Denise D. Meringolo, the author of “Museums, Monuments, and National Parks: Towards a New Genealogy of Public History” purpose of her book is to expand on the field of public history and to educate the historical background of public history. Meringolo’s purpose is to add a layer of importance to the National Park Service, the importance of higher education, and the maintenance of Mesa Verde. She focuses on the nineteenth century when the government decided to take the steps to collect and preserve resources and history. Meringolo reminds the reader that before 1930, not a single historian had worked for the National Park Service. Shortly after, a small but a growing number of historians were employed in the bureau’s Washington, D.C.,
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Justin Smith Morrill, a representative from Vermont, argued that the government must act to expand education. The idea of Higher education was, in a sense, unthought-of or unreachable for some families. But, the nation’s future and success depended on it. The Morrill Act was passed by Congress in 1862, it enabled the creation of state colleges and universities. Under the law, each state cold acquire and sell 30,000 acres of public land for to establish new colleges, called “land grant colleges.” By 1870, thirty-seven states had implemented programs for teaching agriculture, mechanical arts, and military science, and forty-eight colleges were established by 1890. The number only increased and have since increased since the passing of the Morrill Act. Which proved to be extremely …show more content…
They were able to create and underlie the importance of maintaining history and shape values. Public history opens new opportunities, new employment, and new ideas. Meringolo says, “Many rangers and historians complain that audiences resist stories about slavery, labor, and protest, but the problem lies not simply in audience hostility but rather in the long trajectory by which public landscapes became infused with historical meaning.” I found this sentence to be extremely powerful and explain the entire book in one sentence. Overall Meringolo wants to get her point across of the importance of history as a whole and why it is important to maintain it and continue it for as long as
Justin Smith Morrill, a representative from Vermont, argued that the government must act to expand education. The idea of Higher education was, in a sense, unthought-of or unreachable for some families. But, the nation’s future and success depended on it. The Morrill Act was passed by Congress in 1862, it enabled the creation of state colleges and universities. Under the law, each state cold acquire and sell 30,000 acres of public land for to establish new colleges, called “land grant colleges.” By 1870, thirty-seven states had implemented programs for teaching agriculture, mechanical arts, and military science, and forty-eight colleges were established by 1890. The number only increased and have since increased since the passing of the Morrill Act. Which proved to be extremely …show more content…
They were able to create and underlie the importance of maintaining history and shape values. Public history opens new opportunities, new employment, and new ideas. Meringolo says, “Many rangers and historians complain that audiences resist stories about slavery, labor, and protest, but the problem lies not simply in audience hostility but rather in the long trajectory by which public landscapes became infused with historical meaning.” I found this sentence to be extremely powerful and explain the entire book in one sentence. Overall Meringolo wants to get her point across of the importance of history as a whole and why it is important to maintain it and continue it for as long as