Professional opportunities Sept. 1, 2015

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AWARD: 2016 John Wesley Powell Prize from Society for History in the Federal Government for a major historic preservation project completed in 2014 or 2015
DEADLINE: Nov. 30, 2015

FUNDING: The Joe and Wanda Corn Fellowship for pre- and postdoctoral scholars whose research interests span American art and American history and who propose a primary advisor/supervisor at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
DEADLINE: Sept. Read More

Professional opportunities Aug. 25, 2015

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CFP: Society of Civil War Historians biennial conference – June 2-4, 2014, Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
DEADLINE: Sept. 11, 2015

CFP: “Emergency! Preparing for Disasters and Confronting the Unexpected in Conservation” conference of the American Institute for Conservation and Canadian Association for Conservation – May 13-16, 2016, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DEADLINE: SEPT. Read More

Genealogy, public history, and cyber kinship

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Editor’s note: In “On Genealogy,” a revision of the plenary address delivered in October 2014 at the International Federation for Public History’s conference in Amsterdam, Jerome de Groot argues that widespread popular interest in genealogy, and the availability of mass amounts of information online, challenge established historiography and public history practice. Read More

Genealogy from below

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Editor’s note: In “On Genealogy,” a revision of the plenary address delivered in October 2014 at the International Federation for Public History’s conference in Amsterdam, Jerome de Groot argues that widespread popular interest in genealogy, and the availability of mass amounts of information online, challenge established historiography and public history practice. Read More

Remembering David Kyvig

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He was tall–but not intimidating.

He was funny–sometimes in the “bring down the house” style; sometimes just for chuckles.

He was balding–and joked about it.

He was a hard worker–which prompted others to match the pace.

He was a well-known public historian–with many publications. Read More

History and tradition: Genealogical practice before 1700

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Editor’s note: In “On Genealogy,” a revision of the plenary address delivered in October 2014 at the International Federation for Public History’s conference in Amsterdam, Jerome de Groot argues that widespread popular interest in genealogy, and the availability of massive amounts of information online, challenge established historiography and public history practice. Read More