Around the Field November 3, 2021

03 November 2021 – NCPH Office

From Around the Field this week: The American Association for State and Local History published their 2021 National Visitation Report; the Society for History in the Federal Government is accepting submissions for several awards; the Museum Learning Hub is offering multiple virtual programs.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The American Association for State and Local History published their 2021 National Visitation Report, which provides data on attendance at historical organizations.
• The Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest at Villanova University has issued a call for partners to host interns during the summer of 2022.

AWARDS AND FUNDING

• The Canadian Centre for Architecture is accepting submissions for their CCA Charrette challenge, “After Macdonald,” due November 11, 2021 
• The National Trust for Historic Preservation is accepting submissions for the 2022 America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places list, due November 12, 2021
• The American Institute of Physics is offering grants for projects related to the history of physical science, due November 15, 2021
• The Institute of Museum and Library Services is offering six separate grants, all due November 15, 2021
• The American Society for Environmental History is currently accepting applications and nominations for numerous prizes, awards, and fellowships, all due November 20, 2021
• The National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Fund is accepting applications for multiple grants, due on multiple dates in December or January
• The American Council of Learned Societies is accepting applications for their ACLS Sustaining Public Engagement Grants, due December 7, 2021
• The American Historical Association, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities, is accepting applications for their Grants to Sustain and Advance the Work of Historical Organizations Program, due December 14, 2021
• The National Trust for Historic Preservation is accepting applications for their “Telling the Full History Preservation Fund” grants, due December 15, 2021
• The Society for History in the Federal Government is accepting submissions for several of their awards, due December 15, 2021

CONFERENCES AND CALLS

• The New Jersey Historical Commission will virtually host their conference, “We’re Still Here: Indigenous History and Persistence in New Jersey,” November 12-13, 2021
• Blavatnik Archive will host a virtual conference, “Jewish Soldiers & Fighters in World War II,” November 14-15, 2021
• The New England Museum Association will virtually host their annual conference, “Re/Create, Re/Charge, Re/Imagine,” November 15, 17, and 19, 2021
• MueseumNext will virtually host their “Digital Exhibitions Summit” December 6-8, 2021
• Queer History South will host their conference, “Archives for All, Y’all,” in Dallas, Texas, US, February 18-20, 2022
• The Missouri Conference on History calls for papers for their annual conference in Jefferson City, Missouri, US, March 16-18, 2022 (deadline is November 15, 2021)
• The DC History Center call for submissions for their annual DC History Conference, a hybrid online and in-person conference in Washington, DC, US, March 31-April 2, 2022 (deadline is today, November 3, 2021)
• The Ohio Academy of History calls for proposals for their annual conference in Akron, Ohio, US, April 8-9, 2022 (deadline is December 15, 2021)
• The Indiana Association of Historians calls for papers for their annual conference, “Rethinking Education,” in Hammond, Indiana, US, April 9, 2022 (deadline is December 20, 2021)
• The American Alliance of Museums calls for proposals for their 2022 Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo in Boston, Massachusetts, US, May 19-22, 2022 (deadline is December 3, 2021)
• The Society for History in the Federal Government calls for papers for their annual meeting, “The Resiliency of Institutions,” in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, US, June 2-3, 2022 (deadline is January 15, 2022)
• The Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association calls for papers for their annual meeting, “Reckoning with the Past: Naming, Memorializing, and Remembering,” in Portland, Oregon, US, August 10-12, 2022 (deadline is February 1, 2022)
• The Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums calls for proposals for their conference, “International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries & Museums,” in Temecula, California, US, October 25-27, 2022 (deadline is February 25, 2022)
• The Berkshire Conference of Women, Genders, and Sexualities calls for papers for their conference, “Oceans, Islands, and Continents: Reconceptualizing the Spatialization of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Histories” in Santa Clara, California, US, June 28 – July 2, 2023 (deadline is December 31, 2021)

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• The Museum Learning Hub is offering a virtual program, “Intro Session: Get Inspired for Audiences and Analytics,” November 4, 2021
• University of North Carolina Wilmington is offering a virtual program, “Cemeteries and Death Work as Social Activism,” November 5, 2021
• The National Preservation Institute is offering a virtual program, “NAGPRA Grant Proposal Development,” November 9 and 16, 2021
• The American Council of Learned Societies is offering a virtual program, “Curating the Pandemic: Capturing Inclusive Memories,” November 9, 2021
• The National Park Service is offering a virtual program, “Justice Denied, Injustice Remembered,” November 10, 2021
• The Research Centre for Museums and Galleries is offering a virtual program, “The Activist Museum,” November 10, 2021
• The Museum Learning Hub is offering a virtual program, “Creating an Analytics Toolbox to Evaluate Museum Digital Experiences,” November 11, 2021
• The Rural Museum Network is offering a virtual panel, “Decolonising Rural Collections,” November 12, 2021
• Columbia Oral History MA Program is offering a virtual workshop, “Oral History and ‘the Keepers of Memory’: Knowledge of Past Times in Cultures of Orality in India,” November 13, 2021
• The Museum Learning Hub is offering a virtual program, “Building Digital Strategies and Interpreting Social Media Analytics,” November 16, 2021
• Documentary Heritage & Preservation Services for New York is offering a virtual program, “Collections, Catalogs, and Clouds: How to Choose a Collections Management System,” November 16, 2021
• The Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest is offering a virtual program, “WWI and the Making of Modern Diasporas,” November 17, 2021
• The #SlaveryArchive Book Club is virtually discussing At the Threshold of Libery: Women, Slavery, and Shifting Identities in Washington, D.C. by Tamika Nunley November 17, 2021
• The Museum Learning Hub is offering a virtual program, “Using Analytics to Understand Audiences and Optimize Your Efforts,” November 18, 2021
• The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is offering a virtual program, “Reaching People Outside of Digital Spaces,” December 1, 2021
• The National Park Service is offering a virtual event, “Monumental Labor: Working People’s Hidden Histories,” December 9, 2021
• The National Preservation Institute is hosting a virtual roundtable, “GIS for Cultural Resources: Roundtable Conversation,” December 9, 2021
• Humanities North Dakota is offering a year-long virtual research program, “Chautauqua Training Institute,” January-December, 2022 (deadline is December 1, 2021)

PUBLICATIONS

• The Society for Classical Studies calls for proposals for the TAPA issue, “Race and Racism: Beyond the Spectacular,” due February 18, 2022
• New York History calls for paper submissions
• The White House History Quarterly calls for abstracts on a variety of topics
• The Coalition of Master’s Scholars on Material Culture calls for papers relating to the study of Material Culture
• The Museum Scholar calls for paper submissions from museum students and emerging professionals

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