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Registration Open for Spring Meeting – April 26, 2025

conferences March 13, 2025 admin

The annual Spring meeting of the New England Historical Association will be held at Westfield State University in Westfield, Massachusetts on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Program arranged by NEHA Vice President Tom Balcerski; Local Arrangements by Nicholas Aieta. ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN at our secure registration/membership portal. The meeting will feature 11 panels, plus a Lunch and Learn plenary session, announcement of spring election results, and awarding the Graduate and Undergraduate NEHA Paper Prizes. Preliminary Conference Program Registration is REQUIRED for all conference participants,…

Spring 2020 Conference – Postponed to Fall; Election to be conducted by mail

conferences, news and updates March 9, 2020 admin

Update: March 10, 2020 Dear NEHA Colleagues, As I’m sure you are all aware, preparations and restrictions related to COVID-19 and travel and conferences, have evolved rapidly in 48 hours since we last communicated about plans for the New England Historical Association spring conference scheduled to be held at Emmanuel College in Boston on April 18th. We learned this afternoon from our host colleagues at Emmanuel College that the college has decided to cancel all outside events for the foreseeable future, including our scheduled conference.…

Successful Fall Conference; Nathaniel Philbrick Wins Book Prize

conferences, news and updates, prizes November 12, 2017 admin

We enjoyed a successful fall conference hosted by Eastern Connecticut State in late October 2017, and we thank all those who worked hard on the program and local arrangements. The NEHA Book Award Committee is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2017 J. P. Hanlan Book Award is Nathaniel Philbrick for his outstanding monograph Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (Penguin Books, 2016).

Spring is Coming: THATCamp NewEngland, NEHA Conf and Regional Chairs’ Meeting

conferences, news and updates February 7, 2017 admin

It might be snowing now, but spring events are coming! NEHA is proud to be a sponsor for THATCamp New England 2017 (The Humanities and Technology Camp unconference), to be held at Boston’s Wentworth Institute of Technology on Saturday March 25. As of the morning of Feb 7th, there are under 20 slots left, so register soon! More info here. We look forward to our April 22 meeting at Salem State University and program chair Troy Paddock is still accepting paper and panel proposals until…

Announcing THATCamp New England – March 25, 2017

conferences February 5, 2017 admin

The New England Historical Association will co-sponsor a THATCamp, to be held on Wentworth Institute of Technologyâ€™s campus on March 25th. For those who are unfamiliar with THATCamps, they are informal (usually) 1-day digital humanities workshops (“unconferences”) that bring together humanities and technology people to learn new DH techniques. They are intended to be welcoming to participants of variable technical skill, and low-cost or free. These workshops originated with the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University, and are now…

Spring 2017 Mtg at Salem State – April 22

CFP, conferences January 28, 2017 admin

Salem State welcomes NEHA on Saturday, April 22, 2017 for the organization’s 98th meeting. There will be two scholarly sessions in the morning at 8:30 and 10:30 and one in the afternoon at 1:45, with a lunch and business meeting between. At this conference, NEHA is also hosting a regional meeting of History department chairs from 1:45 – 4:00. Department chairs do not have to register to attend the Chairs’ Council meeting (unless they also want to attend the morning sessions and/or the lunch). If…

Fall 2016 Meeting to be held at Rivier University Oct 22

conferences August 23, 2016 admin

NEHA is pleased to announce that registration is now open for our 97th annual meeting to be held at Rivier University on Saturday, October 22, 2016. Downloadable Registration Form – please mail with a check by October 8 Preliminary Conference Program Location, Accommodations and Participant Information

Fall 2016 Meeting: Call for Session Commenters / Chairs

CFP, conferences August 8, 2016 admin

Our fall 2016 conference will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at Rivier University. As of August 8, we are looking for a few people willing to serve as session chairs and/or provide session comment. If interested, send an inquiry email or letter and a CV to our program chair: Dr. Troy Paddock Southern Connecticut State University Department of History 501 Crescent Street New Haven, CT 06515 Email: paddockt1@southernct.edu Thanks!

Update: Extended! CFP for Fall 2016 Meeting in NH

CFP, conferences, news and updates June 16, 2016 admin

We are pleased to announce that our Fall 2016 meeting will be held on October 22, 2016 at Rivier University. The New England Historical Association embraces not only the history of our own region of New England and the United States, but is equally concerned with European and World History. As always, the program committee welcomes proposals on any subject, period, or geographical area from scholars within or outside the New England region. We seek the variety of papers and sessions that might be presented…

NEHA This Weekend at Middlebury

conferences April 19, 2016 admin

Please join us this Saturday, April 23 for the Spring 2016 meeting of the New England Historical Association, hosted at Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT. If you haven’t yet registered, same-day registration will be available starting at 8 am in the Axinn Center. Please download and bring a filled-out Registration / Membership Form along with cash or personal check (no credit cards accepted). We cannot guarantee lunch tickets, but some will be available on a first come basis. Other information: Meeting Details and Preliminary Program…