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Supporting your work in public history for more than 25 years

Individual Membership - NCPH offers individual memberships at a student, new professional, and individual rate.

Institutional Membership - Through the University of California Press, institutions can join NCPH.

Patron - Available at $500, NCPH Patrons help support the organization and make new programming possible.

Sponsor - For $300 a year, NCPH Sponsors provide much needed financial support to the organization.
Join the NCPH!
If your goal is to engage the public in history, then you should be a part of the National Council on Public History. NCPH brings together people, agencies, businesses, institutions, academic programs, and organizations that share your commitment to broadening the public's appreciation, understanding, and use of the past.

Through its awards, programs, publications, meetings, and other forms of professional development, NCPH recognizes and supports the work of individuals, like you, and the diverse institutions and other organizations involved in public history. For nearly three decades, NCPH has been the leading advocate for public history and public historians.
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Membership Benefits
As a member of NCPH, you will receive:

The Public Historian - THE definitive voice of the public history profession, The Public Historian offers the latest scholarship and applications from the field. From original research and case studies to broad substantive and theoretical issues, The Public Historian will keep you informed about the ever-expanding and increasingly international study and practice of public history. Published quarterly at the University of California Press, the journal provides:

Articles presenting original research, case studies, and substantive discussion of theoretical issues in the practice of public history.
Special features such as interviews with pioneering figures in the field and forums on Native American history, preservation technology, history and memory, and other current issues.
Reviews of critical publications, including monographs, government gray literature, cultural resource management reports, and corporate histories.
Special review sections focusing on exhibits and interpretive programs, historical films, videos, and other media productions.

Public History News - a quarterly newsletter providing updates on NCPH activities, news on developments in the field, and timely information on upcoming conferences, fellowships, meetings, and position vacancies.

Also, access to a variety of programs and activities including:

The NCPH Annual Conference - an invaluable opportunity for professional development and networking, bringing together specialists in the field, faculty and students from public history programs, and others interested in public history. Each year's program includes guest speakers, special events, sessions and panels on a wide range of topics, and specialized workshops on topics critical to your continuing education and career development.
Advocacy - through NCPH committee activities and the organization's active role in the National Coalition for the Promotion of History, as well as other collaborative advocacy efforts.
Awards - the Consultants Award for outstanding work by consultants or contractors; the Robert Kelley Memorial Award honoring distinguished and outstanding achievements in public history; the G. Wesley Johnson Award given annually for the best article in The Public Historian; the Michael Robinson Prize for Historical Analysis rewarding historical work in public policy formation; the Student Project Award; the New Professional Travel Awards; and five Graduate Student Travel awards.
Collaborative Efforts - including joint meetings with such groups as the National Park Service, the Organization of American Historians, and assorted regional history groups, and participation in National History Day, at local as well as other inter-organizational initiatives.
Networking - at conferences, through the H-Public listserv and the numerous standing committees of the organization, as well as through the historical consultant list, up-to-date job postings, other conferences, and more!