Katherine Malone-France ’94

Director of Collections and Programs
Stephen Decatur House
Museum, a national trust historic stie
and a national historic
landmark in Washington, D.C.
Education:
B.A., Wofford College (1994)
Master of historic preservation,
University of Georgia, Athens
Career Highlights:
In her present position, Malone-France developed and currently serves as
project director for Race and Place: African Americans in
Washington, D.C. from 1800 to 1954, a NEH Landmarks of American
History and Culture Workshop for Teachers. She just finished developing a
cell phone audio tour called Half Had Not Been Told to Me: The
African American History of Lafayette Square, about the rich and
varied African-American experiences in the neighborhood of the White
House. She is the co-editor of The Book of Burwell Students,
which was to be published in 2007 with the support from the Institute of
Museum and Library Services. Prior to accepting her current position,
Malone-France served as the executive director of the Burwell School
Historic Site in Hillsborough, N.C., and the project manager for the
restoration and renovation of Burnside, a circa 1831 private residence
in Hillsborough.
