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29 June 2022 – Stasia Tanzer
The National Council on Public History condemns the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overruling the federal protection of abortion rights in Roe v. Wade. The ruling is a violation of human rights and allows for people who can become pregnant to become second-class citizens under the law. Read More
23 June 2022 – Meghan Hillman
As you may have heard, NCPH is getting a new membership database hosted on the platform YourMembership! This move will be a significant upgrade in experience for our members and our community, but it does require a couple of days to ensure all our data is moved over smoothly. Read More
17 June 2022 – Meghan Hillman
20+ topic proposals were submitted for feedback and offers of collaboration for next April’s conference in Atlanta! We encourage you to check out this year’s topic proposals at https://ncph.org/phc/2023-topic-proposals/. Leave comments for submitters if you have feedback or would like to join a proposal, or email them privately if you prefer. Read More
08 June 2022 – Stasia Tanzer
NCPH is now accepting proposals for our 2023 conference in Atlanta, Georgia, April 12-15, through July 15, 2022. You can read the CFP and submit a proposal via https://ncph.org/conference/2023-annual-meeting/calls-for-proposals/. There’s one form for session and individual paper proposals, one form for workshop proposals, and one for working group proposals – make sure to submit the correct form! Read More
20 May 2022 – Stasia Tanzer
We are looking for volunteers to serve on NCPH committees and task forces. There is something for every interest, with over 20 committees that help run the organization and support public history work nationally. Read More
16 May 2022 – Stasia Tanzer
We’re excited to announce the 2022 election results. 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
09 May 2022 – Meghan Hillman
While registration for NCPH 2022 closed on May 1, 2022, beginning May 9 you can purchase post-conference recording access to 40+ sessions from the conference! Recordings will be hosted in the conference platform, PheedLoop, through the end of 2022. Please CLICK THIS LINK to purchase recording access, or click here: https://www.netforumpro.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=NCPH&WebCode=EventDetail&evt_key=04ae509f-bf03-48c5-93cd-0f2cc6684ed8 Read More
06 May 2022 – Stasia Tanzer
Have you been looking to get more involved in NCPH but don’t know where to start? Join members of the NCPH board to learn about joining a committee! We’ll review everything from expressing interest, to the tasks you’d be doing, to the time commitment. Read More
27 April 2022 – Stasia Tanzer
If you cannot join us for the full conference, consider registering for Virtual NCPH 2022′s free public plenary, open to non-attendees. History practitioners from the US and Canada will discuss how the Revolutionary War/War of Independence created new identities, reinforced settler-colonialism, and established not one, but two countries, the United States of America and Canada. Read More
22 April 2022 – Stasia Tanzer
NCPH condemns the unjust actions taken by leadership at the Montpelier Foundation (TMF), including the termination of several staff members after they spoke out against TMF’s March 25 decision to break its formal relationship with the Montpelier Descendants Committee (MDC).
We first made a statement on April 4 urging TMF to rescind its decision to remove the MDC as the sole representative of the descendant community (https://ncph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Montpelier-Statement.pdf Read More