The Organization of American Historians
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World's largest professional society dedicated to the teaching and study of US history.
Today, we honor and thank all who have served in the United States Armed Forces.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Today, we honor and thank all who have served in the United States Armed Forces.
🗂️ When history depends on screenshots… what gets lost? We believe preserving the history of now is essential to understanding the history of tomorrow. Read our Substack & watch our webinar “Why NARA is Essential to US Democracy.”
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November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🗂️ When history depends on screenshots… what gets lost? We believe preserving the history of now is essential to understanding the history of tomorrow. Read our Substack & watch our webinar “Why NARA is Essential to US Democracy.”
👉 https://ow.ly/o2zK50XpBMo
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🇺🇸 History at 250—What does it mean for you?
Explore how the story of the United States is being re-thought, challenged, and expanded in the lead-up to its 250-year mark.
🔍 Discover more here: oah.org/us-history-at-250
Explore how the story of the United States is being re-thought, challenged, and expanded in the lead-up to its 250-year mark.
🔍 Discover more here: oah.org/us-history-at-250
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
🇺🇸 History at 250—What does it mean for you?
Explore how the story of the United States is being re-thought, challenged, and expanded in the lead-up to its 250-year mark.
🔍 Discover more here: oah.org/us-history-at-250
Explore how the story of the United States is being re-thought, challenged, and expanded in the lead-up to its 250-year mark.
🔍 Discover more here: oah.org/us-history-at-250
Happy Native American Heritage Month! Look back at Kristin Oberiano’s Process article on Guåhan history and historiography in “Guåhan and the CHamoru People.” https://www.oah.org/process/oberiano-guahan-and-the-chamoru-people/
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Happy Native American Heritage Month! Look back at Kristin Oberiano’s Process article on Guåhan history and historiography in “Guåhan and the CHamoru People.” https://www.oah.org/process/oberiano-guahan-and-the-chamoru-people/
How did the civil rights movement evolve after WWII? Join Lilia Fernández, Allison Mashell Mitchell, & Cookie Woolner for an OAH webinar exploring African American, Latino, & LGBTQ+ activism in the postwar era, plus tips for teaching it today.
📅 Nov 18
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📅 Nov 18
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November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
How did the civil rights movement evolve after WWII? Join Lilia Fernández, Allison Mashell Mitchell, & Cookie Woolner for an OAH webinar exploring African American, Latino, & LGBTQ+ activism in the postwar era, plus tips for teaching it today.
📅 Nov 18
➡️ https://ow.ly/LVUt50XlSqy
📅 Nov 18
➡️ https://ow.ly/LVUt50XlSqy
New post alert! For Process, Kristin Celello reflects on the history of divorce and child welfare in the United States in “Questioning Parental Divorce: The Surprising Origins of a Contentious Debate.” https://tinyurl.com/bdunms8z
November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
New post alert! For Process, Kristin Celello reflects on the history of divorce and child welfare in the United States in “Questioning Parental Divorce: The Surprising Origins of a Contentious Debate.” https://tinyurl.com/bdunms8z
Join us for an extraordinary conversation between two Pulitzer Prize–winning historians.
📚 Jon Meacham, New York Times best-selling author will sit down with Annette Gordon-Reed, OAH President and Harvard professor.
Happening only at #OAH26. https://ow.ly/GrGw50XlNGv
📚 Jon Meacham, New York Times best-selling author will sit down with Annette Gordon-Reed, OAH President and Harvard professor.
Happening only at #OAH26. https://ow.ly/GrGw50XlNGv
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Join us for an extraordinary conversation between two Pulitzer Prize–winning historians.
📚 Jon Meacham, New York Times best-selling author will sit down with Annette Gordon-Reed, OAH President and Harvard professor.
Happening only at #OAH26. https://ow.ly/GrGw50XlNGv
📚 Jon Meacham, New York Times best-selling author will sit down with Annette Gordon-Reed, OAH President and Harvard professor.
Happening only at #OAH26. https://ow.ly/GrGw50XlNGv
As artificial intelligence transforms higher education, history educators are asking: How should we respond? Join us Nov 10, 4pm ET, and hear from our panel of experienced educators for a discussion on practical strategies for integrating AI in history classrooms.
https://ow.ly/Bcu150XlNfj
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November 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
As artificial intelligence transforms higher education, history educators are asking: How should we respond? Join us Nov 10, 4pm ET, and hear from our panel of experienced educators for a discussion on practical strategies for integrating AI in history classrooms.
https://ow.ly/Bcu150XlNfj
https://ow.ly/Bcu150XlNfj
A new Blogcast episode is available now! Myra Billund-Phibbs reads her recent blog piece for Process, which addresses complex questions around oral history through her experience interviewing trans people who lived in the 1970s Midwest. https://www.oah.org/podcasts/jah-podcast/
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A new Blogcast episode is available now! Myra Billund-Phibbs reads her recent blog piece for Process, which addresses complex questions around oral history through her experience interviewing trans people who lived in the 1970s Midwest. https://www.oah.org/podcasts/jah-podcast/
It’s election season in the United States! From the Process archive, check out Emiliano Aguilar’s article on the Democratic political machine in 1950s East Chicago. https://tinyurl.com/4kta3xpd
November 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It’s election season in the United States! From the Process archive, check out Emiliano Aguilar’s article on the Democratic political machine in 1950s East Chicago. https://tinyurl.com/4kta3xpd
Coming up today at 6pm ET. Ever wonder who gets to vote—and who decides? Join our webinar on the history of voting rights in the US.
