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post by James Karmel Oral history is a great way to learn and teach history. At Harford Community College (Bel Air, Maryland), my history students participated in an exciting project during the Fall 2012 semester in a class about the 1960s. The undergraduate students conducted 17 interviews with narrators from the community, their families and

 October 11, 1:15 – 2:45 “Popcorn sacks and elephant tracks: Oklahoma’s rich circus tradition”   This plenary session will recognize and celebrate the circus heritage of a small town in southeastern Oklahoma. Historically referred to as the “Sarasota of the Southwest” and “Circus City USA,” Hugo, Oklahoma, has served as the winter home to approximately

Each year scholarship applications submitted by selected international participants for the upcoming OHA annual meeting are reviewed by the International Committee. This year seven participants were granted scholarships. With only $3,500.00 in total to offer, the decisions on which applications to fund were difficult ones for the committee. For the past few weeks we have

Saturday, October 12th 6:30-9:00 PM Dovie Thomason, Storyteller, Author, Indigenous Cultural Educator “Lessons from My Old People” Over 25 years ago, while at a powwow at Massachusett’s Council Oak, where Massasoit gave orders to feed the first Pilgrims, Dovie Thomason woke just before dawn to a song in an unfamiliar language.  Much was unfamiliar to

Each year scholarship applications submitted by selected international participants for the upcoming OHA annual meeting are reviewed by the International Committee. This year seven participants were granted scholarships. With only $3,500.00 in total to offer, the decisions on which applications to fund were difficult ones for the committee. Over the next few weeks we will

Friday Night: Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum Ed Linenthal, one of the leading historians of American historical memory and memorialization, is the featured speaker at our Friday evening special event. The museum and memorial site will remain open after hours so that OHA attendees may tour the site before and after Linenthal’s presentation.  

Each year scholarship applications submitted by selected international participants for the upcoming OHA annual meeting are reviewed by the International Committee. This year seven participants were granted scholarships. With only $3,500.00 in total to offer, the decisions on which applications to fund were difficult ones for the committee. Over the next few weeks we will