Author: CNU Public History Center

This website aims to provide innovative ways to connect the global community with history, which belongs to the public. Because we live in an exciting age of digital innovation, we can share knowledge gained through traditional historical methods (by reviewing manuscripts, books, and artifacts) with the world. At Christopher...

By Olivia Cochran, Education Intern at The Mariners’ Museum & Park, Newport News, Virginia The following exhibition was inspired by my internship at The Mariners’ Museum & Park. Explore and learn more about Lord Nelson, knots and rigging, the Royal Navy, and the lives of sailors at sea! “The...

By Alexander Brooks, Archives Intern at Casemate Museum at Fort Monroe National Monument I had the pleasure of working as a public history intern at the Casemate Museum at Fort Monroe National Monument. Originally identified by our own Christopher Newport in 1607, the area surrounding Fort Monroe was a...