Indigenizing Public History: Engaging Teachers in Podcasting & Digital Storytelling

13 September 2022 – Marie Acemah and Alice Qannik Glenn

Editors’ Note: This post is part of a series of reflections from winners of NCPH awards in 2022. Marie Acemah and Alice Qannik Glenn were part of the See Stories’ team that won an honorable mention in the small institution category for Outstanding Public History Project Award for their short film The Forgotten Slavery of Our Ancestors. Read More

Around the Field September 14, 2022

13 September 2022 – NCPH Office

From Around the Field this week: The NCPH 2023 awards cycle is open; the National Endowment for the Humanities is accepting grant applications; the Rochester Public Library calls for proposals

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The American Association for State and Local History is asking history organizations focused on slavery in early America to fill out a survey about a potential mini-grant program with Stopping Stones
• Duke University Libraries are asking attendees of scholarly events during the pandemic to fill out a survey about online formats, due September 30, 2022

AWARDS AND FUNDING

• The Fulbright US Scholar Program is accepting applications for their 2023-24 awards, due September 15, 2022
• The Caribbean Digital Scholarship Collective is accepting applications for at least five micro-grants, due September 20, 2022
• The Institute of Museum and Library Services is accepting applications for National Leadership Grants for Libraries and the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, due September 21, 2022
• The Museum Association of New York and the William G.

Around the Field August 31, 2022

30 August 2022 – NCPH Office

From Around the Field this week: The Society of Architectural Historians is accepting applications for research fellowships; the International Society of Landscape, Place and Material Culture calls for proposals; the National Preservation Institute offers an on-demand training course

AWARDS AND FUNDING

• The Society of Architectural Historians is accepting applications for the H.

Being intentional about my career choices in public history and beyond

30 August 2022 – Joan Zenzen

Editor’s Note: This post is part of a series of reflections from winners of NCPH awards in 2022. Joan Zenzen is the winner of the Excellence in Consulting Individual Award for her work on Using Oral History to Affect Community Change: Action in Montgomery at its 20^th Anniversary. Read More

Commemorating the Jews of Tuchyn: A Holocaust history exhibit

23 August 2022 – Saskia Lascarez Casanova 3

Roots of Resistance: The Tuchyn Story is a hybrid exhibition about a Jewish uprising in the Tuchyn Ghetto against Nazi occupiers in Tuchyn, Ukraine, during World War II. When nearby refugees arrived in Tuchyn, they warned Jews of the dangers coming towards the town. Read More

Around the Field August 17, 2022

16 August 2022 – NCPH Office

From Around the Field this week: NCPH calls for posters; the Black Buffalo Syllabus Collective is accepting reading recommendations; the National Trust for Historic Preservation is accepting scholarship applications

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The Black Buffalo Syllabus Collective is accepting reading recommendations for the #BuffaloSyllabus for the next month
• The New York State Archives Partnership Trust will present a conversation with Lonnie G.

Writing the personal statement

16 August 2022 – Peter Kopp, Rachel Gross and Lee Bishop

The National Council on Public History has a wonderful guide for students applying to graduate school, but it offers limited advice on how to write your personal statement. Prospective public history graduate students could benefit from insights about what graduate faculty are looking for in these short essays. Read More

Practicing public history on Wikipedia

04 August 2022 – Madeline Hellmich 1

Editor’s Note: This post is part of a series of reflections from winners of NCPH awards in 2022. Madeline Hellmich is the winner of a graduate student travel award. 

The online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which launched in 2001, is the seventh-most visited website in the world. Read More

Around the Field August 3, 2022

02 August 2022 – NCPH Office

From Around the Field this week: NCPH is offering a virtual mini-con; the National Archives is accepting applications for grants; Change Over Time calls for abstracts

AWARDS AND FUNDING

• The Association for Asian Studies is accepting applications for the AAS International Exchange Travel Grant Program for their 2023 annual conference, due August 9, 2022
• Nominations for the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 2022-2023 ACHP/HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation are due August 15, 2022
• The Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest at Villanova University is accepting applications for five Climate Change in Historical Perspective Grants, due August 31, 2022
• The State Historical Society of Missouri is accepting applications for two Center for Missouri Studies Fellowships, due September 6, 2022
• The Fulbright US Scholar Program is accepting applications for their 2023-24 awards, due September 15, 2022
• The Caribbean Digital Scholarship Collective is accepting applications for at least five micro-grants, due September 20, 2022
• The Institute of Museum and Library Services is accepting applications for National Leadership Grants for Libraries and the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, due September 21, 2022
• The American Council of Learned Societies is accepting applications for the ACLS Fellowship Program, due September 28, 2022
• The Organization of American Historians’ 2023 awards cycle is now open, with nominations for most awards due October 1, 2022
• The National Historical Publications & Records Commission is accepting applications for several grant opportunities, due October 6, 2022
• The National Humanities Center is accepting applications for their 2023-24 Residential Fellowships, due October 6, 2022

CONFERENCES AND CALLS

• The Association of African American Museums will hold their 44th Annual Conference in Miami, Florida, US, August 10-12, 2022
• The International Federation for Public History will hold the 6th IFPH World Conference in Berlin, Germany, August 16-20, 2022
• The American Association for State and Local History will hold their annual conference, “Right Here, Right Now: The Power of Place,” in Buffalo, New York, US, September 14-17, 2022, and virtually, November 1-4, 2022
• The Mountain-Plains Museums Association will hold their annual conference, “Resilience and Reinvention: Embracing Change,” in Tulsa, Oklahoma, US, October 4-7, 2022
• The Western History Association will hold their annual conference, “Protocols and Poetics of Place,” in San Antonio, Texas, US, October 12-15, 2022
• The Oral History Association will hold their annual meeting, “Walking Through the Fire: Human Perseverance in Times of Turmoil,” in Los Angeles, California, US, October 19-22, 2022
• The Society of Georgia Archivists will hold their annual meeting, “Sustaining Archives: Practical Solutions for the Future,” at the Jekyll Island Club, Georgia, US, October 25-28, 2022
• The New York State History and Education Conference, “History Fights Back!,”

Editor’s Corner: Authenticity and Advocacy

02 August 2022 – Sarah H. Case

Editors’ Note: We publish the editor’s introduction to the August 2022 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. Read More