🎟️ Register now: https://ow.ly/uRUB50XkEqO
🎟️ Register now: https://ow.ly/uRUB50XkEqO
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Coming up today at 6pm ET. Ever wonder who gets to vote—and who decides? Join our webinar on the history of voting rights in the US.
🎟️ Register now: https://ow.ly/uRUB50XkEqO
🎟️ Register now: https://ow.ly/uRUB50XkEqO
Who gets to vote—and who decides? Join us Nov 3, 6pm ET, for a conversation on the history of voting rights in the US. Hear from historians as they trace the expansion of the vote, the Supreme Court’s role, and the challenges that continue today.
🎟️ Register now: https://ow.ly/oMZt50XkEqJ
🎟️ Register now: https://ow.ly/oMZt50XkEqJ
October 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Who gets to vote—and who decides? Join us Nov 3, 6pm ET, for a conversation on the history of voting rights in the US. Hear from historians as they trace the expansion of the vote, the Supreme Court’s role, and the challenges that continue today.
🎟️ Register now: https://ow.ly/oMZt50XkEqJ
🎟️ Register now: https://ow.ly/oMZt50XkEqJ
Happy Halloween! Celebrate the season and the fiftieth anniversary of the Rocky Horror Picture Show by checking out Process’s most recent call for papers, “Doin’ the Time Warp”! https://tinyurl.com/58vhn58f
October 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Happy Halloween! Celebrate the season and the fiftieth anniversary of the Rocky Horror Picture Show by checking out Process’s most recent call for papers, “Doin’ the Time Warp”! https://tinyurl.com/58vhn58f
Wondering what OAH has in store for next week? Check out our events for November & save the date for our Nov 3 webinar on the history of voting rights in the US.
Register: https://ow.ly/R2qe50Xk2NB
All events: https://ow.ly/mWyq50Xk2NE
Register: https://ow.ly/R2qe50Xk2NB
All events: https://ow.ly/mWyq50Xk2NE
October 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Wondering what OAH has in store for next week? Check out our events for November & save the date for our Nov 3 webinar on the history of voting rights in the US.
Register: https://ow.ly/R2qe50Xk2NB
All events: https://ow.ly/mWyq50Xk2NE
Register: https://ow.ly/R2qe50Xk2NB
All events: https://ow.ly/mWyq50Xk2NE
Coming up TODAY! Join us at 5pm ET for a Future of the Past webinar on the history of deportation in the US.
Register: https://ow.ly/8si450Xh6zP
Register: https://ow.ly/8si450Xh6zP
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Coming up TODAY! Join us at 5pm ET for a Future of the Past webinar on the history of deportation in the US.
Register: https://ow.ly/8si450Xh6zP
Register: https://ow.ly/8si450Xh6zP
Our next webinar is tomorrow! Join us for an OAH-IEHS co-sponsored conversation on Oct 30, 5pm ET, about the history of deportation in the US.
Register: https://ow.ly/8si450Xh6zP
Register: https://ow.ly/8si450Xh6zP
October 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Our next webinar is tomorrow! Join us for an OAH-IEHS co-sponsored conversation on Oct 30, 5pm ET, about the history of deportation in the US.
Register: https://ow.ly/8si450Xh6zP
Register: https://ow.ly/8si450Xh6zP
📅 Save the Date! The OAH Conference on American History is coming to Philadelphia and registration opens THIS WEEK!
Whether you’re looking to expand your network, share your work, or find your next career opportunity, #OAH26 is where it all happens.
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Whether you’re looking to expand your network, share your work, or find your next career opportunity, #OAH26 is where it all happens.
👉 https://ow.ly/pepO50Xjizp
October 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
📅 Save the Date! The OAH Conference on American History is coming to Philadelphia and registration opens THIS WEEK!
Whether you’re looking to expand your network, share your work, or find your next career opportunity, #OAH26 is where it all happens.
👉 https://ow.ly/pepO50Xjizp
Whether you’re looking to expand your network, share your work, or find your next career opportunity, #OAH26 is where it all happens.
👉 https://ow.ly/pepO50Xjizp
#ThisDayInHistory 1929 marked a decline in New York Stock Exchange rates, beginning the Great Depression. For more on the Great Depression, see Jordan Villegas-Verrone’s JAH article “For the Girls”: Organizing Mexican American Girlhood in Depression-Era Texas.” https://doi.org/10.1093/jahist/jaae266
October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#ThisDayInHistory 1929 marked a decline in New York Stock Exchange rates, beginning the Great Depression. For more on the Great Depression, see Jordan Villegas-Verrone’s JAH article “For the Girls”: Organizing Mexican American Girlhood in Depression-Era Texas.” https://doi.org/10.1093/jahist/jaae266
Happening this week! Our Oct 30, 5pm ET webinar on the History of Deportations.
