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  • Preservation conversations: Looking for broader partnerships at the National Trust

    There are two sides sides to historic preservation. On one side preservationists work to save places, using community character and history to enhance the quality of living through transportation, smart growth, and sustainability. On the other we are seen as obstructionist, the party of “no,” and a limiting factor to the development and modernization of […]

  • A point paper from the Public Historians and Sustainability Working Group

    The following point paper was developed by participants in the Public Historians and Sustainability Working Group, which met in Milwaukee in April 2012.  The paper is currently being circulated to the National Council on Public History Board, and the Working Group invites comments on it here as well.  A separate posting with links to public […]

  • Nominations 101: demystifying NCPH elections

    Have you ever seen the annual NCPH election emails or reminders on socials and wondered how the candidates were selected? Have you ever considered self-nomination? The Nominating Committee is bringing you this post to demystify the process. We’ll review the work of the Nominating Committee and how the election process works, so that you can […]

  • Professional opportunities Jan. 13, 2015

    To submit an item for the News Feed, send an email to: news[at]publichistorycommons.org AWARD: J. Franklin Jameson Archival Advocacy Award Subcommittee of the Society of American Archivists seeks nominations for the 2015 award. DEADLINE: Feb. 28, 2015 CFP: Personalized Access to Cultural Heritage (PATCH 2015) @ IUI Conference – March 29-April 1, Atlanta, Georgia, […]

  • Professional opportunities Dec. 10, 2014

    To submit an item for the News Feed, send an email to: news[at]publichistorycommons.org ANNCT: Museums Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill – Feb. 23-24, 2015, Washington, DC, U.S. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Jan. 23, 2015 CFP: Traditions and Transitions: Independent Scholars and the Digital Landscape (National Coalition of Independent Scholars conference) – June 18-21, 2015, New Haven, […]

  • Professional opportunities Jan. 21, 2014

    ANNCT: Museums Advocacy Day 2014, Feb. 24-25 in Washington, D.C., is the prime opportunity for museums to make their case on Capitol Hill and your participation will provide an invaluable service to both your museum and your museum colleagues nationwide. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Jan. 24, 2014 AWARD: 2014 Waldo Gifford Leland Award from Society of […]

  • Around the field May 3, 2016

    From around the field this week: Housing politics and the archive in London; oral history with vulnerable narrators; Massachusetts conference on advocacy for history; UX for public historians; summer courses on restoration and digital technologies for cultural heritage. ANNOUNCEMENTS Public History Discussion Group meeting and talk, “’Setting the record straight’: housing politics and the […]

  • Around the Field – May 6, 2026

    […] Freedom Was In Sight: A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, DC Region on May 7, 2026, as part of its K-12 Teachers’ Book Club NCPH’s Advocacy Committee is hosting “Public History Advocacy: Where Do We Go From Here?” an open virtual meeting focusing on our community’s needs from public history advocacy efforts, […]

  • Around the Field – February 25, 2026

    […] the Field this week: The deadline for Society of American Archivists award nominations ends this week; The National Humanities Alliance is hosting their Annual Meeting and Humanities Advocacy Day; Applications for the “Reframing Lincoln: Myth, Memory, and Changing Narratives” professional development seminar for K–12 teachers are due soon; The Organization of American Historians is […]

  • Introducing Nicole Belolan

    […] history, so I won’t do too much more defining and just add that some of the core values I hold as a public historian include accessibility, inclusion, advocacy, transparency, professionalism and, of course, collaboration. I think everyone has something to bring to the table when it comes to history. Can you tell us a […]