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/ ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).