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.
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…
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…
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? 
NEHA anticipates a fantastic Spring conference on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. It promises to be one of the largest and most diverse meeting programs we have offered. In addition to a full slate of panel sessions the featured keynote speaker after the luncheon will be Marty Dobrow of Springfield College, “Ever So Close to Silence: The Perilous Journey of Martin Luther King, Jr. to Springfield College in 1964.” Preliminary Conference Program Download registration form – bring with you for…
The Spring 2014 edition of NEHA News is now available; it is being mailed to all members, or you can download it here. Newsletter Highlights: Preliminary Conference program and information for the Springfield meeting on April 26 Slate of candidates for NEHA officer election (the election will take place during the conference’s luncheon) NEHA President’s Address Announcements and Calls for NEHA Prize submissions News of the Profession Book and Film Reviews: Mitt; Molly McCarthy, The Accidental Diarist: A History of the Day Planner in America…
NEHA is pleased to announce its upcoming Spring conference on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. It promises to be one of the largest and most diverse meeting programs we have offered. In addition to a full slate of promising panel sessions the featured keynote speaker after the luncheon will be Marty Dobrow of Springfield College, “Ever So Close to Silence: The Perilous Journey of Martin Luther King, Jr. to Springfield College in 1964.” The full preliminary program is now posted.…
“‘So Sudden an Alteration:’ The Causes, Course, and Consequences of the American Revolution,†a conference to be held in Boston in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the passage of the Stamp Act, will take place April 9-11, 2015. The conference was previously announced for another date. The organizers continue to invite essay proposals: the deadline is February 21, 2014. The program will be held at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston and is co-sponsored by the MHS, Boston University, the David Library of the…
We have a few openings in our upcoming election in April 2014 for positions on the NEHA Executive Board and we strongly encourage NEHA members in good standing to become involved by running for office. The openings are: Secretary 2 Higher Ed Faculty on the Executive Board (2 yr term, meets 2x year, concurrent with the NEHA meetings) 2 Nominating Committee members (3 yr term, most of its work is via email) If you’d like more information on any of these positions, or would like…
Two things that have come across our transom this week we wanted to share: 1) The Portsmouth (NH) Athenaeum has published an inaugural issue of its new e-journal for 2013, the Portsmouth Athenaeum Journal. The first issue contains four articles from participants in NEHA’s 2013 Spring meeting as well as an introduction from NEHA President, Dane Morrison. We are proud to feature this affiliate venture in digital scholarship. 2) Of local interest: The Rhode Island Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission will present a Conference on…