Wendi Kavanaugh

Tag: Historians

  • The Anatomy of a Historical Narrative

    History isn’t just what happened. It’s understanding how we make sense of what happened. Every historical narrative is constructed, layered, intentional, and shaped by the questions we ask. We love learning about the past, but we want to learn in a way we can connect with. We want a crafted story with a beginning and… →

  • How Historians Turn Facts into Stories

    Narrative Craft Historians are storytellers; they tell the past. They take facts and turn them into meaning. Historians interpret evidence in order to explain ideas, power, and people. Investigating the past is not easy, as you know, because it was written by the victors, but Historians keep digging. That’s not enough. We start with evidence,… →