Stories & Histories: Monuments & Markers

Stories & Histories

Monuments & Markers

“Let’s Talk About Monuments & Markers” is a resource that provides entry points for discussing historic monuments and markers and the controversies that often arise around them. It is designed as both a resource for folks to learn more about the subject, and as a guide for hosting an activity for audiences at your organization. 

The toolkit includes background information about monuments and markers, examples of controversies and creative solutions to those controversies, and ways to engage with markers that you see in your own community or elsewhere. It includes a printed packet and a PowerPoint presentation that you can use with small groups at your site, as well as a guided activity with a worksheet that your group can do together for some more hands-on learning. The activity asks participants to look at the text of historic markers in Delaware and try their hand at writing their own markers. 

Funding for “Let’s Talk About Monuments & Markers” has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the United We Stand: Connecting Through Culture initiative.