Megan E. Springate

Praise for "Preservation and Place":

"...a groundbreaking volume that starts a new conversation within the historic preservation profession. The editors and contributing authors explore various aspects of preservation of historic, cultural, and archaeological sites of LGBTQ communities across the United States. This timely volume advances topics little represented within the literature, or within the discipline in general, providing a context and model for other preservationists who wish to research and interpret sites associated with LGBTQ history. One of the more innovative aspects of this volume is that it was written to engage multiple audiences: practitioners, academics, advocates, students, and anyone who wants to employ inclusive and diverse preservation practices. Through multiple case studies, Preservation and Place helps to open new avenues to explore within the field of historic preservation, providing a useful and innovative handbook." -- University of Mary Washington Center for Historic Preservation Book Prize Committee

Praise for "Coffin Hardware in Nineteenth-century America":

"An indispensable reference work for this fascinating area of the material culture of deathways." - Edward L. Bell, author, Vestiges of Mortality & Remembrance

"Megan Springate has compiled an important and groundbreaking work that includes a typology of coffin hardware, a discussion of the social mean related to these artifacts, as well as a compelling history of mass produced coffin hardware found in North America. Important to this work is an overview of the social history of burial practices and associated coffin material culture. Her research also confronts the complexity of linking coffin furniture to religion, gender, and ethnicity. Coffin Hardware in the Nineteenth-century America is a significant work that is a necessary reference for archaeologists." - Paul A. Shackel, Professor, University of Maryland