With two days already under their belts, many attendees were still going strong on day three: #aha16 has been wonderfully productive so far. Day 3! — Kathleen Thompson (@K_Logo_Thompson) January 9, 2016 Looking forward to another day at #AHA16! It's been a great conference so far. Thanks @AHAhistorians — Kate Sharp Landdeck (@katelanddeck) January 9, 2016 For some, day 3 of #AHA16 began with either a breakfast meeting or a session. The annual networking breakfast of...

In the news this week, the Higher Education Act reauthorization bill (H.R. 4137) made it through Congress with contributions from both sides of the political spectrum. Also, the death of Nobel Prize winning author and historian Alexander Solzhenitsyn has sparked many remembrances, we point to a few. The Library of Congress has posted a webcast of Dane Kennedy’s lecture at the recent Decolonization seminar put...

To begin this week, check out an article by Stan Katz on faculty productivity, learn about a recent workshop on environmental history, read a review of five new books on the Civil War, and discover a 12th-century murder mystery. Then, listen to an interview with historian Gordon Wood, consider a position as a producer of the Backstory podcast, find inspiration in National History Day, and...

As the holidays draw ever nearer we link to two festive posts: holiday events at National Trust Historic Sites and a look back to an eventful Christmas Eve at the White House in 1929. Then we move on to a number of digital history related items: The Journal of American History has a new podcast, the Library of Congress has released a report on their Flickr...

Love true crime podcasts or documentaries? Check out these sessions at the annual meeting.

Among the recently announced 2008 Pulitzer Prize winners are two historians. We start off this post by recognizing them and linking to their award winning works. In other news, the Library of Congress posted a press release last week about the relocation of their European Reading Room, in response to a flurry of protests from academics. From the Chronicle’s Footnoted blog comes an article on the...

University of Vermont sociologist James Loewen has created a web site where visitors can explore a controversial topic in American history: sundown towns. The post Are You Living in a Sundown Town? appeared first on American Historical Association.

The National History Center recently spruced up its web site with a sleeker, more streamlined look... The post National History Center Revamps Website appeared first on American Historical Association.

Since 2007, many have been using the five Cs framework in their teaching. Is it time to add a sixth?

Allison Brown is a writer and editor at the Museum of the Bible. She lives in Edmond, Oklahoma, and has been a member since 2015. Twitter handle: @allisonmbrown Alma mater/s: BA (history and political science), Oklahoma State University, 2011; MA (history of Christianity–Reformation), Wheaton College, 2015 Fields of interest: Protestant Reformation, Geneva Bible, colonial America, history of transmission and translation of the Bible When did you first develop an interest in history? My family enjoys...