Around the Field April 17, 2019
17 April 2019 – editors
From around the field this week: Apply for OAH’s award for a non-English article on American history; check out the NPS’ Q&A webinar if you are interested in learning more about the proposed changes to the National Register; early bird registration for AASLH’s latest in-person workshop ends this week
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- The National Park Service is hosting a webinar on the proposed changes to the National Historic Preservation Act which would affect the National Register of Historic Places. Follow this link to watch the webinar when it starts Friday, April 26, 2019 at 11:30 am EST.
AWARDS and FUNDING
- David Thelen Award – Organization of American Historians – applications due May 1, 2019
- Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants – National Endowment for the Humanities – applications due May 15, 2019
- May Wright Sewall Fellowships – Indiana Humanities – applications due June 3, 2019
CONFERENCES and CALLS
- “Mobilities & Immobilities: Histories of Modern Migration to and in the Americas” – Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University – Sept 12-13, 2019, Cambridge, MA, US (proposals due May 15, 2019)
- White House History Quarterly – The White House Historical Association – proposals accepted on an ongoing basis
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
- Between Two Bookshelves Webinar – National Humanities Alliance – April 18, 2019 (registration now open)
- Gone Solo: (Re)shaping Your Museum Career – New England Museum Association – May 2, 2019, Medford, MA, US (registration deadline is April 25, 2019)
- Demonstrating Relevance in Today’s World – Missouri History Museum and Missouri Humanities – May 15, 2019, St Louis, MO, US
- Project Management for History Professionals Workshop – American Association for State and Local History – May 20-21, 2019, Moline, IL, US (registration now open, early bird registration ends April 19, 2019)
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