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@dariusjohnson.bsky.social

Public History | Digital Humanities | Cultural Landscapes Director of Chesapeake Heartland: An African American Humanities Project at Washington Collegeโ€™s Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience Chesapeake Bay ๐Ÿ“ *Views are my own*

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Good point! I forgot about tracking. Iโ€™m going to set up a spreadsheet now!

Iโ€™ve been using Zotero too and itโ€™s been super helpful.

02.09.2025 13:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So my thesis writing semester just kicked off and Iโ€™m already behind ๐Ÿ˜… anyone have any tips for managing time and staying sane?

Full time job + full time Dad + Masterโ€™s in Historic Preservation thesis = perpetually tired ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ

02.09.2025 13:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@actualkatherine.bsky.social just you an email about a collaborative opportunity that youโ€™ll hopefully be interested in!

28.08.2025 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wonder if Iโ€™m related to him. My great grandfather is John Jones (b. 1893) from Kent county, living near Sassafras where the arson happened and farming for nearby landowners. He descended from two other John Jones (b. 1840 and 1870) who did the sameโ€ฆ

29.07.2025 18:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

50 student (paid) interns. 2 powerful weeks. 1 co-developed vision for the future.

The Hip Hop Time Capsule turned creativity into community-building at the future Innovation Plant in Chestertown.

๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽถ Read the story: www.washcoll.edu/live/news/hi...

29.07.2025 16:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Day one kicked off strong! Students explored hip hop and the cultural landscape around the site. This sets the stage for murals, music, prints, wood, and metal pieces rooted in place. We use hip hop as a model โ€” sampling the past to create something new.

13.07.2025 14:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hip Hop Time Capsule V underway โ€” 1 week down! We hired nearly 50 high school & college interns ($1,200 each) to create murals, prints, metal/wood pieces, and music. Theyโ€™re remixing labor history at Washington Collegeโ€™s future Innovation Plant (in Chestertown, MD) while building real-world skills.

13.07.2025 14:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Planning summer experiential learning programs for youth is awesome until you get to the paperwork procession๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ

26.06.2025 02:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Commodore Collection โ€” Chesapeake Heartland

Am currently paging through some stories from the Chesapeake Heartland project led by @dariusjohnson.bsky.social , for tour research (it makes sense in context, I swear), and finding these stories really meaningful ๐Ÿ–ค chesapeakeheartland.org/commodore-co...

23.06.2025 21:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Appreciate you for checking it out! Would love to hear how youโ€™re thinking about it for tours. There should be more connections made between Baltimore and the Eastern Shore.

26.06.2025 02:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Even though I said I was tired yesterday, Iโ€™ve felt a calling to write a book for a long time. Itโ€™s gotten louder in the past few weeks.

22.06.2025 14:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m gonna take you up on that! Iโ€™m hoping to get over there sometime in July or August!

22.06.2025 14:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great things are happening, but I could use one of those sabbaticals.

21.06.2025 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I just have to sayโ€”your boy is TIRED. And this feels like a reasonable space to express it.

21.06.2025 14:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@actualkatherine.bsky.social I havenโ€™t been on here in a while but after seeing this I had to come back and let you know!

08.05.2025 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

My first time on this website/digital archive. This is amazing!!

23.04.2025 20:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The last month has been hecticโ€ฆbut yesterday I got to spend time with courthouse records so that was pretty cool.

09.04.2025 11:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Awesome - Iโ€™m grateful!! Whatโ€™s your email? Iโ€™ll reach out!

03.03.2025 12:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Any recommendations for folks to follow on Substack that work in preservation, public history, or heritage work in general?

23.02.2025 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks!! Iโ€™m diving into the realm of heritage tourism and can use additional perspective on policy implications. If this lines up with you, Iโ€™d be happy to talk!

23.02.2025 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

23.02.2025 13:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Heโ€™s one of my inspirations and weโ€™ve been in contact!

23.02.2025 13:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you! The outline gets much more detailed but I kept it relatively broad for my request. Going to be a great year to dive into it!

23.02.2025 13:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Primarily U.S. as Iโ€™m trying to find members for my committee and they would be easier to connect with schedule-wise, but Iโ€™ve been looking international examples for sources and ad-hoc conversations.

15.02.2025 22:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ

15.02.2025 22:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I havenโ€™t! Her work takes on a really interesting approach!

15.02.2025 22:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Alright, BlueSky, I need your help. Iโ€™m looking for people to talk to about my Masterโ€™s Thesis. Particularly anyone whoโ€™s a subject matter expert in regional policy/advocacy for heritage preservation or environmental conservation. Please help a brotha out!

15.02.2025 21:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Thank you, Uncle Sam. Thatโ€™s how you flip it.

10.02.2025 01:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 363    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Kendrick Lamar. Powerful performance. In addition to everything that people are saying about its brillianceโ€”how about former Black Panther Samuel L. Jackson as Uncle Sam? ๐Ÿ˜ค #kendricklamar #SuperBowl

10.02.2025 04:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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SO MANY LAYERS.

Calling out the hypocrisy of the current political moment.
Elevating Black culture, especially BLACK LA.
Squid game references.
UNCLE SAM (JACKSON)
Serena crip walking
BLACK GRAND NATIONAL
40 acres and mule

KENDRICK BEING UNAPOLOGETICALLY BLACK HAPPENING DURING #BLACKHISTORYMONTH

10.02.2025 01:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3081    ๐Ÿ” 593    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18

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