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2013 Annual Conference Proceedings Submissions
It's not too late to submit your paper from the June 2013 ALHFAM Annual Meeting and Conference for the 2013 Proceedings! Submission guidelines for papers can be found here http://www.alhfam.org/?cat_id=213&nav_tree=96,213 Please send them as soon as possible to Proceedings editor Debra Reid, dareid@eiu.edu. Deb is also the person to contact with any questions or concerns… Continue reading 2013 Annual Conference Proceedings Submissions
Updates from Montana…
Susan Reckseidler says: The keynote address at the tri-regional conference was delivered by none other than Calamity Jane... aka, Joyce Theirer, Phd, from Ride Into History. The key to successful Living History is to be authentic and accurate... and Jane/Joyce had us engaged with every word. ALHFAM President Debra Reid, on behalf of the 3 regions,reads… Continue reading Updates from Montana…
Tri Regional update!
Notes from the field..... From President Debra Reid: Coming to you from Nevada City, Montana. . . the Tri-regional conference (Mountain-Plains, West, and Western Canada) has launched with 68 registrants and sites with collections that make a curator drool. Kay Cynova, Mountain-Plains regional representative, came a day early to get over the shock of such… Continue reading Tri Regional update!
Board conference call update:
Here's a little update from ALHFAM President Debra Reid: The ALHFAM board held its regular conference call on September 6, Friday. The calls help the board members maintain communication between the official semi-annual meetings and follow through on duties in a timely manner. The board heard from Susan Reckseidler about the annual conference, scheduled for… Continue reading Board conference call update:
2014 Conference Update – Bar U Ranch
Enjoy this little preview of the Bar U Ranch from Conference Chair Susan Reckseidler: The second stop on our trip through the rolling foothills of Southern Alberta will be the Bar U Ranch National Historic Site. The Bar U Ranch was one of a small group of large corporate ranches in western Canada. Established in… Continue reading 2014 Conference Update – Bar U Ranch
Calgary 2014 update!
From conference chair Susan Reckseidler: The 2014 Conference planning team spent a great day touring Southern Alberta to plan out one of the site visit days...just a hint of what the folks at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump have to offer...
Summer Bulletin in the mail
The Summer 2013 ALHFAM Bulletin was deposited at the Post Office on Monday for members and subscribers in the US. For those outside the U.S., it's coming a little later since yours are mailed from Ohio.AND all you ALHFAM members can see it on http://www.alhfam.org NOW - IN COLOR!!!! It's a members' only service: you… Continue reading Summer Bulletin in the mail
Cotton
Cotton: The Fabric that Made the Modern World. That’s a bold statement. I might doubt the validity of the claim if anyone other than Giorgio Riello had made it. Professor Riello teaches global history at the University of Warwick. He has many publications under his belt, including one of my favorite essays on material culture… Continue reading Cotton
Share Living History Interpretation
It's been a while since I have blogged, but that's because a lot has been happening. Deciding what to blog about can be a bit overwhelming. Right now the priority seems to be increasing communication about the exciting professional support available for living history interpretation. I've taken the initiative, as ALHFAM president, to launch a… Continue reading Share Living History Interpretation
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