October 15, 2024

Two RLoI through NCPH-NPS Partnership

Via our cooperative agreement with the National Park Service (NPS), the National Council on Public History (NCPH) is seeking letters of interest for two upcoming historical research and writing projects. If selected we’ll ask project historians to join NCPH for the duration of your contract, but you need not be a member to submit a letter of interest. Please read the full narratives for both projects at https://ncph.org/what-is-public-history/national-park-service-projects/ for compensation information, the scope of work, suggested timelines for completion, and instructions for submitting your letter of interest.

• Special History Study of African American History at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
  Letters of interest due October 30, 2024
  We’re looking for a qualified historian (or team of historians) to produce a Special History Study of African American History at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine. The Special History Study (SHS) should explore the roles that African Americans played during the War of 1812 — the first major conflict after the American Revolution, and one that saw African American historical actors embrace and serve in a variety of roles that reflected desires for freedom and equality.
• Women in the American Revolution Study
  Letters of interest due October 30, 2024
  We’re also looking for a qualified historian (or team of historians) to produce a professionally researched study of Women in the American Revolution in the Northeast Region. The study will showcase inclusive, diverse, and place-based stories of women who lived and worked during the American Revolution to the public. The study will connect women’s history with contemporary contexts and to engage underserved communities and will build on thematic work accomplished to date and provide historical contexts to support history at historic sites in the Northeast Region and beyond.

Questions? Email the NCPH office: [email protected]