Samuel J. Redman

Congratulations, Kevin. Looking forward to this.

Meet the volunteer army fighting to save the Smithsonian from censorship As Trump seeks to reshape its museums and other cultural institutions, wall text has become a battleground and documentation a form of resistance.

Thanks to James Millward, Chandra Manning and everyone else with Citizen Historians, who are doing the important work of protecting OUR history from censorship. 🗃️ www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

Image for the conference. It has a graphic of a dark blue hand holding a teal quill. On the top right, it reads, "2026 joint conference, September 16-19, Providence RI." In large letters in the center, it reads, The Work of Revolution, American Association for State and Local History, National Council on Public History.

Our workshop "Consulting in a Changing Landscape" was accepted into the 2026 conference for @ncph.bsky.social and the @aaslh.org! This workshop focuses on consulting in public history, archives, museums, and historic preservation for those currently in the field, or looking to make a career change.

In the East Village, Hiding in Plain Sight: A Secret Passage to the Underground Railroad

In the East Village, Hiding in Plain Sight: A Secret Passage to the Underground Railroad www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/n...

NCPH 2026 Election Results. Priya Chhaya, Board VP/President Elect. Amy Wilson, Board Treasurer. Adrienne Burke, Board Officer. Samuel Redman, Board Officer. Kristyn Scorsone, Board Officer. Emiliano Aguilar, Nominating Committee. Sierra Van Ryck de Groot, Nominating Committee.

Join us in welcoming new leadership! Thank you to all voters and the Nominating Committee, and a special thanks to the candidates who agreed to allow their names to be placed on the ballot. Learn more about this year’s group of elected officers at https://ncph.org/news/2026-ncph-election-results/.

Does humanities research matter anymore? (opinion) The rapid collapse in available research funding is one crisis in the humanities we aren’t talking enough about, Asheesh Kapur Siddique writes.

It's possible to do a non-reactionary critique of the current landscape of humanities research funding: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

‘Aanikoobijigan’ Review: Adam & Zack Khalil Craft A Quietly Radical Documentary About Life, Death, Time, & Knowledge [Sundance] “Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild],” the thoughtful and quietly radical new documentary from Ojibwe filmmakers Adam and Zack Khalil, which recently won the NEXT Audience Award at Sundance, is about a great many things.  It’s about life just as it is death, theft as much as it is restoration, and history just as much as it is our current moment. It’s about the ways the past, present, and future are interconnected, challenging us to look more deeply at their relationship, serving as an act of often revolutionary reframing of how we think about time and knowledge. Continue reading ‘Aanikoobijigan’ Review: Adam & Zack Khalil Craft A Quietly Radical Documentary About Life, Death, Time, & Knowledge [Sundance] at The Playlist.

‘Aanikoobijigan’ Review: Adam & Zack Khalil Craft A Quietly Radical Documentary About Life, Death, Time, & Knowledge [Sundance]

But what does Jelly Roll think about Tax Increment Financing?

Indigenous films to screen at Sundance Film Festival - ICT Repatriation theme permeates new Indigenous stories at festival, which bids farewell to ‘Sundance Kid’

The Indigenous feature films include: "Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]" from directors and producers Adam Khalil and Zack Khalil. Ancestors trapped in museum archives bend time and space to find their way home. ictnews.org/arts-enterta...

2026 Graduate Student Travel Award. Assists with conference travel costs for currently-enrolled graduate student members who have a paper, poster, or other presentation accepted for inclusion in the NCPH-AASLH 2026 program. Five travel awards of $500 will be awarded! New Extended Deadline: April 1, 2026.

The #GradStudent Travel Award deadline is now April 1, 2026! This award helps cover travel costs for #GradStudent members accepted for inclusion in the NCPH-AASLH 2026 conference program. Five travel awards of $500 each will be given out this year! https://ncph.org/about/awards/student-awards/

Graphic says "Teacher Workshops Winter 2026" Below is a painted portrait of a Black woman wearing white bonnet and a color photo of 2 girls working on a tri-fold project

K-12 educators, the MHS is offering two teacher workshops this winter:
- Elizabeth Freeman & the End of Slavery in Massachusetts
- Project-Based Learning in the Social Studies Classroom: An Introduction to National History Day in MA

More details on our website:
www.masshist.org/allevents?ca...

This is all awful.

MOUNT VERNON TO PHILADELPHIA: A Path to Freedom-For Some The nine enslaved men and women of the President's House were chosen by Washington to accompany him to Philadelphia. They were separated from their families back in Mount Vernon and rotated out of state regularly to prevent them from gaining freedom under Pennsylvania law. CHARACTERS Christopher Sheels, enslaved attendant to Washington Hercules. enslaved cook Richmond, Hercules' enslaved son Giles, enslaved stable hand Oney Judge, enslaved maid and seamstress to Martha Austin, Ona's enslaved half brother, house servant Paris. enslaved stable hand Moll, enslaved maid to Martha Joe Richardson, enslaved postillion for the presidential coach [Floor plan] SERVANTS' EATING HALL

Here's one of the panels that Trump just removed from the President's House site in Philadelphia. (I took this picture of it last March. A couple of weeks later I led a walking tour that included the site.) Does this information "disparage" the United States?

