Around the Field May 29, 2019

29 May 2019 – editors

From around the field this week: Last chance to submit a proposal for the NCPH Poster Session at AASLH 2019; applications for two National Endowment for the Humanities grants are due soon; the first issue of the new open access Journal of Festive Studies is available online

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The Center for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln recently debuted an online database of court cases of enslaved people seeking their freedom

AWARDS and FUNDING

• Digital Projects for the Public grant – National Endowment for the Humanities — application due June 12, 2019
• Digital Humanities Advancement Grants – National Endowment for the Humanities – application due June 19, 2019
• Polly Stewart Student Travel Stipend for the American Folklore Society Annual Meeting – submissions due June 24, 2019
• Trustees Emeritus Award for Historic Site Stewardship – National Trust for Historic Preservation – nominations due July 1, 2019
• Tenenbaum Minority Museum Education Fellowship — Telfair Museums – open until filled
• C. Herbert Finch Online Publication Award – Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference – submissions due July 31, 2019
• Dorothy Howard Award for use of folklore in educational settings – American Folklore Society – nominations due Aug 31, 2019

CONFERENCES and CALLS

• Deadline extended for NCPH-sponsored poster session at the 2019 American Association for State and Local History Annual Meeting – proposals now due May 29, 2019
• CFP for essays for an online publication about inclusive digital interactions in exhibitions – Proposals due June 7, 2019
• “Landscapes of Succession” – Vernacular Architecture Forum – May 29-June 1, 2019, Philadelphia, PA, US
• Oral History Association Annual Meeting – Oct 16-20, 2019, Salt Lake City, UT (early bird deadline Aug 15)

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• National Archives webinar on changes to public comment process for pending records schedules – May 30, 2019
• “Creating a Community of Museum Colleagues” – webinar from the Texas Historical Commission – June 5, 2019
• “Teaching with Primary Sources Unconference and Workshops” – Teach with Stuff – Aug 2, 2019, Austin, TX, US
• “Navigating Cultural Survival in the 21st Century” – Annual International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums – Oct 8-10, 2019, Temecula, CA, US

PUBLICATIONS

• H-Net Journals has launched a new open access, peer-reviewed Journal of Festive Studies 

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