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SUMMARY:Discovering 18th & Vine in Kansas City: stories of African American history and culture
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a screener and discussion of "Discovering 18th & 
 Vine in Kansas City: stories of African American history and culture\," 
 part of a PBS series called Visions of America: all people\, all stories\, 
 all places.  In this episode\, we're in Kansas City\, Missouri's historic 
 18th & Vine neighborhood to visit not one\, but two museums that chronicle 
 this community's contributions to a pair of uniquely American pastimes: the 
 Negro League Baseball Museum and the American Jazz Museum. \n\nThe 
 26-minute screener will be followed by a discussion of the episode.  We 
 will be joined in this conversation by Christopher J. Miller\, Executive 
 Vice President of the African American Museum in Philadelphia\; Kathryn 
 Lynch\, Collections Manager for the Museum of the American Revolution in 
 Philadelphia\; Ellen Endslow is the Director of Collections/Curator at the 
 Chester County History Center\, West Chester\, PA. \n\nLight refreshments 
 will be served at the event.  Registration is required.  Henrietta Hankin 
 Library supports PA Forward Social and Civic Literacy. \n\nAbout our guest 
 discussion panelists: Christopher J. Miller is an accomplished museum 
 professional with more than nineteen years of public history and museum 
 experience\, now serving as Executive Vice President at the African 
 American Museum in Philadelphia. He previously served as the Senior 
 Director of Education & Community Engagement at the National Underground 
 Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati\, Ohio. A notable public historian\, 
 scholar\, and storyteller\, Miller is uniquely qualified to bring 
 historical context to today's most provocative social issues. With a 
 history of regularly appearing on local and national media as a 
 contributor\, Miller aptly shares his breath of knowledge to address topics 
 from race relations to historical milestones\, and the integration of 
 innovated approaches to academics within the discipline of social studies. 
 Miller was a primary feature in the inaugural Black History Honors\, 
 Stellar's TV 4-part docuseries honoring heroes of the Underground Railroad 
 and featuring musical tributes by award-winning gospel music artists. 
 Miller earned his M.A. in Public History and his B.A. in English from 
 Northern Kentucky University. He has a passion for African American history 
 and understands its authentic value within the narrative of humanity. He is 
 a husband\, father of three daughters\, and a life member of Alpha Phi 
 Alpha\, Fraternity Inc. \n\nKathryn Lynch - Prior to joining the Museum of 
 the American Revolution as the Collections Manager in 2022\, Kathryn Lynch 
 worked in registration and collections management at the James A. Michener 
 Art Museum\, the Princeton University Art Museum\, the Peabody Essex 
 Museum\, and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Over the 
 past fifteen years\, Kathryn has worked closely with conservators\, mount 
 makers\, preparators\, educators\, designers\, and curators to create 
 dozens of museum exhibitions. In her current role\, Kathryn is responsible 
 for loan logistics and contracts\; artifact shipping\; managing the records 
 for artifacts in the museum's custody and collections\, as well as for the 
 safety\, care\, and security of those items\; and contributes to exhibition 
 planning\, installations\, and scheduling. Kathryn recently finished 
 working on an exhibition called "Black Founders: the Forten family of 
 Philadelphia"\, and is delighted to share her experience in illuminating 
 and revealing African American history in museums.  \n\nEllen Endslow - As 
 the Director of Collections/Curator at the Chester County History Center\, 
 West Chester\, PA\, Ellen is responsible for the museum collection and 
 oversees the library and photo archives. Ellen works extensively with the 
 community on exhibition\, oral history\, and program development\, which 
 includes documentation days for a variety of topics. She also develops 
 social media and website content that provides outreach and interaction 
 with even broader\, diverse audiences. Ellen supervises collections 
 management activities with community volunteers and student interns. She 
 has been active in the American Alliance of Museums and the American 
 Association for State and Local History. Prior to working in Chester 
 County\, Ellen worked at the Fairfield Museum and History Center\, 
 Fairfield\, CT\, and the Buffalo History Museum\, Buffalo\, NY.\n\n
LOCATION:Annex\, Henrietta Hankin Branch Library
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