Open AccessGenealogy of a Mission
Author(s) -
Kirsten L. Hebert
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
hindsight
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2374-3271
pISSN - 2374-3263
DOI - 10.14434/hindsight.v50i3.27563
Subject(s) - politics , context (archaeology) , genealogy , history , resource (disambiguation) , political science , sociology , law , archaeology , computer network , computer science
The Optometric HIstorical Society (OHS) was one of many similar public history organizations created during the third wave of the preservation movement in the United States. This article traces the genealogy of the OHS mission through American heritage resource law and delineates the social and political context that lead to its passage.