This website presents the new TransAtlantic Collaboration on the ‘Rebel Counties’ of Mining Heritage in the UK (Nottinghamshire, Durham) and Illinois (Macoupin, Christian). The goal of this project is to undertake a comparative study of coal mining cultural heritage “across the Big Pond”. The project will produce academic and popular articles, physical and virtual exhibits, and the two corresponding websites (one of which you are reading). The project builds on the reputation of the participating members as centers of excellence for industrial heritage research.
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The collaboration involves heritage scholars, practitioners and consultants from the University of Illinois, Mine2Minds (Notts/East Midlands), Nottingham Trent University, and the University of Cambridge.
Collaboration Leaders:
Dr. David Amos (CLICK) Mine2Minds/Mining Heritage East Midlands
Mr. Paul Fillingham (CLICK) Mine2Minds/Mining Heritage East Midlands and ThinkAmigo (CLICK)
Dr. Helaine Silverman (CLICK) CHAMP/University of Illinois
Consultants:
Dr. Michale Twidale – University of Illinois (CLICK)
Dr. Mike Robinson – NottIngham Trent University (CLICK)
Dr. Andreas Pantazatos – Cambridge Heritage Research Centre/University of Cambridge (CLICK)
Joshua Bland – Cambridge Heritage Research Centre/University of Cambridge (CLICK)
Dr. Helaine Silverman and Dr. Andreas Pantazatos in Durham’s town square. They conducted fieldwork on the mining heritage of County Durham
focusing on the interaction of the pit villages with the city of Durham, within which there is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.