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AHA Today
Check out the AHA's newest blog posts, listed below. Or, visit the blog archive to read past posts. Most Recent Posts:
AHA Council Adopts Resolution on the 2010 Meeting in San Diego
Post-Annual Meeting Hiatus
Monday Overview – 123rd Annual Meeting
Old Stuff, New Tricks: Web 2.0 Technologies
The 2009 General Meeting
Sunday Overview – 123rd Annual Meeting
Opening of the 123rd Annual Meeting
Saturday Overview – 123rd Annual Meeting
Friday Overview – 123rd Annual Meeting
New Gutenberg-e Titles
Bin Yang - Between Winds and Clouds
Rhonda M. Gonzales - Societies, Religion, and History
Shah Mahmoud Hanifi - Connecting Histories in Afghanistan
Laura J. Mitchell - Belongings
Erika Lindgren - Sensual Encounters
Kenneth Steuer - Pursuit of an "Unparalleled Opportunity"
Margaret Poulos - Arms and the Woman
National Coalition for History
December 9
Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein Resigns
Historians Peter Brown and Romila Thapar Named 2008 Kluge Prize Recipients
Senate Panel Issues Report on New NHPRC Grants Law
June 2008 AHR now online
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123rd Annual Meeting
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January 2-5, 2009
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Archives Wiki
The AHA's Archives Wiki is a clearinghouse of information about archival resources throughout the world. And the wiki format allows all historians to contribute.
History Compass
History Compass is offering free access to AHA members through the end of the 123rd Annual Meeting. Login to member services to take advantage of this offer.
Directory of History Journals
This Directory provides links to peer-reviewed English-language journals that publish in all fields of history, as an aid to authors seeking a place to publish their research.
History Doctoral Programs in the United States and Canada
This resource offers a profile of history doctoral programs in the U.S. and Canada, advice for applicants to PhD programs, and a searchable database on dissertations in progress and completed in those programs.