Author Archive
03 June 2014 – editors
CONF: “A Monumental Task: Managing and Preserving Architectural Records” – July 27, 2014, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
EDU: Summer archeology project seeks volunteers (experience not necessary) for excavation at Wiawaka Holiday House – June 16-July 11, 2014, Lake George, New York, U.S. Read More
28 May 2014 – editors
AWARD: Friend of History Award from the Organization of American Historians for an institution or organization, or an individual working primarily outside college or university settings, for outstanding support of historical research, the public presentation of American history, or the work of the OAH. Read More
28 May 2014 – editors 1
We asked and you shared! One hundred sixty-six respondents participated in the NCPH New Professional and Graduate Student Committee survey, offering their input for creating a consumer’s guide to public history. Now officially titled “Public History Navigator: How to Choose and Thrive in a Graduate Program,” this exciting project will provide one tool to address shared concerns about the “perfect storm”–the phrase National Council for Public History Past President Bob Weyeneth used to describe the public history training and jobs crisis. Read More
25 May 2014 – editors
The TV network HISTORY announces a three-day series premiering this Monday (Memorial Day in the US) which treats the two world wars as a linked event—what Winston Churchill called “the second Thirty Years’ War.” Narrated by actor Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker), World Wars tells the story of three decades of conflict through the eyes of political and military leaders like Churchill, Hitler, Roosevelt, Tojo, and Mussolini. Read More
21 May 2014 – editors
ANNCT: “The World Wars” on HISTORY presents World Wars I and II as linked events in three-part series airing May 26, 27, and 28 at 9 p.m. eastern time
CFP: “Nigeria : 100 Years After the Amalgamation,” Historical Society of Nigeria – Sept. Read More
19 May 2014 – editors
The Israel State Archives in Jerusalem is Israel’s national archives. It holds the records of the state of Israel, founded in 1948, and some material from Turkish and Mandatory Palestine. Most of the documents in the Israel archives are from government bodies, but the repository also has a rich collection of private archives, maps, postage stamps, photographs and other audio-visual material. Read More
14 May 2014 – editors
ANNCT: Ruth Richardson will give a talk on saving a Victorian workhouse from demolition with some help from Charles Dickens – May 31, 2014, London, U.K.
ANNCT: Coming up on BackStory – petroleum, health food, and the history of corporate power. Read More
06 May 2014 – editors
CFP: “Why Does it Happen? Complicity and Resistance to Genocide in World History” – Oct. 10-11, 2014, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
DEADLINE: June 16, 2014
CFP: “Roots/Heritage Tourism in Africa and the African Diaspora: Case Studies for a Comparative Approach” – Feb. Read More
01 May 2014 – editors
First, thank you to everyone who participated in the first pop-up exhibit at the National Council on Public History conference in Monterey, “Seeds of Change: Public History and Sustainability.” The exhibit was a great success, and we are very excited about the positive responses that we received. Read More
29 April 2014 – editors
CFP: “Entangled Memories: Remembering the Holocaust in a Global Age” – Oct. 9-11, 2014, Hamburg, Germany
DEADLINE: May 20, 2014
CONF: “Deindustrialization and Its Aftermath: Class, Culture, and Resistance” – April 30-May 4, 2014, Montréal, Québec, Canada
CONF: “Owning the Past: Academics, Communities and the Practice of Public History” – May 30, 2014, Derby, U.K. Read More