Author Archive
09 February 2016 – editors
From around the field this week: Born-digital and made-digital “frenemies”; summer study, travel, and preservation in Italy and filmmaking for historians (with free tuition) in Georgia, U.S.; funding and awards for archeologists, archivists, studies of U.S. Congress, and more. Read More
07 February 2016 – editors
From around the field this week: “Heavy heritage” in Istanbul, awards for unsung supporters of archives, window restoration boot camp, and more!
20 January 2016 – editors
From around the field this week: Conference calls for nursing/healthcare history, African-American museums and genealogy, the future of urban preservationism, plus awards for archivists and their advocates.
NOTE: This weekly listing of items of possible interest to practicing public historians will now appear as a regular blog post on History@Work rather than in the “News” sidebar as previously. Read More
14 January 2016 – editors
entrepreneurialism, employment, training, new professionals, Ask a Public Historian, Ask a Practitioner
This is the second in a new series “Ask a Public Historian,” brought to you by the National Council on Public History New Professional and Graduate Student Committee.
Nicole Belle DeRise is a Historian with the Wells Fargo Family & Business History Center. Read More
13 January 2016 – editors 1
From around the field this week: extended deadline for international award for technology exhibits, a chance to weigh in on women’s history scholarship at the U.S. National Women’s History Museum, and more.
NOTE: This weekly listing of items of possible interest to practicing public historians will now appear as a regular blog post on History@Work rather than in the “News” sidebar as previously. Read More
06 January 2016 – editors
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CFP: “Oral Narratives and the Politics of History Making” International Oral History Conference – Dec. 6-8, 2016, Jerusalem, Israel
DEADLINE: March 15, 2016
EDU: The Association for Documentary Editing (ADE) welcomes applications for the 2016 Institute for the Editing of Historical Documents – July 31-August 4, 2016, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Read More
29 December 2015 – editors
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CFP: MuseumsEtc invites submissions for inclusion in “The Museum Blog Book,” a Spring 2016 collection of work from museum blogs
DEADLINE: Jan. 11, 2016
CFP: “The Museum Boom & Beyond: Concepts and Methods in Analyzing Cultures of History in Poland” – April 28-29, 2016
DEADLINE: Jan. Read More
16 December 2015 – editors
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CFP: “Place,” North Carolina State University Graduate Student History Conference – April 2, 2016, Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
DEADLINE: Jan. 11, 2016
CFP: The Museum and Exhibition (MUSE) Studies Publication of the University of Illinois at Chicago invites you to submit art, essays, creative writing, interviews, poetry, love letters and any other creative form analyzing, critiquing, and space making for new thinking about museums and exhibitions. Read More
09 December 2015 – editors
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AWARD: Donald Peterson Student Travel Award from Society for American Archivists
DEADLINE: Feb. 28, 2016
CFP: “Museum Authenticity in the Age of Participation,” Eastern Illinois University Historical Administration Program Association conference – April 9, 2016, Charleston, Illinois, U.S. Read More
25 November 2015 – editors
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ANNCT: “Cultural Heritage Diplomacy: How Nations use Historic Sites for Political Ends” – Nov. 25, 2015, Montréal, Québec
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
ANNCT: “Immigration Records & Privacy at the National Archives” talk by William Creech – Dec. Read More
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