Around the Field March 22, 2023

21 March 2023 – NCPH Office

From Around the Field this week: The Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists is accepting applications for a fellowship program; the Visitor Experience Group calls for proposals; the Association of African American Museums is accepting applications for a hybrid workshop

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• History Lab is accepting applications for “Writing the History of Covid-19: Lessons for the Next Pandemic”
• The American Society for Environmental History invites people to submit events for Environmental History Week, April 16-23, 2023
• The Carpenters’ Company of the City and County of Philadelphia will present the David McCullough Prize for Excellence in American Public History in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, April 26, 2023

AWARDS AND FUNDING

• The Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists is accepting applications for the SRMA Archives Fellowship Pilot Program, due March 26, 2023
• Preserve New York is accepting applications for their 2023 grant cycle, due March 31, 2023
• The Center for Archival Collections at Bowling Green State University is accepting submissions for the Local History Publication Award, due March 31, 2023
• Historic Deerfield is accepting applications for the Memorial Libraries Research Fellowship, due April 15, 2023
• Mass Humanities is accepting applications for Staffing Recovery Grants, due May 1, 2023

CONFERENCES AND CALLS

• The National Council for History Education will hold their annual conference, “Freedom From, Freedom To,” in Salt Lake City, Utah, US, March 23-25, 2023
• The Nineteenth-Century Studies Association will hold their annual conference, “Remaking the Past,” in Sacramento, California, US, March 30-April 1, 2023
• The Organization of American Historians will hold their annual meeting, “Confronting Crises: History for Uncertain Times,” in Los Angeles, California, US, March 30-April 2, 2023
• The History Graduate Student Association at Virginia Tech will hold their 26th Annual Brian Bertoti Innovative Perspectives in History Conference in Blacksburg, Virginia, US, March 31-April 1, 2023
• The Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast at Lamar University will hold the Greater Gulf Symposium in Beaumont, Texas, US, April 4, 2023
• NCPH will hold their annual meeting, “To Be Determined,” in Atlanta, Georgia, US, April 12-15, 2023
• The Society of Architectural Historians will hold their 76th Annual International Conference in Montréal, Québec, Canada, April 12-16, 2023, and virtually, September 20-22, 2023
• The Midwest Archives Conference will be held in Chicago, Illinois, US, April 13-15, 2023
• The West Virginia Association of Museums will hold their annual conference, “Back to Basics: Covering Museum Fundamentals,” in Ripley, West Virginia, US, April 13-15, 2023
• Washington University in St. Louis will hold their conference, “Moonscape of the Mind: Japanese American Design after Internment,” in St. Louis, Missouri, US, April 14-15, 2023
• The Museum Association of New York will hold their annual conference, “Finding Center: Access, Inclusion, Participation, and Engagement,” in Syracuse, New York, US, April 15-18, 2023
• The Center for Material Culture Studies at the University of Delaware will hold their 17th Material Culture Symposium for Emerging Scholars, “From Hogarth to Hypebeast: The Materiality of Popular Cultures,” in Newark, Delaware, US, April 21-22, 2023
• PA Museums will hold their annual conference, “Strong Museums for a Strong Pennsylvania,” in Hershey, Pennsylvania, US, April 23-25, 2023
• The American Association for State and Local History will hold a virtual summit, “Commemoration Reconsidered: Ethics, Justice, and America’s 250th Anniversary,” April 27-28, 2023
• The American & New England Studies Program at Boston University will hold a symposium, “Archives and Knowledge Keepers: Native American and Indigenous Studies and the Art of History,” virtually and in Boston, Massachusetts, US, May 4, 2023
• The Midwestern History Conference, “Many Histories, One Midwest?,” will be held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US, May 18-19, 2023
• Fort Ticonderoga will hold the Twenty-Seventh Annual War College of the Seven Years’ War in Ticonderoga, New York, US, May 19-21, 2023
• The Society for History in the Federal Government calls for proposals for their annual meeting, “Federal History 2.0: Rethinking Methods and Approaches in the Wake of a Pandemic,” in Washington, DC, US, June 1-2, 2023 (deadline is April 1, 2023)
• The Friends of New Jersey Heritage will hold their annual conference, “Fun and Fury,” in Atlantic City, New Jersey, US, June 12-13, 2023
• The University of Manchester calls for proposals for a workshop, “Hidden Worlds: Histories of Disability Things and Material Culture,” virtually and in Manchester, England, September 2023 (deadline is May 1, 2023)
• The Costume Society of America calls for proposals for the Western Region 2023 Symposium, “Raising Native Voices: Power Shifts and Politics Reflected in Dress Traditions,” in Cody, Wyoming, US, September 15-17, 2023 (deadline is May 1, 2023)
• The Association for the Study of African American Life and History calls for proposals for their 108th Annual Meeting & Conference in Jacksonville, Florida, US, September 20-24, 2023 (deadline is April 30, 2023)
• The Science History Institute calls for proposals for the 2023 Gordon Cain Conference, “Science in Humanities, Humanities in Science: Embedded Connections,” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, October 4-6, 2023 (deadline is April 1, 2023)
• The Visitor Experience Group calls for proposals for the 2023 Visitor Experience Conference, “Future of the Field,” in Wilmington, Delaware, US, October 22-24, 2023 (deadline is March 31, 2023)
• The Federation of State Humanities Councils and the National Humanities Alliance call for proposals for the annual National Humanities Conference, “Crossroads,” in Indianapolis, Indiana, US, October 25-29, 2023 (deadline is April 3, 2023)
• The Virginia Museum of History & Culture calls for proposals for the 2023 VMHC History Matters Symposium in Richmond, Virginia, US, November 4, 2023 (deadline is April 14, 2023)

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• The Duxbury Rural & Historical Society will hold the Bradford House Symposium, “Beyond the Bustle: Uncovering the Gilded Age,” in Duxbury, Massachusetts, US, March 25, 2023
• The American Historical Association will hold weekly virtual events in their Washington History Seminar series through May 22, 2023
• The American Association for State and Local History will hold a workshop, “Reimagining the Historic House Museum,” in Pasadena, California, US, April 1, 2023
• The Association of African American Museums is accepting applications for the Ethical Interpretation Workshop virtually, May 15-18, 2023, and in Washington, DC, US, May 22-25, 2023, due April 15, 2023
• The National Humanities Alliance will hold a webinar, “Making the Case to Upper Administrators,” April 27, 2023
• The Smithsonian American Art Museum is accepting applications for Toward Equity in Publishing, due May 1, 2023
• The Historical Society of PA and the Genealogical Society of PA will hold a virtual event, “Family History Sampler: Different Strategies for Diverse Ancestors,” May 20, 2023
• The American Association for State and Local History will hold a workshop, “Project Management for History Professionals,” in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US, June 5-6, 2023

PUBLICATIONS

• UNC Press announces the publication of Teaching Public History, edited by Julia Brock and Evan Faulkenbury

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