Preservation and Place

Katherine Crawford-Lackey is a PhD candidate in public history at Middle Tennessee State University. She currently serves as a contractor with the National Park Service. Her research focuses on public commemoration and place-based history. She recently co-authored an article with Barbara Little, “Exploring American Places with the Discovery Journal: A Guide to Co-Creating Meaningful Interpretation” (The George Wright Forum).

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Preface

Katherine Crawford-Lackey



Acknowledgments



Chapter 1. Invisibility and Representation: An Introduction to LGBTQ Historic Preservation

Gail Dubrow



Chapter 2. The History of Queer History: One Hundred Years of the Search for Shared Heritage

Gerard Koskovich



Chapter 3. Taking Action: An Overview of LGBTQ Preservation Initiatives

Gail Dubrow



Chapter 4. Beyond Identity: An LGBTQ Archaeological Context

Megan E. Springate



Chapter 5.Interpreting LGBTQ Historic Sites

Susan Ferentinos



Chapter 6. Teaching LGBTQ History and Heritage

Leila J. Rupp



Chapter 7. San Francisco: Placing LGBTQ Histories in the City by the Bay

Donna J. Graves and Shayne E. Watson



Chapter 8. Preservation of LGBTQ Historic and Cultural Sites: A New York City Perspective

Jay Shockley



Chapter 9. Tradition, Community, and Grungy Secret-ness: What Preservationists Can Learn from the Story of Phase One

Ty Ginter



Engaging LGBTQ Pasts and Preservation: Historic Preservation Activities

Katherine Crawford-Lackey

     Spotlight Local Historic Properties

     Explore a Place

     Identify LGBTQ Material Culture

     Create a Toolkit for Interpreting LGBTQ History

     Create a Mental Map

     Preserve Oral Narratives

     Explore Archaeological Context

     Begin the Nomination Process (National Register of Historic Places)



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