Editor’s Corner: Complicating Authority

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Editors’ Note: We publish the editor’s introduction to the May 2023 issue of The Public Historian here. The entire issue is available online to National Council on Public History members and to others with subscription access.

This issue brings several articles that explore the concept of authority in public history, an idea that has long shaped debates about how we define our field. Read More

Around the Field April 26, 2023

From Around the Field this week: The National Endowment for the Humanities is accepting applications for a grant program; the Association of African American Museum is accepting applications for travel scholarships; the University of Manchester calls for proposals

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Let’s talk about work: an invitation to participate in the “Empowering the Public History Workplace” working group at the 2023 NCPH meeting in Atlanta

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Empowering the Public History Workplace logoFrom Amazon and Starbucks unionization drives to the waves of strikes that have roiled higher education in recent months, American workers are thinking critically about labor and moving towards action. Museum and historical site professionals are no different. Projects like Art/Museums Salary Transparency 2019, and Instagram accounts like Museumworkersspeak, and Changethemuseum, have stimulated the conversation among art museum workers, but public historians have been comparatively silent. Read More

Around the Field April 5, 2023

From Around the Field this week: The National Archives Foundation is accepting applications for a fellowship; the Association for the Study of African American Life and History calls for proposals; the Digital Preservation Outreach & Education Network is holding a virtual workshop

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  • The National Museum of African American History and Culture invites people to fill out the Robert F.
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Around the Field March 22, 2023

From Around the Field this week: The Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists is accepting applications for a fellowship program; the Visitor Experience Group calls for proposals; the Association of African American Museums is accepting applications for a hybrid workshop

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NCPH Award Q&A – Acadia Job Corps Conservation Center (AJCCC) in Maine’s Acadia National Park, Part II

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Editor’s Note: Want to learn more about the Acadia Job Corps Conservation Center in Maine’s Acadia National Park? We sat down with Laura Miller and Angela Sirna and learned about his program’s impact on the community and individual corpsmen. This post is part of a series of reflections from winners of NCPH awards in 2022. Read More

NCPH Award Q&A – Acadia Job Corps Conservation Center (AJCCC) in Maine’s Acadia National Park, Part I

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Editors’ Note: This post is part of a series of reflections from winners of NCPH awards in 2022. Laura Miller, Independent Historical Consultant, with Angela Sirna, National Park Service, won honorable mention-individual for “An Island Apart”: The Job Corps at Acadia National Park, 1966-1969."

Around the Field March 8, 2023

From Around the Field this week: The Association of African American Museums calls for proposals; Civic Learning Week is hosting several events; the Costume Society of America calls for proposals

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  • The William G.
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Around the Field February 22, 2023

From Around the Field this week: The Rubenstein Library is accepting applications for grants and fellowships; the Oral History Association calls for proposals; the Arts + Business Council for Greater Philadelphia is holding a virtual workshop

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Around the Field February 8, 2023

From Around the Field this week: NCPH calls for proposals; Preserve New York is accepting grant applications; the Thomasville History Center is accepting applications for a workshop

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