Request Funding for a Meetup
Established in 2022, The Oral History Association sponsors six in-person meetups (up to $250 in expenses each) anywhere in the United States on a first-come, first-served basis. Here’s how it works:
1. To apply, use this form to submit the name of two co-chairs for your meetup, along with a description of your event and how you plan to make use of the funds. At least one of the co-chairs must be an OHA member.
2. When selected for sponsorship by the OHA, make an event plan and send it to us at oha@oralhistory.org. OHA will then share your event with members who are in your area while you spread the word in your networks. Make sure to mention OHA’s Code of Conduct when publicizing your event.
3. Meet! Eat! Drink! Be Merry! (and take photos)
4. Send your Meetup Report & Reimbursement Request Form and any photos from the event we can share on the OHA website/social media platforms to oha@oralhistory.org.
Upcoming Meetups
OHA Meetup in Philly
Oral historians in the Mid-Atlantic region are invited to gather in downtown Philadelphia for an OHA-sponsored open forum. Join us and share your experiences, perspectives, and hopes for how the OHA can support membership during this time of decreasing funding and support for humanities work.
Saturday, June 7 @ 1 pm EDT
Science History Institute
315 Chestnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19106
→ Registration not required.
Past Meetups
2025
Making It Home: From Vietnam to New Orleans | Coffee, Exhibition Tour, Lunch, & Discussion at the Historic New Orleans Collection (May 2025)
Baltimore Speaks, Baltimore, Maryland (March 2025)
2024
Culture Lab LIC, Queens, NY (January 2024)
Oral History Lab, Puerto Rico (October 2024)
Summer Social for NYC Neighborhood Oral History Projects, Center for Brooklyn History (June 2024)
Oklahoma Oral History Research Program, Oklahoma City (December 2024)
2023
Kentucky Museum, West Kentucky (November 2023)
NYC Meetup (Winter 2023)
Bundy Museum of History and Art, Central New York (August 2023)
Perry County Public Library, Hazard, Kentucky (August 2023)
Lexington Public Library Central Library, Lexington, Kentucky (June 2023)
NYC Meetup (Summer 2023)
2022
Maryland Center for History and Culture’s Monument Street Courtyard, Baltimore, Maryland (September 2022)
Sunset Marquis Hotel, West Hollywood, California (September 2022)
Appalachia-Science in the Public Interest (ASPI), Mt. Vernon, Kentucky (September 2022)
W.T. Young Library, Lexington, Kentucky (August 2022)