The City of Philadelphia is suing the Trump administration after the National Park Service removed a long-standing exhibit on slavery in the city's Independence National Historical Park. https://cnn.it/4jSDTZQ

Gift of Mrs. David M. Levy

Jacob Lawrence, They arrived in great numbers into Chicago, the gateway of the West, 1940-41
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134638

Smithsonian removes Trump impeachment text as it swaps his portrait A Trump official previously complained about a caption beside his National Portrait Gallery photo mentioning his impeachments and the U.S. Capitol insurrection.

The National Portrait Gallery removed a swath of text that mentioned President Trump’s two impeachments and the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection as it swapped out a prominent photo of him this week.

The Smithsonian Faces New Pressure to Submit to Trump’s Will

The Smithsonian Faces New Pressure to Submit to Trump’s Will

The institution, long regarded as independent, is facing a White House deadline to hand over records about its content and will see turnover that could reshape its governing board.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/a...

Wow, what a time for NMAAHC to be searching for a new Director. Just posted today. www.dsgco.com/search/22472...

What Is Public History? And how does it help you?

What are some of your favorite ways of engaging with #history outside of academia? I love going to museums like Old Sturbridge Village where I can feel like I’m transported to another time for an afternoon. But of course, I also love reading books. historybythebook.substack.com/p/what-is-pu...

2026 Joint Conference September 16-19, Providence, RI. The Work of Revolution. American Association for State and Local History. National Council on Public History. Deadline extended! AASLH-NCPH 2026 final proposals due December 5, 2025.

NCPH-AASLH 2026 #conference proposals are due today! If you’ve been editing a draft on @aaslh.org’s Submittable platform, don't forget to actually click “submit” before midnight tonight. https://loom.ly/ixDV318 #WorkOfRevolution

Chancellor’s Leadership Awards Renamed the Professor John H. Bracey Jr. Leadership Awards | UMass Amherst Nominations are being accepted until Dec. 15 for the Professor John H. Bracey Jr. Leadership Awards, which will be presented to three outstanding members of the UMass Amherst community at the annual M...

This is a great way to honor the legacy of John Bracey, who was a remarkable presence on our campus at UMass. I miss him.

Chancellor’s Leadership Awards Renamed the Professor John H. Bracey Jr. Leadership Awards - www.umass.edu/news/article...

Four more people arrested in connection with Louvre heist French authorities say those held include alleged final member of four-man gang who broke into museum French authorities have arrested four more people in connection with last month’s spectacular heist of an estimated €88m (£77m) of crown jewels from the Louvre, the Paris prosecutor has said. “They are two men aged 38 and 39, and two women aged 31 and 40, all from the Paris region,” Laure Beccuau said. French media said the arrests included the last remaining alleged member of the four-man gang who broke into the museum. Continue reading...

Four more people arrested in connection with Louvre heist

Postcard and Letter-Writing Campaign. December 8, 2025. 6:00 pm Eastern. Bring your postcard and letter-writing supplies, and we'll provide ideas, tips, and company while you write to your representatives. Co-hosted by the NCPH Advocacy Committee and Organization of American Historians. NCPH and OAH logos affixed in the top right corner, like stamps on a postcard.

Did you miss the last write-in? Join the next one on Dec. 8 from 6-7pm ET! Write to your representatives to advocate for #history in good company, with the NCPH #Advocacy Committee, @oah.org, and friends! https://community.ncph.org/event/postcard-writing-dec-2025

Two students look at objects in the reading room at The Museum of English Rural Life.

Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research?

We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.

Find out more:

collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/

The History Department of the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for an Assistant Professor in the History of the Modern Middle East. Areas of specialization are open. Please share! - careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u... #History #Historians

The History Department of the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for an Assistant Professor in the History of the Modern Middle East. Areas of specialization are open. Please share! - careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u... #History #Historians

The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care? The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity

"Students who began their doctorates in September 2023 have now entered their final year of funding without access to British Library digitisations and, for long periods, without access to British Library manuscripts." - www.cityam.com/the-british-...

Many internet services disrupted after Cloudflare warns of service issues Cloudflare said that it was "experiencing an internal service degradation."

Many internet services disrupted after Cloudflare warns of service issues - Cloudflare said that it was "experiencing an internal service degradation." www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...

Public historians, I am running for the NCPH Board of Directors, and I hope you will support me. Reach out to me with your ideas about the future of public history! ncph.org/wp-content/u...