The Public History Minor at Monmouth University hosted the first annual Julian Francis Abele “Out of the Shadows” Virtual Public History Symposium via Zoom in 2021. Free for presenters and attendees alike, the Symposium is intended as a welcoming place for public history practitioners at all levels, established and emerging scholars, and graduate and undergraduate students to share their public history work on individuals or groups in history whose legacies have been purposefully or inadvertently suppressed, overshadowed, or underappreciated. We hope to bring these parties out of the shadows and into the fuller appreciation that they so richly deserve.
The Symposium is named in honor of pioneering African American architect Julian Francis Abele, who contributed greatly to the design of Monmouth University’s Great Hall (previously known as both Shadow Lawn and Wilson Hall). Everyone who has attended Monmouth University has personal memories of the building, a National Historic Landmark. But if you ask them about it, they are probably more likely to mention Woodrow Wilson’s brief time at the original Shadow Lawn (not “ours”), or the current mansion’s starring role as Daddy Warbucks’s home in the movie Annie than they are the fact that it was designed in large part by perhaps “the greatest American born Beaux-Arts architect,” Julian Francis Abele. Monmouth University’s Fall 2020 Museums and Archives Management Basics class sought to increase awareness about Abele’s role in the creation of what is perhaps our University’s most beloved landmark by creating “The Julian Abele Project.” Now, we hope to honor Abele’s name with this annual virtual public history symposium, designed to bring regular attention to Abele’s story and to highlight work focused on other figures underrepresented in the historical record.
The Fourth Annual Julian Abele “Out of the Shadows” Public History Symposium (Virtual)
Sponsored by the Public History Minor at Monmouth University
December 10, 2024 (9AM-12PM)
Free and Open to All
View a recording here.
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Keynote (30 minutes of remarks with 15 minutes for Q&A)
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9:00-9:45
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Monmouth County and NJ’s Black Heritage Trail
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Rick Geffken, Independent Scholar |
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Break
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Sessions (15 minutes of remarks with 5 minutes after each for Q&A)
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10:00-10:20 |
Léon-Victor Solon’s Sun God of the Maya: A Tribute to the Solarium in The Great Hall of Monmouth University
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Rachael Goldman, Brookdale Community College |
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10:20-10:40 |
Julian Abele: In Photos
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Judge Peter F. Rogers (Retired) Philadelphia Court of Common Please (1998 -2015)
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10:40-11:00 |
100 Years of Duke: Names to Remember
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Bob Ashley, Immediate Past Board Chair, Museum of Durham History
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11:00-11:20 |
The Springwood Avenue Heritage Walk |
Diane Shelton, Interfaith Neighbors
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11:20-11:40 |
Oral Histories of the Army’s “Black Brain Center” |
Fred Carl and Herman Redd, InfoAge Science and History Museums at the Camp Evans National Historic Landmark
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11:40-12:00 |
Monmouth University’s Great Hall: An Update
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Tim Orr, Executive Director for Campus Planning and Facilities Management
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Schedule updated 12/6/2024. Subject to change.
Contact Professor Melissa Ziobro with questions: mziobro@monmouth.edu.
See more at: https://guides.monmouth.edu/abele
The Third Annual Julian Abele “Out of the Shadows” Public History Symposium (Virtual)
Sponsored by the Public History Minor at Monmouth University
December 12, 2023 (9AM-12PM)
Free and Open to All
View a recording of the event here.
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Keynote (30 minutes of remarks with 15 minutes for Q&A)
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9:00-9:45
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Abele’s Legacy Beyond Monmouth University: The Stuart Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania’s Julian Abele Endowed Fellowship in Architecture
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Mark Gardner, Board of Advisors, University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design and Principal at Jaklitsch/Gardner Architects Heather Isbell Schumacher, Archivist, University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Architectural Archives William Whitaker, Curator and Collections Manager, University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Architectural Archives |
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Break
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Sessions (10 minutes of remarks with 5 minutes after each for Q&A)
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10:00-10:15 |
The Story Behind the Story: Telling the History of Colonel Tye at Sandy Hook
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Brett Palfreyman, Wagner College |
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10:15-10:30 |
Seeking Untold Histories of the Battles of Connecticut Farms and Springfield
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Nicole Skalenko, Kean University |
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10:30-10:45 |
They Secretly Helped Many a Fugitive…Siting Paterson, New Jersey, as a Station on the Underground Railroad with special attention to the site known as “Huntoon’s Corner”
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Flavia Alaya, Ramapo College of NJ, and Jimmy Richardson |
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10:45-11:00 |
Uplifting the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at Monmouth University |
Eugene L. Hardy, MU '24, and Sharina M. Read, MU '24 |
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11:00-11:15 |
Singing Waiters & Cake Walks: Asbury Park’s Grand Hotels and the Evolution of Early Black Music and Dance
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Charlie Horner, Asbury Park Museum
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11:15-11:30 |
An Early Black Photographer in New Jersey: Albert T. Moore |
Gary D. Saretzky, Princeton Preservation Group |
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11:30-11:45 |
Hinchliffe Stadium: A National Historic Landmark with a New Lease on Life
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Kelly Ruffel, Passaic County Office of Culture and Heritage |
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11:45-12:00 |
MU Julian Abele Commemorations: An Update
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Schedule updated 11/20/2023. Subject to change.
