Aja L. Bain
Public Historian/Museum Professional
WRITINGS
I love engaging audiences with history through writing, so writing blog posts or articles is my favorite part of any job or internship!
Here are a few pieces from the past few years:
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"The Jenks Society for Lost Museums" in History News (Summer 2015)
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"Hall-Harding-McCampbell House (c. 1805) Restoration" for Historic Nashville (2017)
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"Imperial House Apartments: 1963-2017" for Historic Nashville (2017)
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"2017 Metro Historical Commission Preservation Awards" for Historic Nashville (2017)
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"Behind the Scenes: Temple Cemetery" for Historic Nashville Inc. (2017)
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"Preservation Profile: West Nashville United Methodist Church" for Historic Nashville, Inc. (2017)
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"The Tomb on the Hill: The Debate Over the Polks' Final Resting Place" for Historic Nashville, Inc. (2017)
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"Full Steam Ahead: Bringing No. 576 Back to Life" for Historic Nashville, Inc. (2016)
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"Playing with History: The New Civil Rights Era American Girl Doll" for the American Association for State and Local History (2016)
"Treasure in Music City" for the American Association for State and Local History (2015)
"Valinda Wade, an Independent Colonial Woman" for George Washington's Mount Vernon (2014)
"A Thoroughly Modern Mill" for the Kentucky Historical Society (2013)
"Radio Days: Moe Asch Before Folkways" for the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (2011)
"Albums in the Archives," for the Albert Gore Research Center at Middle Tennessee State University (2014)
"Halloween in the Archives" (2013)
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"Exhibit Goes Up in the AGRC" (2013)
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"Compelling Personal Collections: Aaron L. Weise" (2013)
"Regional Collections at the AGRC Show Life as it Was" (2012)