Vote for your next First Vice President, Council members, Nominating Committee members, and Committee on Committee members The Oral History Association thrives because of the active participation of its members. By voting for OHA’s leadership, you’re elevating the voices that represent your values and that will shape the programs, initiatives, and policies that impact all […]
The American Conservation Experience is hiring a one-year postdoctoral fellow whose primary responsibility will be to record oral histories with Downwinder communities in Utah and Nevada. During this one-year Fellowship program, one Mellon Humanities Fellow will research, document, contextualize, and interpret the first-hand experiences of area residents who lived through a decade (1951-1962) of above-ground nuclear
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Good news: the preliminary program is live & registration is now open for the Annual Meeting! Peruse the preliminary program to learn more about this year’s conference programming & secure your spot for our flagship event. We look forward to gathering with you in Atlanta this fall to connect, exchange insights, and reflect on the
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Planning to attend the 2025 OHA Annual Meeting in Atlanta? Whether you’re presenting, not presenting, or joining us from outside the U.S., you can apply to our scholarship funding to help offset the cost of attending. We offer three types of scholarships: OHA encourages applications from students, professionals, and community practitioners from a wide range
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The next offering in the Baylor University Institute for Oral History (BUIOH) series of “Sharpen Your Skills” advanced online workshops is “Applying AI to Oral History” and will take place on July 16, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. CDT. This session serves as both an introduction to artificial intelligence platforms in general and the ways in
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George Mason University’s Institute for Immigration Research is hiring a Postdoc for the 2025-2026 academic year (potentially renewable) to help build folklore, arts, culture, and storytelling initiatives at the IIR. They encourage recently minted PhDs with a strength in immigration, arts, and/or culture to apply. Reach out to Lisa Gilman (lgilman3@gmul.edu) if you have questions.
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On June 6th during the opening remarks of the Oral History Society’s 2025 Annual Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, OHS Chair John Gabriel presented to OHA Associate Director Steven Sielaff a Statement of Support on behalf of the trustees and members of the Oral History Society. In this statement, OHS (the leading heritage organization for oral
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We designed the Community Support Space series to facilitate discussion about the issues and concerns all of you, the OHA community, are currently facing, and any opportunities on the horizon. For the next open forum, we’re giving special attention to people working on regional oral history projects or who are in regional oral history groups.
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Join our virtual roundtable conversation on teaching oral history! Get practical advice from teachers who have experimented with bringing oral history into their classrooms. We’ll discuss a range of options, from having students analyze an existing oral history interview to creating opportunities for students to conduct their own interviews. Our goal is for participants to
✰ Oral History & IRB Review | Oral History & The Law Webinar #1 ✰Tuesday, June 243 – 4:30 pm ESTon Zoom As a follow-up to the popular session from the OHA Annual Meeting in Cincinnati last fall, Jay-Marie Bravent and Doug Boyd will continue the community conversation focused on current trends in oral history
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Whether you’re presenting, not presenting, or from outside the U.S., you can request funding from the OHA to help offset the cost of attending the 2025 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA. NOTE: THE DEADLINE FOR ALL ANNUAL MEETING SCHOLARSHIPS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JUNE 27, 2025 (11:59 PM CDT). ✰ OHA Annual Meeting 2025 ✰Exploring
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Deadline: June 15, 2025 About the Thomas Jefferson Foundation:The Thomas Jefferson Foundation has a twofold mission of preservation and education, and was incorporated in 1923 to preserve Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Today, the Foundation seeks to bring history forward into national and global dialogues by engaging audiences with Jefferson’s world