Contact Professor Melissa Ziobro with questions: mziobro@monmouth.edu.
See more at: https://guides.monmouth.edu/abele.
The Second Annual Julian Abele “Out of the Shadows” Public History Symposium (Virtual)
Sponsored by the Public History Minor at Monmouth University
December 13, 2022 (9AM-12PM)
View a recording of the event here.
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Keynote (30 minutes of remarks with 15 minutes for Q&A)
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9:00-9:45
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“Newark’s Plane Street Colored Church and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Network” |
Noelle Lorraine Williams
Director, African American History Program
New Jersey Historical Commission
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Break
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Sessions (10 minutes of remarks with 5 minutes after each for Q&A)
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10:00-10:15 |
“Shady Rest Golf and Country Club: The Nation’s First African American Country Club”
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Ruby Simmons |
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10:15-10:30 |
“Saving the James Howe House”
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Dr. Johanna Foster |
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10:30-10:45 |
“Oral History Efforts at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County”
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Jessica Solomon |
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10:45-11:00 |
“Shared Bodies: Social Patterns in Rural East Jersey and the Formation of an African American Community”
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Will Williams |
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11:00-11:15 |
“History on Film: The Great Migration and Asbury Park”
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Erin Fleming |
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11:15-11:30 |
“Creating a Heritage Walk for Asbury Park’s West Side Community”
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Diane Shelton |
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11:30-11:45 |
“The Audacity to Persist: The Homophile League and LGBTQA Student Resistance at Rutgers University (1969-1992)”
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Dr. Zaneta Rago-Craft |
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111:45-12:00 |
“Monmouth University’s Stewardship of Julian Abele’s Great Hall: An Update”
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Tim Orr |
Last updated 11/19. Schedule subject to change. Contact Professor Melissa Ziobro with questions: mziobro@monmouth.edu.
The Inaugural Julian Francis Abele "Out of the Shadows" Public History Symposium (Virtual)
December 14, 2021
View a recording of the event here.
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Keynote (30 minutes of remarks with 15 minutes for Q&A)
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9:00-9:45
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"The Great Hall’s Julian Abele: Architect of the Beaux Arts" |
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Break
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Sessions (10 minutes of remarks with 5 minutes after each for Q&A)
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10:00-10:15 |
"The Julian Abele Project at Monmouth University" |
Gillian Demetriou, Monmouth University ‘22 |
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10:15-10:30 |
"Whispers of the Enslaved at Marlpit Hall" |
Joe Zemla, Monmouth County Historical Association |
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10:30-10:45 |
"The Northeast Slavery Records Index" |
Rick Geffken, Independent Scholar |
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10:45-11:00 |
"We’re Still Here: Indigenous History and Persistence in New Jersey" |
Claire Garland, Director, Sand Hill Indian Historical Association |
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11:00-11:15 |
"Documenting Diversity with Oral History" |
Dana Howell, Monmouth County Historical Association |
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11:15-11:30 |
"Segregated Seashore: Capturing Asbury Park’s Full Story" |
Kay Harris, Asbury Park Historical Society and Museum |
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11:30-11:45 |
"Teaching Timbuctoo: Raising the Profile of Antebellum Free Black People in New Jersey History" |
Guy Weston, Managing Director, Timbuctoo Historical Society, and Visiting Scholar, Rutgers University |
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Break
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1:15-2:15 |
"Monmouth University’s Own Hidden Figure: Dr. Walter McAfee"* |
Melissa Ziobro, Specialist Professor of Public History, Monmouth University |
* Note: this session was co-sponsored by the Monmouth University Works in Progress series.
The inaugural Julian Francis Abele "Out of the Shadows" Public History Symposium was sponsored in part by a Diversity Innovation Grant from Monmouth University.