Talk:Living history

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I added a few more details about the nature of living history displays, hope that's acceptable.

Salvianus 22:36, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Added further current issues and ideas and references. Salvianus 16:18, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

I prefer the previous opening definitions which are more inclusive and referenced: "Living history is sometimes used as a synonym for historical reenactment aimed at increasing understanding of the past,[1] but more specifically for an aspect of historical reenactment which aims to accurately depict the life of normal people in a domestic setting, for the given period. It is often used to distinguish from combat reenactment, which is the other main focus of many reenactment groups." Elliot-Wright, P. J. C. 2000 Living History, London: Brassey's

I think the current version is restrictive and controversial: "Living history is often confused with reenactments and/or reenactors. Living history is an educational medium used by museums to educate the public in particulars areas of history." Might I ask for a citation for this definition? I thought the guidelines for this dictionary were that definitions were supposed to be positive statements rather than "This is often misunderstood" Salvianus 22:08, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

The "working definition" of Living history by 76.194.26.57 seems completely unrelated to the rest of this article. --70.66.98.187 04:45, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

I'll do what I can to help clean up and wikify this article. If anyone has any suggestions on which way to go with this, throw them out there. It looks like the first thing that needs to be done is to establish an authoritative and verifiable definition of "living history". I'll start with finding some resources on the web and in print. I see there have been some recent cuts to external links. Sorry if I put anything back in that has already been taken out, but anything I add is something I will try to use in citing references (or get rid of soon). Wilhelm meis (talk) 04:47, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I'm kind of tired of bothering just to have it deleted with no reasons given - e.g. my reference to Elliot-Wright's definition!  Salvianus (talk) 15:20, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Living History in Health Care
Living history is a personal connection with historic events. Activity groups are encouraged, in progressive managed-care facilities, to discuss where one was during an historical event, and some details about what one was doing at the time. Aside from the obvious benefits of memory usage and social interaction, one is connected to the world by this activity, so there is a gain in meaning in the participant's life.

I removed this section because it does not meet wiki standards, it is inconsistent with the rest of the article, and I do not believe it to be appropriate to the subject of this article. Wilhelm meis (talk) 07:51, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Good call. Salvianus (talk) 17:46, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Minor edit war?
I noticed and  ... Whats up? Greswik (talk) 19:30, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

I'm not sure I understand it either. Someone (216.82.171.6 (Talk)) keeps removing a valid description without explanation. I think a little discussion here would be preferred, especially in light of the user's history of vandalism. Wilhelm meis (talk) 17:52, 23 March 2008 (UTC)