Around the Field October 18, 2023

18 October 2023 – NCPH Office

From Around the Field this week: NCPH accepts letters of interest; the Oral History Association hosts their annual conference; the Southeast Museums Conference hosts a webinar

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• October is American Archives Month. The Society of American Archivists has compiled a list of activities and resources to celebrate
• The American Association for State and Local History will host this month’s AASLH History Hour on October 24, 2023
• In coordination with our cooperative agreement with the National Park Service, NCPH is accepting letters of interest for a Historic Resource Study of Petersburg National Battlefield, Eastern Front Unit, with applications due October 30, 2023

AWARDS AND FUNDING

• The Western History Association is accepting applicants for their NEH grant opportunity, “Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education,” until October 18, 2023
• The Phillips Library calls for applicants for the Frances E.

Around the Field October 4, 2023

03 October 2023 – NCPH Office

From Around the Field this week: The Conservation Center for Arts & Historic Artifacts seek survey respondents, applications for the Dan David Prize close, NCPH presents our 2023 virtual conference, Connecting to Collections Care hosts a webinar

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• October is American Archives Month.

Around the Field September 20, 2023

20 September 2023 – NCPH Office

From Around the Field this week: Ruth J. Simmons delivers the 2023 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities; the National Trust for Historic Preservation accepts grant applications; the National Council for History Education hosts a webinar; the Parks Stewardship Forum releases their latest issue

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Ruth J.

Around the Field September 6, 2023

05 September 2023 – NCPH Office

From Around the Field this week: The National Conference of State Historic Preservation closes proposals on three projects; the Institute of Museum and Library Services accepts grant applications; the American Association for State and Local History host their 2023 conference; the American Council of Learned Societies presents a virtual panel

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• NCPH will host a virtual Public History Hangout to discuss the process of participating in the poster session at our 2024 conference and applying for our travel and project awards on September 14, 2023
• The National Conference of State Historic Preservation requests proposals for three projects by September 14, 2023
• Ruth J.

Around the Field August 23, 2023

22 August 2023 – NCPH Office

From Around the Field this week: the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums closes applications for their 2023 awards; the 2023 National Humanities Conference calls for late-breaking session proposals; the American Historical Association hosts a webinar

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• NCPH will host a series of webinars through September 13-27, 2023 exploring the criteria outlined by Congress for designating World War II Heritage Cities
• The National Conference of State Historic Preservation requests proposals for three projects by September 14, 2023
• Ruth J.

Around the Field August 9, 2023

08 August 2023 – NCPH Office

From Around the Field this week: the Coalition for Western Women’s History closes applications for the Irene Ledesma Prize; Historical Perspectives call for abstracts for their Twitter Conference; the Texas Historical Commission hosts two webinars; Contingent Magazine accepts pitches for an upcoming roundtable

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The American Alliance of Museums promotes its Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum 2023 week taking place August 14-18, 2023
• The opening reception for “Unmasked: The Anti-Lynching Exhibits of 1935 and Community Remembrance in Indiana,” will take place at the Crispus Attucks Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana, US, August 11, 2023 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm Eastern
• The Society of American Archivists Council will host an online, open forum to discuss proposed revisions to the SAA constitution and bylaws on August 14, 2023, 4:00 pm Eastern
• NCPH’s Nominating Committee will host an online information session on our organization’s elected positions, August 16, 2023 at 3:00 pm Eastern
• Ruth J.

Around the Field July 26, 2023

25 July 2023 – NCPH Office

From Around the Field this week: The National Humanities Alliance launches their new website; the National Trust for Historic Preservation accept grant applications; the Midwest Archives Conference calls for session proposals; The Routledge Handbook of Museums, Heritages, and Death releases

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The National Humanities Alliance has launched their new website, which makes their resources for humanities advocates more accessible
• The Huntington calls for contributors for their new digital curriculum project, “California Futures, California Past,” focusing on the state between 1840 and 1855 (applications due July 31, 2023)
• The American Alliance of Museums promotes its Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum 2023 week taking place August 14-18, 2023
• The opening reception for “Unmasked: The Anti-Lynching Exhibits of 1935 and Community Remembrance in Indiana,” will take place at the Crispus Attucks Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana, US, August 11, 2023 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm Eastern
• The National Endowment for the Humanities names Ruth J.

