Contents
FEATURES
I Don’t Want to Intrude: A Case Study in Interpretive Programming for Discovery Gardens
Jamie Daugherty
Connecting Through Conservation “Asks”
Mollie Flowers
The Importance of Choosing Discomfort in Interpretation
Patricia Shandor
Civil War Medicine and Death: Educating the Public
Trevor Steinbach
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Desk: Holding Space in Discomfort
Lucien Meadows
Heritage Leadership: Native American Boarding Schools Inflicted a Soul Wound:
Responding Requires Critical Reflection
Lauren Toho-Murrow Haupt and Theresa Coble
From the President: Beyond Comfort Zones: Navigating Uncomfortable Interpretation
Parker McMullen Bushman
COVER PHOTO: Gaynell Brady, portraying her 2x great-grandmother Bell London Jefferson (1888-1971), and Barry Brady, Jr., portraying his 3x great-grandfather Jesse Hughes (1845-1911), at the 10th Annual Black & Blue Civil War Living History event in Natchez, Mississippi, 2018. Read the article. Photo by Dr. Antoinette Harrell.
Legacy
January/February 2024
Volume 35, Number 1
Editor
Lucien Meadows
Associate Editors
Dayamiris Candelario
Paul Caputo
Jose Chavez
Christina Cid
Brenda Lackey
Francis Mendoza
Michael Romero
Jay Schneider
Copy Editor
Elizabeth Meyers
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