Projects & Presentations

A Walk with Wellington

The  Walk with Wellington was an engaging public history event that explored the life and times of John Louis Wellington (1836–1910) through his art, which connected local history to broader national and cultural themes… View

C. William Gilchrist Gallery & Museum Cumberland, MD · September 13-14, 2025 ·

The Beekman Mansion and the Birthplace: Nathan Hale in American Memory

This work in progress reframes Hale’s story not through the familiar lens of patriotic martyrdom, but through the spaces he left behind and the people who later reimagined him… View

2026 ·

Presence and Absence in Pennsylvania

Carved Head of Captain John Carlton by John Fisher, c. 1786… View

A Portrait of Resistance: Power and Problems in the Image of Cinque of the Amistad Mutiny

History Camp, Virtual · Summer 2021 ·

Revolutionary Narratives

The goal of the Revolutionary Narratives working group is to participate in, and co-create, projects supporting the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026… View

Across the USA and Beyond · 2021-2027 ·

Art and the Black Muslim Image

Islamic Study Center, Duke University · May 28, 2022 ·

Street Scene: CETA murals, New Haven and the Late 1970s

In collaboration with the Public Art Archive, this digital exhibit will expand Laura A. Macaluso’s 2019 exhibit on the City of New Haven’s first community-based public art program… View

The Public Art Archive · 2022-onward ·

Objectify Benedict Arnold: Making Memory of America’s Traitor

Son of an alcoholic. Merchant. Husband. Soldier. General. Traitor. This digital humanities project is a first look at the range of visual and material culture associated with the life and legacy of Benedict Arnold (1740-41-1801), a man who remains, almost 250 years after his infamous turn, symbolic in American culture… View

The Life and Times of William Lanson: Black Freeman in 19th Century New Haven

Excluded from the city’s history for almost two-centuries, New Haven is finally elevating this important man for his contributions to our city. The program is the most comprehensive and accessible collection of historical data available on Lanson to date, and consists of a pamphlet, video, and virtual seminar… View

Virtual Seminar by Site Projects, Inc. · April 25, 2021 ·

William Lanson: The Story of Glory and Tragedy in 19th Century New Haven

Site Projects, Inc., New Haven, Connecticut · 2021 ·