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Recently, on the ALHFAM Facebook page and the discussion list (ALHFAM-L), members were asked, "Why ALHFAM?" Why do you join? Why do you renew? Why should others join? The answers so far are not surprising to me: the knowledge base of the members, the willingness to share that knowledge, and the overall congeniality of our… Continue reading Why ALHFAM?
If you need financial help in attending this year's ALHFAM Annual Meeting and Conference in Williamsburg, why not apply for the ALHFAM Fellowship! Eligible candidates must meet ALL of the following qualifications: you or your institution are a member of ALHFAM you have not received a fellowship to an ALHFAM conference in the last five… Continue reading Apply Now for the ALHFAM Fellowship for the Annual Meeting!
In response to many requests, here are preliminary details of the annual meeting so that you can plan now to be in Williamsburg, Virginia, this coming June! We are working to get registration information up on the conference website by mid-February. There will be no registration booklet this year but each registrant will get the… Continue reading 2015 Annual Meeting Preview!
The annual ALHFAM regional online auction is on! There are already a few items listed, but many more donations are needed to make this fun as well as beneficial to the regions. Make your donations now, and bid through Sunday, December 7th! 100% OF PROCEEDS GO TO THE REGIONS --50% of the selling price goes… Continue reading Annual ALHFAM Regional Auction is Here!
The 2015 ALHFAM Annual Meeting conference committee is hard at work planning this coming year's events, including the site visit days. On Sunday, June 21st, we'll spend the day at Colonial Williamsburg, with special programming (some just for annual meeting attendees), and on Tuesday, we'll split the day between Yorktown and Jamestown. In Yorktown we'll… Continue reading Join Us for the 2015 ALHFAM Annual Meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia, June 19-23.
Hot Off the Presses – Skills Workshop (June 21, 2014) There are still a few spaces available in this unique hands-on workshop during the annual Conference. The Strathmore Standard at Heritage Park Historical Village preserves the history of a typical prairie newspaper plant and office. Trades Interpreters demonstrate the operation of an 1870 Wharfedale Press,… Continue reading Conference Update!
The 2014 Conference registration guide will soon be going to print. Thank you to all who submitted session proposals and have contributed to what promises to be a fabulous conference. To whet your appetite, here’s a sneak-peak at one of the optional tours that will be offered on June 21. Badlands, Dinosaurs and Coal… Continue reading 2014 Annual Conference Update!
Do you need financial assistance to attend the 2014 Annual Meeting and Conference in Calgary? Why not apply for the ALHFAM Fellowship? Download the guidelines and application from the ALHFAM website: http://www.alhfam.org/index.php?cat_id=365#732 Deadline for Application: March 1, 2014.
The deadline for proposals is fast approaching! Western Canada has always been a land of entrepreneurs, innovators and risk takers. From early explorers like David Thompson, to the settlers and ranchers who came from all over, they came with little, endured hardships and created a thriving province by sheer will, toil and a “can-do” attitude.… Continue reading 2014 Conference Update
Enjoy this update from 2014 conference chair, Susan Recksiedler: We look forward to welcoming you to Calgary next June… 249 days and counting! We’ve had a few queries from people working on their budgets and vacation schedules and wanted to pass along some details to help with your planning. Registration fees will be set after… Continue reading 2014 Conference Update
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