23 October 2025 – Ánh Adams 1
Editor’s Note: This post is part of a 2025 History@Work series authored by members of the NCPH Labor Task Force in response to our Special Open Call on “#Advocacy in the Field.” In addition, this piece is part of a series based on Rutgers University student interviews with practicing public historians. Read More
22 October 2025 – NCPH Office
From Around the Field this week: The 1772 Foundation is accepting grant applications for historic preservation construction projects; The National Trust for Historic Preservation is hosting its annual National Preservation Law Conference; a Teach-in is taking place on the National Mall; The Métis Nation of Ontario is presenting “Who Tells Our Stories? Read More
08 October 2025 – NCPH Office
From Around the Field this week: NCPH and AASLH are welcoming preliminary topic proposals for their joint conference; The Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History is accepting applications for three fellowships; Applications for New York Historical’s Fall 2025 seminar series are due; the Oral History Association is hosting its 2025 Annual Conference Read More
25 September 2025 – Isla Stewart
Editor’s Note: This post is part of a 2025 History@Work series authored by members of the NCPH Labor Task Force in response to our Special Open Call on “#Advocacy in the Field.” In addition, this piece is part of a series based on Rutgers University student interviews with practicing public historians. Read More
24 September 2025 – NCPH Office
From Around the Field this week: The Organization of American Historians is accepting applications for many of its award opportunities; The Preserving Historic Places conference is taking place in Fort Wayne, Indiana; New York Historical is accepting applications for its Fall 2025 seminar series; The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era is accepting proposals for its conference; Dr. Read More
23 September 2025 – Brandon A. Owens, Sr.
At African American Historical Research & Consulting (AAHRC), we are often contacted by families seeking help to document and preserve their histories. These projects frequently reveal stories of resilience, migration, and community-building, but they also bring to light complex truths, particularly when white or multiracial ancestors are part of the story. Read More
22 September 2025 – Adina Langer
Like so many members of our professional community, I have been buffeted by the steady stream of blows to the field these past several months––blows that I can’t help but take personally. The financial and ideological foundations of what I’ve come to understand as public history in the twenty-first century have been under attack from an administration that made culture war escalation a hallmark of its first 100 days. Read More
10 September 2025 – NCPH Office
From Around the Field this week: NCPH is accepting letters of interest for multiple National Park Service contract positions; the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is accepting submissions for the 2026 ASALH Book Prize; American Historical Review seeks proposals for a special issue on “Methods for Archival Silence in Early History”; National Trust for Historic Preservation is hosting their PastForward conference. Read More
09 September 2025 – Sarah H. Case
Editors’ Note: We publish the editor’s introduction to the August 2025 issue of The Public Historian here. The entire issue is available online to National Council on Public History members and others with subscription access.
The four articles in this August issue examine preservation in many aspects, including the racial implications of historic commemoration and preservation; preservation of historical sites affected by the COVID-19 shutdowns; recommendations for the preservation and management of historical house museums and sites; and the preservation of precarious records created by campus organizations. Read More
08 September 2025 – Andy Urban
Editor’s Note: This post is part of a 2025 History@Work series authored by members of the NCPH Labor Task Force in response to our Special Open Call on “#Advocacy in the Field.” You can read each post as it’s published throughout the year under H@W‘s #Advocacy tag. Read More