown Richmond after eighteen months of construction. The $25 million project has not only helped to accomplish the museum’s goal of creating new, innovative interpretations of the … Continue reading
Posted in Preservation
Tagged Adaptive Reuse, American Civil War Museum, Preservation, Saving History Saturday
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