Teaching Difficult History: A Personal Journey

Join us this Sunday for a thought-provoking service with guest speaker Jeanne Moe, who will explore “Using Archaeology to Teach Difficult History.” Discover how uncovering the past can offer new perspectives on challenging historical topics. It’s an inspiring message you won’t want to miss!

Jeanne has worked in heritage education for more than 30 years, mostly while employed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).  She holds graduate degrees in both archaeology and education.  Jeanne helped launch the national Project Archaeology program in Utah in the early 1990s and coordinated efforts to bring the program to other states.  She served as the national director of the program from 2001 until her retirement from BLM in 2018.  While director, she led the development of all Project Archaeology materials and their distribution since 2001.  Still active in heritage education, Jeanne is a founding member of the Institute for Heritage Education and currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors.  She is the editor for the Journal of Archaeology and Education, an online publication highlighting archaeology education programs and research.