04 September 2019 – NCPH Office
From around the field this week: AASLH and NCPH launch The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook; International Federation for Public History accepting proposals for 2020 conference; National History Day to host live webinar; The National Humanities Alliance launches Publishing and Publicly Engaged Scholarship. Read More
29 August 2019 – Sharon Leon
Editor’s Note: This post is part of a series that illustrates the role of the NCPH Endowment in supporting the work of the organization. To find out more about how the NCPH Endowment Fund supports the work of public historians and to make your gift, please visit: https://ncph.org/giving/endowment/ Read More
27 August 2019 – Tracy Huddleson 4
There’s a saying I’m fond of for its nudge to face life with boldness: “Leap, and the net will appear.” It’s an especially relevant credo for those thinking about graduate school and a second career at an older age.
Second-career concerns were not top of mind for me until recently. Read More
21 August 2019 – NCPH Office
From around the field this week: NCPH and SHFG to host a joint networking event; applications for 2020 Fitch Fellowship for historic preservation open; Canadian Historical Association accepting proposals for 2020 conference; AASLH releases schedule of Fall education events; The New Press to release new edition of Lies Across America. Read More
15 August 2019 – Lacey Wilson
Editor’s Note: This post is part of a series that illustrates the role of the NCPH Endowment in supporting and growing the field. To find out more about how the NCPH Endowment Fund supports the work of public historians and to make your pledge to the 2020 Vision campaign, please visit: https://ncph.org/giving/endowment/ Read More
14 August 2019 – James F. Brooks
Editor’s note: We publish The Public Historian editor James F. Brooks’s introduction to the August 2019 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
07 August 2019 – NCPH Office
From around the field this week: AASLH reintroduces the History Leadership Institute; The Midwest Archives Conference Call for Proposals now open through September 6; The Small Museum Association seeks session proposals for their 2020 conference through September 20; The National Archives announces new webinars on teaching with archives; IFPH publishes new issue of International Public History. Read More
24 July 2019 – NCPH Office
From around the field this week: Four Australian states adopt Value of History Statement inspired by the History Relevance Campaign; National Endowment for the Humanities announces 2019 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities; NCPH 2020 Call for Posters now open through October 7; journal The Southern Quarterly seeks submissions on “The Digital South” by September 15; the Center for Women’s History invites applications to join the 2019-2020 cohort of their Early Career Workshop by August 2. Read More
23 July 2019 – Krista McCracken, Kristin O'Brassill-Kulfan, and Nicole Belolan
As part of American Archives Month, History@Work will be running an October series dedicated to the publicly-engaged work done by archivists in the U.S. and abroad. Do you want to share your thoughts and experiences with us about archives and public history? Read More
18 July 2019 – Kate Scott 1
Recently, the U.S. Senate Historical Office launched an online exhibit commemorating the centennial of the Senate’s passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution. “The U.S. Senate and Women’s Fight for the Vote” joins a number of initiatives, commemorative activities, and celebrations focused on the national women’s suffrage centennial that are occurring across the United States. Read More