25 June 2014 – Laura Feller
In late May, the National Park Service announced a theme study of sites associated with the histories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and communities. In a recent History@Work post, Sheila Brennan reported on the first public meeting of the advisory group for this initiative. Read More
25 June 2014 – editors
ANNCT: American Association for State and Local History Announces 77 2014 Leadership in History Award Winners
CFP: Remembering Jerusalem – Nov. 6-7, 2014, London, U.K.
DEADLINE: July 1, 2014
EDU: Introduction to Museum Security online course from Northern States Conservation Center – July 7-Aug. Read More
23 June 2014 – Mary Rizzo 4
NCPH, The Public Historian, pulling back the curtain, NCPH Board Member Posts, methods, public engagement, profession
At this spring’s National Council on Public History annual meeting in Monterey, California, outgoing NCPH President Bob Weyeneth proposed that it was time for historians to let the rest of the world in on our trade secret about history: that it isn’t a static set of facts, but a matter of “interpretive fluidity” that demands a continual reassessment of what we know about the past. Read More
18 June 2014 – Jennifer Stevens 1
Long before I had employees, I began my consulting career as an independent researcher. Although I fall into the introvert category on every personality test that I have taken, I am not your stereotypical introvert. I enjoy interacting with people and seek out opportunities to socialize and work as part of a team. Read More
18 June 2014 – editors
CFP: ICTOP Conference Rethinking Museums & Sustainable Development for the Global Profession: Postcolonial Museology, Appropriate Capacity Building and Regional Engagement – Oct. 21-25, 2014, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
DEADLINE: June 30, 2014
CFP: “American Vernaculars,” New York Metro American Studies Association (NYMASA) conference – Nov. Read More
16 June 2014 – Sheila Brennan 3
Furthering its efforts to tell the stories of all Americans through its heritage initiatives, the National Park Service recently added a new interpretative area in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) history. As the Park Service looks ahead to its centennial celebration in 2016, the agency seeks to diversify its parks and historic sites and wants existing sites to include the stories of historically under-represented groups, including LGBT Americans. Read More
13 June 2014 – Stephanie Rowe 5
You may have noticed a new element in the 2015 NCPH Annual Meeting submission process—the topic proposal. The option to submit topic proposals is intended to increase participation in the development of the annual meeting program and address several issues related to the submission process. Read More
11 June 2014 – Dee Harris 2
I’ve never considered myself a Luddite. I’ve had a smartphone for more than eight years, I occasionally post to Facebook, I’m signed up for a few blogs, and an e-reader has completely changed my reading habits. But when it comes to the fluttering noises of the little blue bird known as Twitter, the Luddite in me comes out. Read More
10 June 2014 – Cathy Stanton
ANNCT: The Society for History in the Federal Government has posted a timeline of dates important to the history of the federal government and for historical work in U.S. federal offices.
CFP: The Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) invites abstracts (sessions, papers and posters) for the Program of the 75th Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA, March 24-28, 2015. Read More
09 June 2014 – Mark Souther 2
Many of us have discovered what promised to be an exciting oral history project through a Google search, only to be crestfallen when the linked web page was nothing more than a description of a trove of interviews kept in an ivory tower hundreds or thousands of miles away. Read More