Explore the history and legacies of deportation policies with scholars Adam Goodman, Marla Ramirez, Sarah Coleman, and Brianna Nofil.
🔗 https://ow.ly/QT3t50XbUxS
Explore the history and legacies of deportation policies with scholars Adam Goodman, Marla Ramirez, Sarah Coleman, and Brianna Nofil.
🔗 https://ow.ly/QT3t50XbUxS
October 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Happening this week! Our Oct 30, 5pm ET webinar on the History of Deportations.
Explore the history and legacies of deportation policies with scholars Adam Goodman, Marla Ramirez, Sarah Coleman, and Brianna Nofil.
🔗 https://ow.ly/QT3t50XbUxS
Explore the history and legacies of deportation policies with scholars Adam Goodman, Marla Ramirez, Sarah Coleman, and Brianna Nofil.
🔗 https://ow.ly/QT3t50XbUxS
Our next webinar is coming up next week! Join us for an OAH-IEHS co-sponsored conversation on Oct 30, 5pm ET, about the history of deportation in the US.
Register: https://ow.ly/hbr250Xh6zR
Register: https://ow.ly/hbr250Xh6zR
October 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Our next webinar is coming up next week! Join us for an OAH-IEHS co-sponsored conversation on Oct 30, 5pm ET, about the history of deportation in the US.
Register: https://ow.ly/hbr250Xh6zR
Register: https://ow.ly/hbr250Xh6zR
📚 Calling all K–12 educators! Join us for the next OAH Book Club — a free program open to all K–12 teachers that brings educators together for historical discussion.
Our next meeting is Dec 11, featuring Native Nations by Kathleen DuVal.
🔗 https://ow.ly/FneK50Xh3jL
Our next meeting is Dec 11, featuring Native Nations by Kathleen DuVal.
🔗 https://ow.ly/FneK50Xh3jL
October 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
📚 Calling all K–12 educators! Join us for the next OAH Book Club — a free program open to all K–12 teachers that brings educators together for historical discussion.
Our next meeting is Dec 11, featuring Native Nations by Kathleen DuVal.
🔗 https://ow.ly/FneK50Xh3jL
Our next meeting is Dec 11, featuring Native Nations by Kathleen DuVal.
🔗 https://ow.ly/FneK50Xh3jL
New post alert! Check out Ryan Purcell’s new Process post, “Historical Podcasting and the B-Sides of History,” about historical podcasting and NYC music history. https://www.oah.org/process/historical-podcasting-purcell/
October 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
New post alert! Check out Ryan Purcell’s new Process post, “Historical Podcasting and the B-Sides of History,” about historical podcasting and NYC music history. https://www.oah.org/process/historical-podcasting-purcell/
Coming up in 1 hour: An Evening of Advocacy! Join us tonight at 7pm ET.
This isn’t your average Zoom session. It’s a night of community, creativity, and, best of all, we'll share advocacy ideas, tips, and strategies to amplify our collective voice.
https://ow.ly/zsrw50XgA6i
This isn’t your average Zoom session. It’s a night of community, creativity, and, best of all, we'll share advocacy ideas, tips, and strategies to amplify our collective voice.
https://ow.ly/zsrw50XgA6i
October 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Coming up in 1 hour: An Evening of Advocacy! Join us tonight at 7pm ET.
This isn’t your average Zoom session. It’s a night of community, creativity, and, best of all, we'll share advocacy ideas, tips, and strategies to amplify our collective voice.
https://ow.ly/zsrw50XgA6i
This isn’t your average Zoom session. It’s a night of community, creativity, and, best of all, we'll share advocacy ideas, tips, and strategies to amplify our collective voice.
https://ow.ly/zsrw50XgA6i
#ThisDayInHistory In 1962 President John Kennedy gave a televised speech announcing that Cuba was in possession of nuclear missiles. For more on the Cuban Missile Crisis, see Renata Keller’s recent Process article, “Latin America and the Cuban Missile Crisis.” https://tinyurl.com/c8955wk3
October 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
#ThisDayInHistory In 1962 President John Kennedy gave a televised speech announcing that Cuba was in possession of nuclear missiles. For more on the Cuban Missile Crisis, see Renata Keller’s recent Process article, “Latin America and the Cuban Missile Crisis.” https://tinyurl.com/c8955wk3
Congrats to OAH member Tyler Alexander on his new book, If I Can Get Home This Fall!
📚 Join us in celebrating this new contribution to Civil War scholarship!
Get your copy here: https://ow.ly/iw6j50Xf9Ut
📚 Join us in celebrating this new contribution to Civil War scholarship!
Get your copy here: https://ow.ly/iw6j50Xf9Ut
October 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Congrats to OAH member Tyler Alexander on his new book, If I Can Get Home This Fall!
📚 Join us in celebrating this new contribution to Civil War scholarship!
Get your copy here: https://ow.ly/iw6j50Xf9Ut
📚 Join us in celebrating this new contribution to Civil War scholarship!
Get your copy here: https://ow.ly/iw6j50Xf9Ut