Megan Barney

Digital Public Historian | Digital Operations Manager @facinghistory | @ElmiraCollege and @Northeastern alumna | #historyneedsnewheroes

[Megan Barney @meganebarney]

Check out what I’ve been working on for the last year! I’m thankful for all I’ve learned in the process — about myself, about my team, and about the work. Honored to be on such an amazing team!

[Facing History @facinghistory]

New notebooks & pencils? ✅
Freshening up the classroom? ✅
New Facing History website? ✅

Today, we’re feeling all that first-day excitement & getting into the #backtoschool spirit by launching a brand-new website -- explore now at https://t.co/oBMS4o47YC!

[Megan Barney @meganebarney]

I stumbled upon this picture the other day from my visit to @EMKInstitute my first year of graduate school. So interesting to read now as someone who strives to be civically engaged in this way both personally and professionally in my role @facinghistory

[Facing History @facinghistory]

The popular story of Thanksgiving provides a one-sided narrative about the holiday’s origin that glorifies colonization in the United States. To help disrupt public memory, indigenous communities recognize a National Day of Mourning. Read on to learn more: https://t.co/p204arohke

[Megan Barney @meganebarney]

I love this prompt as a way to engage visitors. I learn history because it is a powerful collection of stories that help us understand the present and engage citizens for a better future.

[Old North @OldNorth1723]

“Why do we learn history?”

We posed this question to our visitors this week, and they had some great responses! What’s your answer?

[Facing History @facinghistory]

📣Calling all @neverhaveiever + Facing History fans! Join us 11/18 for a fun & engaging virtual event about how storytelling can spark change. @clintsmithiii, @adamshapiro & real-life Facing History teachers will be there — we hope you will too! RSVP now: https://t.co/fs07JATV2q

[Megan Barney @meganebarney]

5 Ways to Teach With Primary Sources https://t.co/UhMYyztfBt

[NCPH @ncph]

“I take it personally to make sure stories, especially lesser-known histories, stay in the rotation for many generations to come.”

https://t.co/J4UGL0MvPq

[NCPH @ncph]

Dive into the rich textual sources of @Northeastern's Early Caribbean Digital Archive.

Through open-access, the project “uses the digital archive as a site of revision & remix for exploring ways to decolonize the archive.” #DigitalProjectDirectory https://t.co/1DZmaznlFJ

[National Center for Civil and Human Rights @Ctr4CHR]

Celebrating indigenous peoples all over the world today on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples!

This day is observed on Aug. 9 each year to promote & protect the rights of the world’s Indigenous population. Swipe for indigenous advocacy organizations to follow.

[Made By Us @historymadebyus]

Textbooks are silent, but history speaks volumes.
@Untextbooked - the podcast made by students, for students - is here to talk about big questions history can help answer. The team interviews famous historians & authors, going way beyond the pages of our textbooks.

[National Women's History Museum @womenshistory]

"Johnson is a modern-day space legend with a legacy of being one of four Black women whose work with NASA helped pave the way for the first American astronaut to successfully orbit Earth." #womenshistory #trailblazer
https://t.co/NoLK3GiJRW

[Facing History @facinghistory]

"In Rustin, we find the story of an openly gay black man who devoted his career to social change work & exhibited abiding pride in who he was..." Read about Civil Rights & #LGBTQ activist Bayard Rustin + get resources to bring his story into the classroom. https://t.co/mMSTaitE1a

[Made By Us @historymadebyus]

"No single perspective could possibly capture the complexity of America’s story. (Together) we are capable of connecting the dots of history in so many new ways." Read about the power of doing history together at https://t.co/fOSOPuz6w0

[American Historical Association @AHAhistorians]

"If we don’t pay attention to history museums and historic sites as they lead the charge toward responsive, urgent, civic-oriented work, we miss out on key resources for our lives, our communities, and our nation," warns @cklibanoff in #AHAPerspectives. https://t.co/NDOZHhyOpR

[Teach for Tomorrow @teachtomorrowuk]

'History informs us but does not define us' Thank you @CFigueres #FacingHistoryNow

[Made By Us @historymadebyus]

Where did #MemorialDay start? The widely accepted narrative - Union veterans first established Decoration Day, adopting the graves of war dead, then the 1st observance was at @ArlingtonNatl in 1868. But historian @davidwblight1 traces the holiday to Charleston, years earlier.

[National Women's History Museum @womenshistory]

We're proud to be part of this important project with our colleagues at the @usmint and @smithsonian:
"Poet @DrMayaAngelou and Astronaut @SallyRideSci Will Be the First Women Honored on Series of Quarters" https://t.co/jUkqFspkCA #trailblazers #womenshistory

[OurPresidents @OurPresidents]

Patsy Mink was elected the first Asian American Congresswoman in 1965. Her work in Congress spanned 13 terms and included the Women’s Educational Equity Act, Title IX, bilingual education, and gender equality.
📷@LBJLibrary: 2/6/1966 #AsianAmericanPacificIslanderHeritageMonth

[Megan Barney @meganebarney]

An interesting read about the divisions that persist in our teaching of the past. History is made up of many individual and collective stories. How do we acknowledge the significance of all stories in the classroom, both formal and informal? https://t.co/WzvsVxnSEH

[NCPH @ncph]

"The real danger of bad history is that it does violence to the future." https://t.co/qNLJVGONId