Receptions
Tickets for meal functions are available during preregistration only. A small theater seating area is provided in each luncheon room for attendees who wish to hear the speaker without purchasing a meal. Register online here.
Thursday, April 19
Dessert before Dinner
Thursday, April 19, 4:30 PM — 5:30 PM
The IEHS invites attendees to “Dessert Before Dinner,” the third annual reception for graduate students and early career scholars. This reception will introduce emerging scholars to the Immigration and Ethnic History Society and offer them the opportunity to meet senior scholars in the field. Attendees will have the chance to speak to IEHS members about their flagship publication, the Journal of American Ethnic History, as well as the awards and prizes sponsored by the society.
Sponsored by Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Reception to Honor Joe Trotter
Thursday, 5:00 pm — 6:30 pm
Immediately following the session, “At the Crossroads: Joe Trotter, the Syntheses of African American, Urban, Public, and Labor Histories,” will be a reception honoring Joe Trotter, Giant Eagle Professor of History and Social Justice at Carnegie Mellon University.
Sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University
Opening Night in the Exhibit Hall
Thursday, 6:00 pm — 7:30 pm
Enjoy drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and a chance to meet with friends while browsing the exhibits. Take this opportunity to visit and talk with exhibitor representatives, meet OAH and NCPH staff and leadership, and connect with old or new friends before dinner at one of Milwaukee’s many restaurants.
Sponsored by Oxford University Press
Friday, April 20
OAH New Members Break
Friday, 2:30 pm — 4:00 pm
The OAH Membership Committee invites new members for a mid-afternoon break immediately preceding the Friday plenary session. This informal gathering is a great place for new members and anyone interested in becoming a member to meet and learn about the benefits of belonging to a professional association.
OAH International Committee Reception
Friday, 5:30 pm — 7:00 pm
The OAH International Committee welcomes all convention attendees interested in faculty and student exchanges and other efforts to promote global ties among American historians. Attendees from countries other than the United States are especially invited to attend.
Public Historians Reception
Friday, 5:30 pm — 7:00 pm
OAH—s Committee on Public History and the NCPH invite all public historians and those interested in public history for drinks and light refreshments. This reception is a great opportunity to connect with colleagues and build your professional network.
Sponsored by: Society for History in the Federal Government
Department of History, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
University of Massachusetts History Department
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of West Florida Public History Program
OAH Distinguished Members and Donors Reception
Friday, 5:30 pm — 7:00 pm
The OAH is pleased to host an invitation-only reception for our longtime members and major donors. Members who recently reached the fifty-year milestone will be honored during the event.
SHGAPE Reception
Friday, 6:00 pm — 7:30 pm
The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era will host a reception for all SHGAPE members and meeting attendees interested in the study of the period.
Precollegiate Teaching Reception
Friday, 7:00 pm — 9:00 pm
The OAH Committee on Teaching invites all precollegiate teachers to join them for drinks and light hors d’oeuvres. The reception also offers an opportunity to meet with other teachers and prepare for the weekend of Teaching Labor History events designed specifically for high school educators.
Sponsored by: Labor and Working-Class History Association (LAWCHA)
Wisconsin Labor History Society (WLHS)
“Constructing and Reconstructing Liberty: A Teaching American History Project,” Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Saturday, April 21
NCPH Consultants Reception
Saturday, 5:00 pm — 6:30 pm
Interested in consulting and contract work? Join new and experienced consultants at an informal reception for lively conversation, hors d’oeuvres, and drinks. We hope to continue and further conversations generated in sessions and workshops, as well as to discuss how best to promote and support the work of public history consultants.
Organized by the NCPH Consultants Committee
Cosponsored by: Adamson Historical Consulting
Hugh Davidson, Historical Research Associates, Inc.
Littlefield Historical Research
New South Associates, Inc.
Northwest History Network
William Willingham
OAH Presidential Reception
Saturday, 5:30 pm — 7:00 pm
Join the OAH in thanking President Alice Kessler-Harris for her service to the organization this year. Enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres before the live taping of BackStory with the American History Guys at 7:00 pm.
Sponsored by:
Division of Arts and Sciences at Columbia University
History Department at Columbia University
Oxford University Press
