We enjoyed a well-attended conference at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics on April 14, 2018. During lunch, voting was held for the next year’s officer positions. The winners are: President: Erik Jensen Vice President: Libby Bischof Secretary: Tona Hangen Executive Committee: Tom Balcerski Melanie Murphy Kristen Petersen Public Historian on Executive Committee: Patricia Bruttomesso Nominating Committee: Christian Gonzales Melanie Gustafson
Please join us for the 100th meeting of the New England Historical Association, to be held at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics on the campus of Saint Anselm College in Goffstown / Manchester, NH on Saturday, April 14, 2018. We have planned special teaching sessions for middle and high school history / social studies teachers in the two morning sessions. The day also includes our annual luncheon business meeting, election of officers, and a department chairs’ council in the afternoon. Online registration is now…
Current Call for Papers The Spring 2018 NEHA meeting will be held on April 14, 2018 at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH. Please download / post / share our flyer. NEHA_CFP_Spr18 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 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).
We cordially invite you to attend our upcoming fall conference, Saturday October 28, 2017 at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, CT. Our online registration system is now open. Preliminary Conference Program Directions and Campus Map Conference Participant Information and Logistics
August 23, 2017 NEHA Statement on Charlottesville The New England Historical Association condemns, in the strongest possible terms, white supremacy, racism, anti-Semitism, and all other acts of bigotry. We also reject the false equivalencies drawn between the actions of hate groups, and those who protested against them. While recent conversations have understandably focused on the incidents of white supremacy in Charlottesville, we urge people to remember that our country has a long and troubled history when it comes to racism, and one from which other…
Join us at our fall meeting on October 28, 2017 at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, CT. Our Call for Papers is currently OPEN – it’s been extended to August 15. We accept proposals for individual papers or full sessions, on any historical topic, region or era.
The NEHA Executive Board endorses this May 12, 2017 statement by Evelyn Higgenbotham, president of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, and expresses its institutional commitment to these shared goals alongside our colleagues: The Association for the Study of African American Life and History decries the messages of hate and harm that have appeared in recent weeks, as was the case when a lynching noose was placed in the National Museum of African American History and Culture and when death…
NEHA is pleased to announce the results from our election and business meeting at our April meeting at Salem State. 2017-2018 President: Troy Paddock, Southern CT State University 2017-2018 Vice President: Erik Jensen, Salem State University Treasurer: Sean Perrone, Saint Anselm College Elected to the Executive Board: James P. Hanlan, WPI Linda Upham-Bornstein, Plymouth State University Ella Howard, Wentworth Institute of Technology Miriam Reumann, University of Rhode Island Elected to the Nominating Committee: Matthew Dunne, Housatonic Community College Katheryn Viens, Massachusetts Historical Society Proposed change…
We are pleased to introduce a new feature: thanks to a partnership with Wild Apricot, now you can join/renew NEHA membership online, or sign up online for conferences using our new membership and registration portal! Check it out – Spring 17 registration is now open!