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NCPH is hiring!

NCPH is hiring a Publications and Marketing Contractor for an 18-month term, with potential for renewal or shift to full staff status. The position is entirely remote, 20 hours a week, and pays $22/hour. We do hope this will become a full-time and permanent position with benefits as resources allow us to increase our financial independence from our host institution, one of the pillars of focus of our new 2023-2028 Long Range Plan. Read More

NCPH Board sends advocacy letter

This morning, Friday, June 23, the NCPH Board of Directors sent a letter to the director of the Museum of the American Revolution, R. Scott Stephenson, urging him to reconsider the use of museum space by a far-right extremist group with close ties to white nationalism. Read More

Joint NCPH-Utah Division of State History 2024 CFP open through July 15

The National Council on Public History and the Utah Division of State History (Utah Historical Society) jointly call for proposals for our 2024 conference next April 10-13, 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

This year’s theme, “Historical Urgency,” asks public historians to weigh the many critical priorities of our field to tackle the most pressing—including putting history to work in service of democracy, protecting our field and its workers, combating the environmental effects of climate change, collecting oral histories from elder generations, and more. Read More

We hope to see you in Atlanta!

We’re out of the office! NCPH will be in Atlanta, Georgia, April 10-16 for our annual meeting. If you’re coming to the conference, we’ll see you soon! If you’re local, it’s not too late to register onsite. If you can’t make it this year, be sure to follow along on Twitter for highlights, and stay tuned for more information about the follow-up virtual conference October 4-6, 2023. Read More

2023 NCPH Election Results

At the end of the 2023 annual meeting, we’ll be welcoming new Board and Nominating Committee members elected by the NCPH membership in January. Thank you to all the members who voted and the Nominating Committee, and special thanks to all of the individual candidates who agreed to allow their names to be placed on the ballot! Read More