2026
October 14-17. The Oral History Association will host its annual meeting at the Hilton Downtown Hotel in Portland, Oregon. The theme of this year’s event will be “Landscapes of Memory.” For registration and other information, see the Association’s website.
October 20-22. Fifth Annual Historical Analysis Annual Conference, sponsored by the Dupuy Institute. Email: lawrencetdi@aol.com.
October 28-31. The 61st Annual Northern Great Plains History Conference will be held in Bozeman, Montana. The conference includes a full slate of SMH sessions. Details at ngphconference.org.
November 12-13. Research Seminar on New Research in Italian Military History, Lucca (Italy), Auditorium of the Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lucca. Info: cisrsmbism@gmail.com.
November 19-21. The National WWII Museum will host its 19th Annual International Conference on WWII at the museum’s compound in New Orleans, Louisiana. For registration and other details, visit the Museum’s website.
2027
January 5-6. New Directions in World War II History 2027 Spring Emerging Scholars Colloquium, hosted by National WWII Museum’s Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy in New Orleans. Contact: taylor.lindner@nationalww2museum.org.
January 7-10. The American Historical Association will hold its annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. For details as they become available see the Association’s website.
February 8-9. The Greater Second World War and Modern Global Geopolitics, UNSW Canberra, City Campus, Canberra, Australia. Contact: Dr. Nicole Townsend, n.townsend@unsw.edu.au.
February 26-27. The National World War II Museum will host a symposium titled “Like a Thunderbolt from the Skies”: Airborne Forces in World War II at the museum site in New Orleans.
March 11-14. The Society for Military History will hold its annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana.
April 1-4. The Organization of American Historians will offer its annual meeting at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square in San Francisco, California. For more information, see the Organization’s website.
April 21-24. The National Council on Public History will hold its annual meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. This year’s theme is “Holding the Line,” and the event’s poster session will be held on April 22, 2027 at the Hyatt Regency at the Arch Hotel in St. Louis. For more information, see the Council’s website.