Historian I
Since joining JRP Historical Consulting Services, LLC, in 2007 Joseph Freeman’s contributions have encompassed various elements of general historical research and cultural resources management. These include inventory and evaluation and Finding of Effects reports, a Memorandum of Agreement, and HABS/HAER reports. Mr. Freeman has performed field survey at locations throughout California and conducted research on primary and secondary source material at public and private repositories at the national, state and local levels. Mr. Freeman’s contributions include report production, document management, and graphic illustration. Additionally, Mr. Freeman has extensive experience collecting GPS data for Caltrans state highway inventories. Mr. Freeman qualifies as a historian under the United States Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards.Joseph Freeman earned a B.A. in Journalism from Humboldt State University, and an M.A. from the University of California, Riverside in History with an emphasis in Public History. While at UC Riverside, he completed three internships: he catalogued archival manuscripts at the Smiley Library in Redlands, California; researched and conducted oral histories for the Oakland Museum of California; and produced the first newsletter for the California Missions Foundation’s membership program. Mr. Freeman worked closely with two-time State Historic Preservation Officer Dr. Knox Mellon at CMF. Mr. Freeman studied the history of Southern California’s architectural trends, women’s history in San Francisco, and the twentieth century California political history.