T he hotel room is cold, antiseptic, the only sound the gentle whisper of central air. I can’t go outside, my fixer tells me, or I might be kidnapped. From my window high up in the most expensive hotel in town, I look down at a baseball field and a new luxury condominium complex under construc...

More than 400 attendees will arrive from 27 states, setting a record for participation since the event began in 2014. To scholars, tourism officials, and others in the history world, History Camp is just one example of growing public interest in the past, particularly during the ongoing kickoff o...