What We Know, What We Wish contributes significantly to our understanding of Maines statehood era and to efforts to forge a more inclusive and participatory approach to public history. Those who care about public history, those pursuing collaborations enriched by diverse voices, those working to organize historical commemorations that deal honestly with the past in pursuit of civic and community renewal in the present will find inspiration in this book. Its commitment to inclusive public history helps the work achieve its aim of dealing honestly with Maines past. - Andrew Witmer, author of Here and Everywhere Else: Small-Town Maine and the World
What We Know, What We Wish will become a model for how historians can (and must) reach across the silos of practice that divide our profession. It not only puts forth an argument about why engaged and collaborative public history is important; it shows readers how to work across boundaries and apply these lessons to other locations and time periods. Another strength is its careful attention to healing and reconciliation between native and settler communities. - Libby Bischof, Professor of History and University Historian, University of Southern Maine
