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01 July 2013 – editors 1
I recently attended a conference whose organizers had discovered a remedy for the dreaded low-energy times of day when audience attention wanes: schedule a presentation about chocolate, complete with free samples. The talk was by Amanda Lange of Historic Deerfield, Inc. Read More
27 June 2013 – editors 1
CFP: Ulster-American Heritage Symposium 2014, June 18-21, 2014, Hamden, Connecticut, U.S. and June 25-28, 2014, Athens, Georgia, U.S.
CFP: Seeking panels for animals and critical heritage/public history sessions at Assn. of Critical Heritage Studies conference, Dec. 2-4, 2014, Canberra, Australia
Contact by Aug. Read More
31 May 2013 – editors
Leadership in Public History. Send your recommendations for NCPH president, board, and nominating committee positions.
Majestic Monterey: history, culture, and scenic wonders… The National Trust for Historic Preservation provides this look at the city that will host the NCPH’s 2014 Annual Meeting. Read More
29 May 2013 – editors
ANNCT: On the BBC Radio’s “The Essay” – Life in Fragments: Stories from the Cairo Genizah, airing May 27-31 and available as podcast
Website and iplayer
CFP: 2013 International Congress on Digital Heritage, Oct. 27-Nov. 1, 2013, Marseille, France
DEADLINE: June 23, 2013
CFP: “Fabricating History: Representations, Manipulation, Evidence” issue of Hungarian Historical Review
DEADLINE: June 30, 2013
CFP: Digital Humanities Luxembourg (DHLU) 2013 – Reading historical sources in the digital age, Dec. Read More
27 May 2013 – editors
Historic Ottawa: Inside and Out
For the first time, the Public Historian’s annual museum and exhibit reviews from the NCPH conference city are appearing here at the Public History Commons rather than in the print journal. This follows on the heels of our inaugural online publication of several conference city exhibit reviews in advance of the conference. Read More
21 May 2013 – editors
NCPH Supports Visas for Cuban Scholars. NCPH President Robert Weyeneth wrote to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in support of facilitating visas for Cuban scholars invited to attend the 31st Congress of the Latin American Studies Association.
Social Media 102. Read More
21 May 2013 – editors 1
In 1969 the Canadian and New Brunswick governments agreed to create Kouchibouguac National Park along the east coast of this Atlantic province. At the time, establishment of a national park required removing the people who resided there, in the belief that nature should be exhibited to visitors without signs of any human presence. Read More
16 May 2013 – editors
ANNCT: Museum Assessment Program (MAP) application now available from IMLS
DEADLINE: July 1, 2013
CFP: PopMatters seeks 1200+ wd articles on “Is anachronism good or bad for consumers of historical fictions?”
DEADLINE: May 31, 2013
CFP: “Talking about protest – Oral history methodology in social and political movements research,” Sept. Read More
14 May 2013 – editors 2
Building upon our innovative approaches to teaching and practicing Public History, the History Department at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is proud to announce an exceptional project called Museum on the Move. Public History students will outfit a vintage Airstream trailer (left) with an interpretive exhibit that will then hit the road to take history directly out of the classroom and to the public. Read More
08 May 2013 – editors 1
During the month of May 2013, on www.senate.gov, the U.S. Senate Historical Office looks back 40 years to one of the Senate’s most important investigations. The Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, more commonly known as the Watergate Committee, questioned the president’s closest advisors about the break-in and cover-up at the Watergate office complex and other “illegal and improper campaign practices” that occurred during the presidential campaign of 1972. Read More