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1 Public History, Ancestral Tourism and Economic Growth Dr Nick Barratt

2 What is public history? The importance of public history in the 21 st century Connecting academe with public practitioners of the past

3 The future of public archives ‘We live in a digital world’: the importance of digital access to archives for academe and the public Specialist use of certain collections Name / place rich data; commercial value A new model Collaborative partnerships Crowd source transcribers Cheaper digitisation Image pay wall, archives control access Archives become places of discovery, interpretation, education and expertise

4 Ancestral tourism & economic growth What is ancestral tourism? Why is it an important economic sector? Ireland & Scotland Regionalism in England Who are ancestral tourists? UK regional UK national International

5 Ancestral tourism: a model network Online network promoting offline activity Fusion of public, private & HE sector networks Promotion of MLA sector resources Promotion of culture and heritage sectors Promotion of products and services Promotion of commercial partnerships Events and festivals Variety of networks Town / city County Regional National

6 Ancestral tourism benefits Footfall to region increases Data capture for production development, marketing Community archive engagement Off season economic boosts Academic links to demonstrate Arts & Humanities economic activity Co-ordinated symbiotic strategy for regional HE & archive sector, linked by public history & tourism

7 New opportunities: education Online provision of documentation permits engagement with mainstream education ‘Making History’ project: Who am I, Where am I Community engagement, Cross generational learning Collaborative opportunities Generates support for history at university Provides a personal link to the past via archives Connects with AT through extra-curricular trips

8 Contact To find out more about ancestral tourism: nick.barratt@virgin.net Visit us online for news, events and networks: www.ancestraltourism.co.uk ‘It’s time to come home’

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