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Each participating association helped to distribute the survey across the public history community and will share the aggregated, anonymous data that is collected. These organizations sought to learn more about the demographics, training, employment conditions, and expectations of public history practitioners. In 2008, the NCPH participated in a Survey of Public History Professionals (SPHP)*, prepared by staff at NCPH and AHA. Send us a Direct Message on Instagram or email us at if you’re interested! SURVEY OF PUBLIC HISTORY PROFESSIONALS

Meanwhile on Instagram, you can sign up to do a week-long takeover of the account, where you can share posts and stories about your work. You can request to join the NCPH Members’ Forum on Facebook, where you can ask questions, share successes or concerns, publicize a project or event, or just catch up with public history friends. If you are an NCPH member, there are additional social media perks. A few of our committees also manage related Twitter accounts, follow them for more specific content: NCPH Consultants Committee, NCPH Committee on Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA), NCPH New Professional and Student Committee, NCPH Government Historians Committee. NCPH maintains organizational accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Ask A Manager, a resource for general career advice.

American Association of State and Local History Career Center.PreserveNet, the Preservationist’s resource.“Careers in Public History,” webpage from the American Historical Association.“Tips for Finding a Job in Preservation” website from the National Trust for Historic Preservation Career Center.NCPH has also developed a Best Practices for Job Postings document for employers posting jobs with NCPH and elsewhere.

Whether you are still in school, a recent graduate of a public history program, or looking to change positions, NCPH offers a job listing, updated weekly, to aid in your search.

National association of personal historians