Spirits were still high on day 4 of #AHA16!

Fourth and final day at #aha16. Looking forward to panels on the NPS today!

— Kathleen Thompson (@K_Logo_Thompson) January 10, 2016

https://twitter.com/wjnewsome/status/686180848769576961

Even on the last day, there were plenty of great panels to choose from:

8:30 panel on gender, eugenics and disability with my @nursingclio folks! Bring coffee! #aha16 #histmed

— Lauren M. Thompson (@lmacthompson1) January 10, 2016

#aha16 #s252 round table on sexuality, migration, and urban space in the modern world is small but fierce! Dynamic discussion.

— Cmte on LGBT History (@CLGBTH) January 10, 2016

Great #AHA16 panel at 11 am: Irregular Armed Conflict and the Development of the Laws of War, 1863–1977 https://t.co/1mqqkDEYnG

— mary dudziak (@marydudziak) January 10, 2016

As always, #dighis and #publichistory panels were popular with twitterstorians:

This morning we're discussing how changes in tech have changed preservation projects in #AfAmHist and #histslavery; follow #s249 #aha16

— AHA (@AHAhistorians) January 10, 2016

#aha16 #s249 First is David Eltis on The Evolution of https://t.co/lnXOLpHJW5. This project has received several NEH grants since 1993.

— Jennifer Serventi (@JenServenti) January 10, 2016

Eltis: sustainability for https://t.co/iA43eD61l8 not just about funding cycles. Its about keeping code up to date. #aha16 #s249

— Christian James (@cscottjames) January 10, 2016

Incredibly useful list of slavery databases &more. Thanks @Matrix_MSU! @WalterHawthorne #slaveryarchive #aha16 https://t.co/yxIpTNUCWn

— Ada Ferrer (@Adita_Ferrer) January 10, 2016

#aha16 #s249 Kelley: SHADD started w/ Life Stories of West Africans in Diaspora. Plans to integrate new sources https://t.co/Cl7V0MepRc

— Jennifer Serventi (@JenServenti) January 10, 2016

A session on media training focused on providing helpful tips for historians to navigate various social media and digital platforms:

#aha16 #s224 Zimnik's media training workshop for historians https://t.co/c6MKxKy72o

— Averill (@aearls) January 10, 2016

Great tip from @MissedinHistory Tracy Wilson for presenting your work on a podcast – learn to speak in short soundbytes! #aha16 #s224

— Averill (@aearls) January 10, 2016

Christian Purdy advising about print coverage for historian: follow the newspaper guidelines, and remember op-ed usually 600words #aha16

— Leduc Grimaldi (@leducgrimaldi) January 10, 2016

ZImnick: Study the analytics on social media sites to know the best time to post and when your audience is reading. #aha16 #s224

— John Fea (@JohnFea1) January 10, 2016

Tracy Wilson from @HowStuffWorks on pitching your activities to podcast and radio… including: speak into the mike!!! #aha16

— Leduc Grimaldi (@leducgrimaldi) January 10, 2016

Best social media advice: use it to drive traffic to your website, your central online presence. Means to an end, not an end itself. #AHA16

— Lisa Munro (@llmunro) January 10, 2016

#s224 #aha16 Your professional social media presence shld be human as well – don't JUST push your academic identity. A lil personal is good

— Averill (@aearls) January 10, 2016

The morning also featured the final sessions organized by the Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History:

Good turnout for our last CLGBTH panel on sexual citizenship. #aha16 #s281 pic.twitter.com/BSMEzLfJg9

— Cmte on LGBT History (@CLGBTH) January 10, 2016

What a great way to end the #aha16! Proud to have helped organize @CLGBTH panels. https://t.co/QLhG47OPOX

— Amanda Littauer (@AmandaLittauer) January 10, 2016

And sessions on the presentation of history in US National Parks:

Allen: being more open and public about their efforts, using bridge with NPS and help from universities #aha16

— Kathleen Thompson (@K_Logo_Thompson) January 10, 2016

Panel on Reconstruction – in a sense the challenge is to reconstruct our national places to interpret this history #nps #aha16

— Allison Horrocks (@allisonhorrocks) January 10, 2016

Watts talks about new program, Foundation Documents, to connect with public and allow for quicker change in park interpretation #aha16

— Kathleen Thompson (@K_Logo_Thompson) January 10, 2016

It’s always a bit hard to say goodbye to the book exhibits (even with the sales and discounts):

