Mary T. Biggs
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Public Scholarship

Landscape Planning and Interpretation

Stagville State Historic Site, Durham, NC - May 2020-August 2020
Funded by the Mellon Foundation Humanities for the Public Good Initiative at UNC-Chapel Hill 
Building on my M.A. research on landscape management at state historic sites, I collaborated with Stagville's site manager to examine and re-imagine the site's current landscape, produce public pedagogical materials, and create and curate content for ongoing research and development. 
Main Accomplishments
Site landscape plan
  • A multi-step strategic plan for the next ten years that empowers Stagville leadership and staff to progress toward a version of the site's landscape that more fully integrates the experiences of African American communities at Stagville before and after Emancipation
  • First cohesive plan for the site since additional land acquisition in early 2000s
  • Integrates interpretive, historical, and logistical considerations to create a resource for grant writing and public pedagogy on the site's landscape change through time
​​Public pedagogy
  • Self-guided tour brochure on land and power that will be part of a new suite of self-guided interpretive materials for visitors
  • Drafts for three new informational signs on American Indian presence at Stagville, movement and freedom 
​Publication
Biggs, M. (29 Dec. 2020). Re-designing historic space: Corrective landscape planning at Stagville State Historic Site. National Council of Public History History@Work. https://ncph.org/history-at-work/re-designing-historic-space-at-stagville-state-historic-site/ 
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