NEHA 50th / Past Presidents Roundtable (Oct 2015)

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We are pleased to present the recorded session from the October 2015 meeting in New Haven, featuring a roundtable of past NEHA presidents reminiscing about the early days of the organization and what has (and hasn’t) changed in our association’s efforts to support history in the New England region. Many thanks to the folks at Southern Connecticut State University for hosting and providing the video services. Past Presidents in Attendance: Cliff Putney (2015-2016), Mark Herlihy (2014-2015), Martine Menke (2011-2012), Melanie Gustafson (2010-2011), George Dameron (2006-2007),…

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NEHA This Weekend at Middlebury

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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…

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Registration and Membership Reminder

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Reminder: Mail-in deadline for the April 23, 2016 meeting at Middlebury College is Friday, April 8th. Please remember to renew your dues for 2016 if you haven’t already, using the same form. Registration / Membership Form After April 8, you can download and complete the form and bring it with you to the meeting with a personal check or cash, but we can’t guarantee lunch tickets with same-day registration. Meeting Details and Preliminary Program Info for Participants and Presenters Thanks! See you soon in Middlebury!

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NEHA Spring Conference – Registration Open

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Registration is now open for the Spring NEHA conference, April 23, 2016 at Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT. Many thanks to our VP / Program Chair, Don Wyatt, for putting together a terrific program! To register, download & mail the form by 4/8/16 to: Martin Menke, Executive Secretary New England Historical Association c/o Department of History Rivier University 420 South Main Street Nashua, NH 03060 Or print and bring with you with a check or cash for same-day registration (though luncheon tickets not guaranteed unless…

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NEHA Member Survey

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For all NEHA members (new, and not so new…) Reminder: NEHA dues are for each calendar year, so please send 2016 dues if you haven’t already. Also, we invite you to take a moment to complete a brief membership survey. Help us update our records, and we welcome your feedback on the organization and how it can better meet your needs.

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CFP for Spring 2016 – Deadline Jan 15, 2016

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We are proud to announce that the next NEHA meeting will be April 23, 2016 at Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT. We are now welcoming proposals for complete sessions as well as individual papers. As a reminder, 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. The program committee is accepting proposals on any subject, period, or geographical area from scholars within or outside…

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NEHA Endorses Policy Recommendations Re: Oral History and HHS Research

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At its October 2015 meeting, the NEHA Executive Board unanimously voted to endorse the statement of the National Coalition for History in support of the position advocated by the Oral History Association, the American Historical Association and other professional organizations of historians regarding proposed revisions to the Federal Policy for Protection of Human Subjects in research that involves oral history. Their statement submitted during the public comment period, to which NEHA is now a signatory, reads as follows: Public Statement on Oral History and Human…

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Second Nature Wins NEHA Book Award

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Congratulations to Richard W. Judd of the University of Maine, whose 2014 book Second Nature: An Environmental History of New England (University of Massachusetts Press) is this year’s winner of the James P. Hanlan Book Award for best book by a New England author. The award was granted at our fall meeting at Southern Connecticut State University on October 24, 2015.

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#neha15 Fall Meeting Details, Oct 23-24

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Welcome to Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven for our fall conference. And a Happy 50th Birthday to NEHA! Here are some final reminders and details for this weekend. Friday October 23 Plan to join us for a special NEHA 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION at SCSU’s “Southern on the Green” Conference Center, 900 Chapel Street 10th floor, New Haven, CT Schedule: 4:30 – 6:00 pm: Reception and cash bar 6:00 – 7:00 pm: Roundtable discussion featuring past presidents of NEHA 7:00 pm on: Dinner on…

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NEHA Plans 50th Gala for its 2015 Fall Conference

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NEHA proudly announces its fall meeting, celebrating its 50th anniversary. The conference will be held at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Connecticut, on Friday and Saturday, October 23-24, 2015. There will be a 50th celebration reception and past-presidents roundtable on Friday evening, and a full day of conference sessions plus breakfast and lunch on Saturday. Please make your arrangements soon to join us there! Conference information at a glance: Download a Registration Form (mail in, or after 10/9 bring with you to the…

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