Around the Field July 12, 2023

11 July 2023 – NCPH Office

From Around the Field this week: REPAIR launches their disability history website; the Maryland Historical Trust close grant applications; the Society of American Archivists host their online research forum; Radical History Review calls for article proposals

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• American Historical Association members remember to vote in the 2023 election by July 15, 2023
• The Society of American Archivists’ 2023 Section Election Ballots are open through July 17, 2023
• REPAIR has launched their website, Putting Disability History on the Map, that highlights around twenty place-based disability histories and provides resources for teaching and learning about disability history

AWARDS AND FUNDING

• The Maryland Historical Trust is accepting applications for the African American Heritage Preservation Program, due July 17, 2023
• The Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference is accepting submissions for the Arline Custer Memorial Award, due July 31, 2023
• The Lepage Center at Villanova University is accepting proposals for its “Cities in Historical Perspective” grants, due September 3, 2023
• American Council of Learned Societies announces 2023-2024 fellowships and grants, with applications due in September and October 2023
• The Dan David Prize is accepting nominations through October 11, 2023

CONFERENCES AND CALLS

• The Association of Midwest Museums and the Association of Indiana Museums will hold a joint conference, “Braking Point,” virtually, July 19, 2023, and in Indianapolis, Indiana, US, July 26-29, 2023
• The Association of African American Museums will hold their annual conference, “Museums, Music, and Movements,” in Nashville, Tennessee, US, July 26-28, 2023 (online registration available through July 16, 2023)
• The Society of American Archivists and Council of State Archivists will host their joint conference, “Archives*Records 2023,” hybrid and in Washington, DC, US, July 26-29, 2023
• Historical Perspectives call for abstracts from postgraduates for their annual Twitter Conference to be held August 14-15, 2023 (abstracts due July 28, 2023)
• The American Association for State and Local History opens registration for their annual conference, “I, Too, Am America,” in Boise, Idaho, US, September 6-9, 2023 (early bird registration available through July 28, 2023)
• The Public History as the New Citizen Science of the past will hold an online, international conference on the long history of public historical practices in Europe, September 14-15, 2023
• The Great Lakes History Conference will host its 2023 conference, “Division and Reaction,” in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US, October 5-7, 2023
• The Oral History Association is accepting posters for their annual conference, “Oral History As/And Education: Teaching and Learning in the Classroom and Beyond,” in Baltimore, Maryland, US, October 18-21, 2023 (deadline for submission is July 15, 2023)
• The New England Historical Association will host its Fall 2023 meeting in New Haven, Connecticut, US, October 21, 2023
• The Washington Conservation Guild is calling for presentation abstracts for their hybrid 2023 Safety and Cultural Heritage Summit, Preserving Our Heritage and Protecting Our Health, October 27, 2023 (proposals due August 1, 2023)
• The American Alliance of Museums announces its inaugural fall virtual convening, Future of Museums Summit, November 1-2, 2023
• The Small Museum Association will host its 2024 conference, “Telling Tough Stories,” in Richmond, Virginia, US, February 19-21, 2024 (early bird registration available through August 31, 2023)
• The National Council for History Education is accepting proposals for its 2024 conference, “History at the Crossroads,” to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, US, March 7-9, 2024 (proposals due September 25, 2023)
• NCPH and the Utah Division of State History/Utah Historical Society call for proposals for their joint conference, “Historical Urgency,” in Salt Lake City, Utah, US, April 10-13, 2024 (deadline is July 29, 2023)

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• National Humanities Alliance is hosting a moderated deep-dive conversation into public humanities training: Approaches to Undergraduate Training in the Public Humanities with the Department of Public & Applied Humanities at the University of Arizona on July 18, 2023 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern
• The Society of American Archivists will host their 2023 Research Forum online July 19, 2023 at 2:00 pm Eastern
• The New England Museum Association will host their webinar, Communities of Practice: Interpreting Histories of Enslavement and Freedom, July 25, 2023 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm Eastern
• The National Trust for Historic Preservation will host their webinar, Grants & Development, on July 26, 2023 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm Eastern
• Blackbaud will host a webinar, Trendswatch: Creating the Post-pandemic Workplace, to be moderated by the Center for the Future of Museums on July 27, 2023 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm Eastern
• The American Historical Association is accepting applications for an online Teacher Institute in World History to be held July 31-August 4, 2023 (application review begins June 15, deadline is June 29)

PUBLICATIONS

• Process calls for proposals and short papers for their upcoming series on the Korean War, submissions open through July 2023
• White House History Quarterly seeks submissions on specific topics for upcoming issues
• Seeking chapter proposals for upcoming edited, interdisciplinary volume Beyond Aesthetics and Exclusion: New Directions in Historic Preservation and Public History by August 1, 2023
• Radical History Review calls for article proposals for their upcoming issue, “Memory Over Forgetting: Monuments, Memorials, and Intangible Heritage,” due August 1, 2023

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Around the Field June 28, 2023

28 June 2023 – NCPH Office

From Around the Field this week: OAH Graduate Student Committee seeks participants for panel at OAH 2024; international guidelines for public history MA programs; ACLS grant application now open; the National Humanities Alliance is hosting two moderated deep-dive conversations on public humanities training (one is today!) Read More

Around the Field June 14, 2023

13 June 2023 – NCPH Office

From Around the Field this week: The National Endowment for the Humanities is accepting grant applications; the National Trust for Historic Preservation host a webinar; the Process calls for papers

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The American Historical Association presents their second annual Summer Reading Challenge for 2023
• The Public Education Project is looking for volunteer writers for their Historical Education Initiative, a series of short animated videos on U.S.