An American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia - Exhibition Blog - Virginia Historical Society

Exhibition Blog

VHS staff members involved with the An American Turning Point exhibition are posting regular updates on exhibition events. Read the blog

About VHS Staff

	Libby Anderson Senior Conservation Technician Using deionized water with a buffer of calcium carbonate and a full spectrum of Japanese mending tissue colors, Anderson cleaned and repaired the more-than-eighty paper artifacts displayed in An American Turning Point.
	Ann C. de Witt Manager of Web and Digital Resources In a digital world, a web designer is in high demand. With only her eyes and forehead visible over the top of the monitor, de Witt skillfully designed and maintains the An American Turning Point website.
	Graham T. Dozier Managing Editor of Publications With red pen in hand, Dozier edited over seventy text panels, 130 object labels, and the scripts of over a dozen audiovisual programs that appear in An American Turning Point.
	Meg Eastman Digital Collections Manager Armed with her Hasselblad H4D-50MS, Eastman photographed hundreds of objects in the Virginia Historical Society collection that appear throughout the exhibition. Read the blog
	D. Andrew Gladwell Exhibit Designer In addition to participating in the installation of the exhibition, Gladwell oversaw the process of mounting and framing more than two hundred objects.
	Jennifer M. Guild Media Relations Specialist If you're reading this page, it's probably because of Guild's heroic efforts to inform the commonwealth, the nation, and the world about the work being accomplished at the VHS.
	Greg Hansard Assistant Editor After watching Ken Burns' The Civil War thirty-seven times, Hansard, a self-taught film editor, designed and developed Thirty Years After: An Artist's Memoir of the Civil War and oversaw the filming of objects for exhibition's mobile webpage.
	Dale Kostelny Exhibit Production Manager Kostelny meticulously oversaw the design, construction, and installation of the gallery and panel exhibitions, and the HistoryMobile.
	Dr. Nelson D. Lankford Vice President for Programs and Virginius Dabney Editor of the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Having published two books on the subject of the American Civil War, Lankford offered his expertise and leadership to the creation of An American Turning Point. Read the blog
	Dr. Lauranett Lee Curator of African American History Although not related to Robert E., Dr. Lee's expertise, particularly in African American and women's history, helped to ensure that An American Turning Point included voices of the war's previously overlooked participants. Read the blog
	Jennifer Rohrbaugh Nesossis Outreach Educator In addition to inspiring young historians across the Commonwealth, Nesossis designed and developed the An American Turning Point Family Guide and oversees booking of the exhibition’s resource box for classroom use. Read the blog
	William B. Obrochta Manager of Educational Services With the help of the society's educators and an active advisory council, Obrochta helped ensure that An American Turning Point was appropriate for all of our visitors and included topics related to the Virginia Standards of Learning.
	William M. S. Rasmussen Lead Curator and Lora M. Robins Curator Dr. Rasmussen was the principle architect in crafting thousands of words into hundreds of sentences to relate the experiences of millions of people—but who’s counting? Read the blog
	Rebecca A. Rose Registrar As the "parent and legal guardian" for inanimate objects, Rose tracks the location of every object and helps ensure they are safe and secure. Her expertise on the care and treatment of Confederate flags was indispensable and she oversaw the conservation treatment of flags and other objects in the exhibition. Read the blog
	Stacy G. Rusch Chief of Conservation In addition to cleaning and repairing objects on paper, Rusch documented every wrinkle and stain on each of eighty paper artifacts to ensure that they would survive another 150 years.
	Andrew H. Talkov Exhibit Coordinator for Virginia's Civil War Sesquicentennial A thirty year fascination with the Civil War and video games finally proved useful as Talkov worked with audiovisual vendors to design numerous interactive programs in the exhibition. He also supported the curators and manages the tour of the gallery and panel exhibitions. Read the blog