OHA News

Join us in supporting the Oral History Association by giving to the general endowment and sharing what OHA means to you! Your gift today will be DOUBLED! Thanks to a generous pledge from OHA Past Presidents and the History Task Force, every dollar you donate—up to $7,000—will be matched. Plus, OHA Council members have shown

Oral History Association volunteers serving as officers, council members, and committee members lead and shape the organization. We are grateful for the time and service of so many talented individuals, and we invite more people to join in this process by nominating yourself or someone else to a leadership position. Help us move the organization

Application Review Begins January 31 The Oral History Association (OHA) seeks to hire a full-time program associate to assist in the operation of its Executive Office.   Since 1966, the OHA has served as the principal membership organization for people committed to the value of oral history. Job tasks assigned to the program associate include

The official 2025 annual meeting page for the upcoming OHA conference in Atlanta, Georgia, is now available on the OHA website! Inspired by the upcoming semi-quincentennial commemoration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, the 2025 Oral History Association Annual Meeting will convene a variety of shared experiences that ask

OHR Extra! is an open-access online publication produced by the current Oral History Review team. It complements the journal by extending the conversations we are having in the Review and aims to support the oral history community at large by inviting coverage of topics, news, projects, and events important to the field.  Extra! will be updated regularly throughout the year, but to

Register by Tuesday, October 8 Date and Time of Event: Thursday, October 10, 1-2:15pm ET / 12-1:15pm CT / 11am-12:15pm MT / 10-11:15am PT Get a jump on your OHA Annual Conference with a special pre-conference speed networking Zoom! Join fellow OHA members and attendees in quick breakout rooms, reconnect with colleagues and meet new

The Oral History Association’s Committee on Committees invites your participation in OHA’s standing committees and/or award committees with this Open Call for Committee Members. Committees are the backbone of many of the Association’s achievements and activities. Among the duties is advocating for oral history and the Association, developing education and public programming initiatives, fostering networking

As OHA members, it’s up to you to elect a new OHA first vice president (who advances to president), two new representatives to the OHA Council (our leadership body), and new representatives to two of our OHA committees: the Nominating Committee and Committee on Committees. Last day to vote is August 25, 2024. To learn