Ms. Tate,

  I would encourage you to look at programs  that have depth of course 
offerings in your particular areas of interest. In addition, the 
program should have the support of full-time history faculty who have 
experience in public history professions.  There are now many solid 
public history programs around the country (including those that you 
have heard from already)  and a number of directories linking you to 
these opportunities. The National Council on Public History 
(www.ncph.org)  is one that you might look at.

Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio launched its public history 
program over 30 years ago.  Our strengths are in Archives and Records 
Management and Museum Studies.  Our tenured and tenure-track faculty 
bring experience in libraries, archives, national parks, and state and 
local historical societies to  public history. We also work extensively 
with area museum and archives professionals to offer a wide range of 
courses. We collaborate with our excellent urban studies graduate 
program to offer students additional opportunities to pursue non-profit 
administration courses.   The Dayton area is home to the National 
Museum of the U.S. Air Force, the Dayton Aviation Heritage National 
Historical Park, the National Afro American Museum and many other 
regional and local historical sites and organizations. We are located 
between the new National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and the 
excellent resources of the Cincinnati Museum Center in Cincinnati and 
the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus (60-75 minutes away).  Our 
graduate students complete internships and projects  in local, 
regional, state, and national organizations.  Many of our  students 
obtain extensive hands on experience as well on contract projects, coop 
jobs, and graduate assistantships in the public history field. We also 
have students working  with schools, Dayton Public Television, and the 
Ohio Historical Society's National History Day program as part of 
Public History's partnership on two major, US Department of Education 
Teaching American History grant projects.

Please get in touch if I can answer any further questions.

Marjorie McLellan
Associate Professor
Director, Public History
Department of History
Wright State University
(937) 775-2162
www.wright.edu/cola/Dept/hst/

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