Around the Field – July 9, 2025

09 July 2025 – Jess Baloun

From Around the Field this week: MARAC is accepting book award nominations; The New Jersey Association of Museums hosts their annual meeting this week; The American Council of Learned Societies releases a new study on digital humanities; and abstracts for the DAR Museum are due this week.

AWARDS AND FUNDING

• The Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) is accepting entries for the Arline Custer Memorial Award recognizing the best books and articles written or compiled by individuals and institutions in the MARAC region. Applications due July 31, 2025
• The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) and the State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) are now accepting applications for their Historical & Archival Records Care Grant. Applications due August 1, 2025
• The Robert & Elizabeth Dole Archives & Special Collections seeks applications for its 2025 Research Fellowship and travel grants. Applications close August 1, 2025
• The NYSCA/GHHN Conservation Treatment Grant is accepting applications to provide funds for objects held in collections of museums, historical, and cultural organizations in New York State. Applications close September 2, 2025
• The National Endowment for the Humanities is now accepting applications for funding through “Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition.” Applications due September 4, 2025
• The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is accepting submissions for the 2026 ASALH Book Prize. Nominations due September 15, 2025

CONFERENCES AND CALLS

• The New Jersey Association of Museums will host their annual meeting in Manalapan, New Jersey, US, on July 10, 2025
• The Association of African American Museums will host their 47th Annual Conference “Voices of Democracy: Commemorating the Voting Rights Act’s 60th Anniversary” in Charleston, South Carolina, US, July 23-25, 2025
• The Association of Midwest Museums, Illinois Association of Museums, and Iowa Museum Association will host their 2025 conference “Crosscurrents” virtually on July 25, 2025 and in Davenport, Iowa, US, July 30 – August 2, 2025
• The European Society for Environmental History is holding their bi-annual Climate Histories Conference in Uppsala, Sweden, August 18-22, 2025
• The National Trust for Historic Preservation will host their PastForward 2025 conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, September 16-18, 2025
• The Association for the Study of African American Life and History will host their annual conference “African Americans & Labor” in Atlanta, Georgia, US, from September 24-27, 2025
• The Preserving Historic Places conference will be held in Fort Wayne, Indiana, US, September 30 – October 3, 2025
• The Society of Georgia Archivists will host their 2025 Annual Meeting, “Archivists ‘Macon’ It Happen: Back to the Basics” in Macon, Georgia, US, October 2, 2025
• The Mountain-Plains Museums Association will host their annual conference “Crossroads and Collections” in Omaha, Nebraska, US, October 2-4, 2025
• EUROPAST will host “The Past and Future of Public History” in Vilnius, Lithuania, October 9-10, 2025
• The Urban History Association will host “Metropolitan Majorities” in Los Angeles, California, US, October 9-12, 2025
• The Kentucky Historical Society will host their 2025 Ohio Valley History Conference “Borders, Boundaries, and Belonging” in Frankfort, Kentucky, US, October 9-11, 2025. Call for proposals due July 18, 2025
• The Oral History Association will host “Exploring Our American Stories” in Atlanta, Georgia, US, October 15-18, 2025
• The 91st Annual Meeting of the Southern Historical Association will take place in St. Pete Beach, Florida, US, November 5-8, 2025
• The Association of Registrars and Collection Specialists will host their 2025 conference PRESENT tense in St. Louis, Missouri, US, November 18-21, 2025
• The American Historical Association will host their 139th Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, US, January 8-11, 2026
• The Organization of American Historians will host their 2026 OAH Conference  on “Re-Thinking American History at 250” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, April 16-19, 2026
• The University of Rochester Humanities Center will host “Climate Havens: Humanistic Perspectives on Resilience, Migration, and Resources Symposium” from April 16-17, 2026. Call for papers due by August 15, 2025
• The Society of Civil War Historians welcomes proposals for its biennial conference in Richmond, Virginia, US, from June 18–20, 2026. All proposals must be submitted by September 15, 2025

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• The National Preservation Institute offers continuing education and professional training for those involved in the management, preservation, and stewardship of cultural heritage

• Preservation Leadership Forum is hosting a series of webinars from June to August that will provide expert advice on topics addressing both fundraising and job search strategies, but also welcoming job seekers to join a LinkedIn group to connect with others in the field

• The Utah Historical Society is hosting multiple Introduction to Oral History training sessions. Virtual sessions include information on how to conduct an interview
• The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center will host a five day seminar, “Teaching the Holocaust” from July 14-18, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois, US
• The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Government Relations team will give a federal advocacy update on July 16, 2025
• The National Trust for Historic Preservation will host the webinar “How to Kickstart a Fundraising Program as a Staff of One” on July 17, 2025
• The American Alliance of Museums will host a webinar “Year-Round Advocacy: Being an Effective Advocate” on July 24, 2025
• The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts will host a webinar “Lost, Found, and Everything in Between: Surviving Inventory Surprises” on July 30, 2025
• Session 4 of the American Revolutions in the Digital Age Webinar Series, “Information Technology and Lessons from the American Revolution,” will take place on August 7, 2025
• The National Preservation Institute will host an in-person seminar on Section 4(f) Compliance for Historic Properties in Austin, Texas, US, from September 16-17, 2025

PUBLICATIONS

• • The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) has released Other Stories To Tell: Recovery Scholarship and the Infrastructure for Digital Humanities, a comprehensive study that provides an essential guide for long term development and inspiration for new possibilities in the near term
  • The DAR Museum seeks abstracts for their 2026 museum catalog accompanying their exhibition Revolution in Their Words, due July 15, 2025. Article submissions are due January 1, 2026
  • The Alliance for Texas History wishes to enlist a public history editor for its new publication, The Journal of Texas History. Apply by August 15, 2025
  • The American Historical Review seeks proposals for a special issue on “Methods for Archival Silence in Early History” due September 15, 2025

• The American Historical Association welcomes submissions of op-eds, media appearances, or other resources that offer context and insight to the public on the recent actions by the federal government

• The American Historical Association welcomes submissions of articles and other resources tracking federal actions affecting history