St. Mary’s University Public History
Project Showcase
By Greta Oelrich, Summer 2026 The Witte Museum in San Antonio, Texas seeks to shape the future of Texas by looking at its past through every lens possible– culture, archaeology, … Continue readingThe Witte Museum’s Repository
By: MacKenzie Arendall The Old Camposanto Beneath present-day downtown San Antonio lies one of the city’s most significant yet largely forgotten historical landscapes: the Camposanto burial ground. Few are aware of its existence. Patients at Christus … Continue readingBuried Twice: Navigating the Camposanto Burial Ground Dataset
By: MacKenzie Arendall The Battle of Rosillo All the top Texas officials were slaughtered in a single morning in San Antonio, yet the city forgets. One spring morning in 1813, the Governors of … Continue readingBuried Twice: The Battle of Rosillo Soldiers- Lost and Now Found
By Valerie Vallejo This post is from our 2026 Spring Internship series. I completed my internship with the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum (SAAACAM), a nonprofit organization … Continue readingInternship Experience with SAAACAM Education Department
By MacKenzie Arendall Every Juneteenth, we honor San Antonio’s enslaved foremothers and forefathers. This Juneteenth, let’s also name those whose bones remain to this day buried beneath Milam Park, Houston … Continue readingBuried Twice: Remembering Those Enslaved in San Antonio’s Camposanto
By Terry Pohl, Spring 2025 The Power of Preservation Foundation is a coalition of agencies, organizations, neighborhoods, and advocates that creates a nonprofit San Antonio based group dedicated to preserving … Continue readingThe Power of Preservation Foundation
By Kensley Dieckow This summer 2024 I will work with COPS/Metro for my public history internship. I will conduct research in archives and create digitized versions of materials connected to … Continue readingSummer 2024 Internship: COPS / Metro
