From Around the Field this week: Students at Carl I. Bergerson Middle School in Albion, New York, have received funding from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation to install two historical markers honoring notable individuals buried in a local cemetery; the Council of State Archivists will host its annual meeting, “Preserve, Adapt, Endure: Building Resilient and Territorial Archives,” in Columbia, South Carolina, this September; the American Historical Association is offering an Advocacy 101 Training Workshop on engaging policymakers and staff in federal advocacy; and the Journal of Texas History has published new research examining the history and legacy of Juneteenth Read More
What do you do when you find yourself alone in the room? That’s how I typically find myself in the public history field as an Asian American woman. When I first entered the field as an interpreter at a historic site, I didn’t realize what a toll that would have on me over time. Read More
In response to the federal government’s ongoing attempts to censure complicated histories of the United States during the country’s 250th anniversary, the temporary exhibit Feminist Revolutionsat the Alice Paul Center for Gender Justice examines the contributions of the feminist movement to American society and the ongoing work of gender justice. Read More
From Around the Field this week: The U.S. Department of Education and Department of Labor have launched the American History and Civics National Activities grants to support history and civics education initiatives; Fort Ticonderoga Museum is seeking proposals for its 2027 virtual conference, “Material Matters: It’s in the Details;” the National Informal STEM Education Network is hosting an “America at 250” workshop to help museums prepare for the Semiquincentennial; and the new open-access journal Everyday Life is accepting submissions for its inaugural issue exploring everyday life Read More
From Around the Field this week: Black in Historic Preservation is hosting a launch event for its guide for transformative action in historic preservation; The American Historical Association has extended the deadline for a few of its 2026 awards; The American Association for State and Local History is hosting a “History & Democracy Virtual Summit;” Journal submissions for the Coalition of Master’s Scholars on Material Culture’s 2026 issue of Material Matters are due soon Read More
“What are the clues? Where does the evidence lead?” “It’s a mystery!” If you have worked in public history for long enough, chances are you have at some point described a historical episode or research question as a mystery. While it may be a useful strategy, public historians should thoughtfully consider the implications of a “mystery” framing before using it. Read More
From Around the Field this week: NCPH is accepting topic proposal submissions for early review before the final call for proposal deadline; Nominations for American Historical Awards close soon; The Organization of American Historians is hosting the next session of its K-12 Teachers’ Book Club; The Alliance for Texas History is seeking a new Co-Editor for The Journal of Texas History Read More
Editors’ Note: We publish the editor’s introduction to the May 2026 issue of The Public Historian here. The entire issue is available online to National Council on Public History members and others with subscription access.
Our special issue, “Public History and Labor,” takes a careful look at the work of public historians. Read More
Editor’s Note: Mary Rizzo and her collaborators have been chronicling their work with the Chicory Revitalization Project on the History@Work blog since 2019. The following post marks the culmination of their reflective practice and anticipates the publication of a new book about it.Read More
From Around the Field this week: Sharing Stories from 1977 is accepting applications for its 2026-2027 Graduate Fellows Program; Award nominations for the Association of Midwest Museums close soon; SUNY Brockport is finishing up its ten-part public history webinar series; The Alliance for Texas History is seeking a new Co-Editor for The Journal of Texas History Read More
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