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Seth Bruggeman

Eastern State Penitentiary scares up revenue, creates controversy
Type: In the Media
November 9, 2011
Students consider Eastern State Penitentiary’s haunted attraction
Type: News Story
Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary is one of 10 historic sites that students in Assistant Professor of History Seth Bruggeman's "Museums and American Culture" class visit to learn different approaches for telling stories about the past and engaging with the public.
October 31, 2011
Celebrating Presidents Day today
Type: News Story
With Presidents Day around the corner, how do we celebrate a president known to have slaves?
February 9, 2009
What we talk about when we talk about the past
Type: News Story
In his book, Here, George Washington Was Born: Memory, Material Culture and the Public History of a National Monument (University of Georgia Press), Seth Bruggeman examines the history of commemoration in the United States by looking closely at the birthplace of George Washington.
February 2, 2009