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Buildings, Books & Blackboards 2012

GLAMming it Up – Two Days in Melbourne

24/01/2013 by Yvonne Perkins 9 Comments

Galleries, libraries, archives and museums are known as the GLAM institutions. I spend a lot of time in these places doing research, but I also enjoy visiting exhibitions and taking behind the scenes tours.  When I travel I try to squeeze in an exhibition or two.  Unfortunately I find that I often don't have much time to do this so I either miss out or I have to cram as much as … [Read more...] about GLAMming it Up – Two Days in Melbourne

Historical Evidence – Sometimes we will never know

11/12/2012 by Yvonne Perkins 3 Comments

This post started as a simple report of a few presentations at last week’s Buildings, Books and Blackboards conference in Melbourne, then it became more reflective than a report before finally morphing into a discussion about how historians construct history.  Conferences are gatherings where historians learn and share.  However, as a result of writing these blog posts about … [Read more...] about Historical Evidence – Sometimes we will never know

Public Education: It’s Not Just About Schools

04/12/2012 by Yvonne Perkins Leave a Comment

When we talk about public education we immediately think of schools. Increasingly we are recognising that education is a life-long endeavour and with the explosion of the internet learning outside of the classroom and formal education systems is gaining increasing prominence.  Last week at the Buildings, Books and Blackboards conference in Melbourne we were encouraged to … [Read more...] about Public Education: It’s Not Just About Schools

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Yvonne Perkins is a professional historian and launched Stumbling Through the Past in August 2010. Focusing on history, and Australian history in particular, posts include interviews, book reviews, news reports on conferences and reflective pieces.

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