We Dig Deeper.
Aster Public History provides historical research, interpretation, and story-telling services to celebrate or discover your brand’s story.
Whether you have been around a long time or are launching your own spin on traditional goods or services, we can help you root your brand in a strong, authentic narrative.
Our service offerings span from the initial research and fact-finding stage, to synthesizing your history in a relevant way, to developing programs that deliver your story to your audience. If you have a history, we can tell it.
Philosophy & Mission
We believe that the past truly comes alive through individual profiles, stories, and images. Too often, such history has been buried because the people or institutions at the heart were perceived to be unimportant or undesirable. We want to Dig Deeper, to tell the stories that may have gone overlooked, even in our own backyard.
Aster Public History provide sound, rigorous historical research and interpretation services to help businesses and organizations discover and interpret their past.
Who We Help
Businesses:
Connect your brand with your heritage to build trust, goodwill, and loyalty from both clients and team members.
Community Organizations:
Strengthen your community and shine a light on overlooked lessons and celebrations of your history.
Creatives & Cultural Centers: Tap into our expertise in research, curriculum development, interpretation, and project management.
Contact us to learn how we can help you dig deeper and connect to your history
I worked with Rebecca on the Erie Neighborhood House project, and she was a significant asset to the team. Her knowledge of salient issues, organizational and analytical skills, and eye for detail helped the project to exceed expectations. Rebecca was incredibly easy to work with, and was a true professional.
Catherine Maybrey, PhD
One Thousand Flowers: Our Blog
- So…What IS Public History?I sometimes struggle to explain, efficiently, what I am, as a Public Historian. (As an individual, I identify as she/her, Taurus, mom, wife, gardener, and lapsed runner.) “Public History” is simultaneously unfamiliar and common, broad and precise. Even the NationalContinue reading “So…What IS Public History?”
- Narrative Philosophy“Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?” —Hamilton musical (Hey, if you’re going to borrow, may as well borrow from the best, right?) As we watch a particularly tumultuous chapter of American history unfold, I’ve been thinking a lotContinue reading “Narrative Philosophy”
- City ClassroomWhen considering graduate programs, something they don’t tell you is that you will get to know that city VERY well. I was drawn to Chicago for my studies in large part for its museums, culture, stunning lakefront, and despite itsContinue reading “City Classroom”
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