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01 September 2026

2026 Board Award for Extraordinary Service!

The NCPH Board has honored Kristine Navarro-McElhaney with the 2026 Award for Extraordinary Service! This award is only given when the board seeks to recognize publicly an individual who has made transformational contributions to the work of NCPH. Kristine’s exceptional leadership and service to NCPH over more than a decade has been defined by careful financial stewardship, enthusiastic promotion of public history, and an unwavering commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility and characterized by unparalleled kindness and uplifting. Join us in congratulating Kristine!

27 August 2026

The Public Historian Call for Papers

Call for Papers: Women and Public History: The Professional, the Political, and the Historical

Women are the majority of public historians. What now?

This special issue of The Public Historian, the first in the journal’s run, will center on women’s public history and women in public history.

11 August 2026

NCPH 2027 Call for Posters now open!

NCPH is now accepting poster proposals for our 2027 Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, through the deadline of October 7, 2026! The poster session will be held on Thursday, April 22, 2027, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm at the Hyatt Regency at the Arch in St. Read More

04 August 2026

Protect Section 106

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has approved proposed revisions to the Section 106 review process under the National Historic Preservation Act. If implemented, the changes would reduce requirements for public and government consultation during federal preservation reviews, limit opportunities for community participation, and scale back consultation requirements related to Indigenous cultural resources. Read More

29 July 2026

AASLH-NCPH 2026 Early Bird Registration

Final Reminder: Early Bird Registration Ends Monday, August 3!

Don’t miss your chance to save on registration for the AASLH-NCPH 2026 Joint Conference. Register by Monday, August 3 to take advantage of the Early Bird Rate.

Planning to register at the Member Early Bird Rate? Read More

09 July 2026

NCPH Statement in Response to White House “Saving America’s Story” Report

NCPH Statement in Response to the White House “Saving America’s Story” Report and in Support of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

Published July 9, 2026

The National Council on Public History (NCPH) rejects the findings of the “Saving America’s Story” report on the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Read More

Nominations 101: demystifying NCPH elections

01 September 2026 – Anne Lindsay

Have you ever seen the annual NCPH election emails or reminders on socials and wondered how the candidates were selected? Have you ever considered self-nomination? The Nominating Committee is bringing you this post to demystify the process. We’ll review the work of the Nominating Committee and how the election process works, so that you can be both informed and perhaps ready to join in the process yourself. Read More

Around the Field – August 26, 2026

26 August 2026 – NCPH Office

From Around the Field this week: The National Park Service is asking for public comments on the future of Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site, Preserving Black Churches opened its grant applications for protecting Black worship sites, the Creative Commons is hosting a webinar on Indigenous collections stewardship, and the Metropolitan Museum Journal is accepting submissions for its 62nd volume. Read More