Resources

Professional, Academic, and Cultural Organizations

Public History

These organizations and websites are national in scope and audiences, and provide a wealth of information and resources for historians. There are many resources here for graduate students as well as experienced professionals and scholars, and great opportunities for exploration and participation at all levels.

American Alliance of Museums
The American Alliance of Museums aids the professionalization of the museum field by developing standards and offering career development opportunities such as webinars, an annual conference, and maintaining a job board. AAM’s other main focus is advocacy.

American Association for State and Local History
The American Association for State and Local History provides a community for institutions and individuals dedicated to state and local history, and offers numerous services to the field such as various blogs regarding specific aspects of local history, management programs for member institutions, a free job board, and workshops designed to train professionals working within local history organizations.

American Historical Association
The American Historical Association is the largest professional organization in the United States devoted to the promotion of history and historical thinking.

H-Net
H-Net is an international interdisciplinary organization of scholars and teachers dedicated to developing the enormous educational potential of the Internet and the World Wide Web.

National Council on Public History
The National Council on Public History establishes professional standards and best practices, provides numerous professional development opportunities through their annual conference and workshops, rewards excellence in public history, and provides a network for public historians.

National Park Service
The National Park Service is the US government department responsible for the stewardship of the national parks, including national historical parks and sites, within the United States.

Organization of American Historians
The Organization of American Historians is the largest professional society dedicated to the teaching and study of American history.

Teaching With Historic Places
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Teachinghistory.org is designed to help K–12 history teachers access resources and materials to improve U.S. history education in the classroom.

Regional and State Organizations and Websites
These organizations and websites operate within the New England region. Many of these organizations host conferences, provide grants, and offer scholarships for the study and presentation of history.

Massachusetts Cultural Council
The Massachusetts Cultural Council is the state agency that “promotes excellence, access, education, and diversity in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences” within Massachusetts.

Mass Humanities
Mass Humanities is an independent organization that receives funding from the Mass Cultural Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities in order to support programs that utilize the humanities to enhance life within Massachusetts.

New England Historical Association
New England Historical Association is the regional affiliate of the American Historical Association.

New England Museum Association
The New England Museum Association is an organization for museums of all types within New England.

Archives

These professional organizations provide a wealth of information and resources for archivists & historians. 

ARMA International
ARMA International is a not-for-profit professional association and the authority on governing information as a strategic asset.

International Council on Archives
The International Council on Archives (ICA) is dedicated to the effective management of records and the preservation, care and use of the world’s archival heritage through its representation of records and archive professionals across the globe.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference
MARAC is a volunteer, regional consortium of archivists who live and work in the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia, and in the District of Columbia.

National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators
The National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators is a professional association dedicated to the improvement of federal, state, and local government records and information management and the professional development of government records administrators and archivists.

New England Archivists
New England Archivists is a regional organization of people who organize, describe, preserve, and provide access to historical records in a variety of formats.

Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)
The Northeast Document Conservation Center is the first independent conservation laboratory in the United States to specialize exclusively in the conservation and preservation of paper-based collections.

Society of American Archivists
The Society of American Archivists is North America’s oldest and largest national archival professional association.