Last day at #aha16! Come by and grab those last copies! pic.twitter.com/JL2GjRlLGf

— Penguin Academic (@penguinacademic) January 10, 2016

Closing out the book exhibits at #aha16 pic.twitter.com/dJDglEfxW7

— Lucy (@singingscholar) January 10, 2016

Academic conference physics: how many books will compress my clothes so that I can Tetris them into my suitcase #aha16

— Jessica Parr (@ProvAtlantic) January 10, 2016

The Digital Alley was one of my favorite parts of conference. Some really smart people and terrific tools! #aha16 https://t.co/HNjsjxT7hH

— Kate Sharp Landdeck (@katelanddeck) January 10, 2016

Meanwhile session 253 continued the discussion on how historians can write op-eds to engage the media better and participate in the public sphere:

#aha16 still going strong with @jelani9 @YAppelbaum @katelanddeck and Jonathan Zimmerman on historians and the media!

— Sadie Bergen (@sadiebergen) January 10, 2016

Kate Landeck is up first. Works with the "Op-Ed Project" and teaches history at Texas Women's University. #aha16 #s253

— John Fea (@JohnFea1) January 10, 2016

#AHA16 #s253 Historians sharing knowledge really can make the world a better place. Cosigned. @katelanddeck

— Lisa Munro (@llmunro) January 10, 2016

#aha16 Jonathan Zimmerman -writing opeds makes audience wider, but it's also a duty to leverage his privilege to share knowledge

— Sadie Bergen (@sadiebergen) January 10, 2016

#aha16 @katelanddeck – crafting a public voice as a historian can take place in many outlets (doesn't have to be nytimes) – @katelanddeck

— Sadie Bergen (@sadiebergen) January 10, 2016

@YAppelbaum is now up. Senior political editor @TheAtlantic #aha16 #s253

— John Fea (@JohnFea1) January 10, 2016

Appelbaum: When reporter calls, give them solid quotes–the kind of thing you want to see in print. Don't be too complex #aha16 #s253

— John Fea (@JohnFea1) January 10, 2016

One of the last sessions of the day was on the Text Encoding Initiative:

Major #TEI talk happening in "Marking Text for #dighist"; follow this morning at 11AM #aha16 #s274 https://t.co/M0NIC4RGti

— AHA (@AHAhistorians) January 10, 2016

#aha16 #s274 @joewiz Why might a historian learn TEI? reading existing TEI texts, create own text, or use others' TEI texts for research.

— Jennifer Serventi (@JenServenti) January 10, 2016

.@KingsleySteph showed possibilities offered by digital source editions to show changes made to the text over time #aha16 #DigitalHistory

— Elise Wintz (@EliseWintz) January 10, 2016

.@KathrynTomasek showing how to define cells in account books with TEI in #aha16 #s274 pic.twitter.com/1uhj5P0Ouh

— Stephanie A Kingsley (@KingsleySteph) January 10, 2016

great turnout at our tei session even in last time slot. thanks to all for coming! #aha16

— susan garfinkel (@footnotesrising) January 10, 2016

As folks headed home after 4 action-packed days at #AHA16, the verdict was unanimous:

Had a peachy time at #aha16, great to see friends old & new! Thanks, @AHAhistorians & all. pic.twitter.com/A16VxS1nKM

— Sara Georgini (@sarageorgini) January 10, 2016

Home from #aha16 – I am so excited to be a historian right now.

— strixus (@strixus) January 10, 2016

#aha16 And that's a wrap for me! Thank you to @AHAhistorians and all of the session presenters. Your hard work is very much appreciated.

— Jennifer Serventi (@JenServenti) January 10, 2016

Heading home from a great weekend at #aha16 #asch2016 Energized as always from the company of historians. Now onward to the new semester!

— Emily Conroy-Krutz (@econroykrutz) January 10, 2016

Last panel at #Aha16 and I'm jazzed. I've filled the intellectual well this weekend & am energized for the spring semester! Thanks 2 all!

— Angela Sutton (@DrAngelaSutton) January 10, 2016

Amazing first AHA at #aha16. Feeling so pumped about history and my future! Thanks @AHAhistorians!

— Tiffany Baugh-Helton (@TBaughHelton) January 10, 2016

Had a great time at #aha16. Can't wait to see how next year shapes up.

— Kristina Oschmann (@KristinaO112) January 10, 2016

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