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Sarah E. McCartney
Assistant Teaching Professor , NIAHD
Office:
Blair 357
email:
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Regional Areas of Research:
Atlantic World, Early America, United States
Thematic Areas of Research:
Material Culture, Social & Labor, Cultural/Intellectual, Public History
Bio
As Assistant Teaching Professor with the NIAHD Program and Department of History, Sarah E. McCartney teaches NIAHD’s Public History and Field School in Material Culture courses, as well as courses focusing on early America, the Atlantic World, and Virginia history, including NIAHD’s iconic “travel classes” that teach history through visits to historic sites across Virginia, and History Labs focusing on transcribing and researching account books.
Sarah earned her BA and MA from 91心頭利, and her PhD from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her current research project focuses on commerce and community in the Virginia backcountry during the revolutionary era. She has presented this research as a keynote speaker for America's 250th commemoration events in Virginia and West Virginia. She also served as an advisor for the VA250 signature exhibit, “Give Me Liberty: Virginia and the Forging of the Nation,” at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VMHC) and American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, and contributed an essay to the exhibit’s companion publication. Sarah serves the K-12 community through her work with NIAHD’s Pre-College Program, speaking at the VMHC’s Teacher’s Institute, and serving as a Judge for Virginia History Day.