Successful Spring Conference & Election Results

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April 18, 2015 – Thanks to all who helped make our spring conference at Worcester State such a great success! More than a hundred participants joined together on a beautiful spring Saturday, including kicking off NEHA’s 50th birthday year with a cake at the luncheon. A special thanks to outgoing NEHA President Mark Herlihy for all his hard work over the last year, and to incoming President Cliff Putney, who put the program together. Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to James P. Hanlan, Bruce Cohen,…

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Spring Conference Countdown!

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As the snow melts (finally!) we are looking forward to a stellar Spring conference on Saturday, April 18, 2015 hosted by Worcester State University in Worcester, MA. This conference kicks off NEHA’s 50th Anniversary! Basic Conference Info Download Registration Form (mail by April 9) Info for Program Participants Spring 2015 NEHA News + Final Conference Program Also: during the business meeting, we will be voting on a proposed amendment to the NEHA Constitution

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NEHA Members: Proposed Amendment to NEHA Constitution

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We invite all NEHA members to consider this proposed amendment to the constitution, which will be voted on at the April 18, 2015 meeting at Worcester State. Download this information as a PDF Proposal for the Revision of Article VI of the NEHA Constitution Rationale: This section of the constitution has not been revised for over forty years. In the past, the vagueness of the current language has occasionally led to disagreements between the Nominating Committee members and the members of the Executive Committee. It…

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NEHA Spring 2015 CFP: Submission Deadline Feb 1, 2015

CFP

The New England Historical Association proudly announces its Spring 2015 meeting will be held Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Worcester State University. 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 at the American Historical Association (as we are a regional affiliate). We encourage proposals from both established scholars and graduate students; undergraduate papers may also be presented, with faculty sponsorship.…

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NEHA Conference: October 18, 2014

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The New England Historical Association proudly announces its Fall 2014 meeting will be held Saturday, October 18, 2014 at the Rindge NH College of Franklin Pierce University. The preliminary Conference Program is now posted, along with registration, hotel and participant information. Click here to download the program and registration form as a PDF – print and bring with you for same-day registration (cash or check only, please) We look forward to seeing you there!

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NEHA Fall Conf CFP: Submission Deadline 15 July 2014

CFP

The New England Historical Association proudly announces its Fall 2014 meeting will be held Saturday, October 18, 2014 at the Rindge NH College of Franklin Pierce University. 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 at the American Historical Association (as we are a regional affiliate). We encourage proposals from both established scholars and graduate students; undergraduate papers may also…

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CFP: New England Regional World History Conf, Oct 2014

affiliated announcements, CFP

The New England Regional World History Association (NERWHA) announces the call for papers for its fall 2014 conference, “Industrialization and World History,” to be held 25 October 2014 in Lowell, MA. NERWHA invites proposals for panels, individual papers and roundtables; deadline is 1 August 2014. Submissions should be sent as a Word document to NERWHAProg@gmail.com. For details, click here to download the flyer.

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Upcoming & Local: Salem Fire Centennial Symposium, June 20-21

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An announcement from our friends at Salem State To mark the 100th anniversary of the Great Salem Fire of 1914, Salem State University and Historic Salem, Inc. will hold a two-day symposium “Conflagration!” on June 20 and 21. The symposium, which will be held on campus, will include presentations and walking tours recounting the cataclysmic events that destroyed more than 250 acres and 1,376 buildings. Local Salem residents and scholars affiliated with Salem institutions – Salem State University, the National Park Service, the Peabody Essex…

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Fall NEHA Conference Announced

CFP, conferences

The New England Historical Association proudly announces its Fall 2014 meeting will be held Saturday, October 18, 2014 at the Rindge NH College of Franklin Pierce University. 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 at the American Historical Association (as we are a regional affiliate). We encourage proposals from both established scholars and graduate students; undergraduate papers may also…

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Successful Spring Conference at Springfield College

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In one of its largest gatherings in many years, NEHA held its spring meeting on April 26, 2014 at Springfield College. Close to 150 attendees enjoyed panels and roundtable discussions – 30 sessions total – focusing on a range of topics, including the history of labor, sport, women’s rights, slavery, religion, higher education, and diplomacy. Other sessions focused on public history, teaching history online, the Middle East, India, Ireland and Irish-America, New England, and the American Revolution. The “Ukraine: European Borderland or a New Bloodland?”…

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