Public History

Major professional association for public history. Includes the History @ Work blog, publications, job board, etc.

Group comprised of archivists, librarians, educators, and students interested in archives in the San Antonio area. Includes a list of local archives with descriptions and links.

American Historical Association jobs and professional development resources. The AHA website is huge and includes a variety of resources. One of note: the fascinating blog AHA Today.

Association for the history, local history, and museum community. Includes a job board along for other resources.

Membership by individuals, organizations, and vendors interested in the "preservation or interpretation of material culture, traditional skills and historical processes."

"Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (RRCHNM) is a multi-disciplinary team that develops online teaching resources, digital collections and exhibits, open-source software, and training in digital literacy and skills."

Membership organization committed to the value of oral history and to encourage best practices and offer support for oral historians in a variety of disciplines.

"North America's oldest and largest national professional association dedicated to the needs and interests of archives and archivists."

"Encourage the study, interpretation, and preservation of historically significant industrial sites, structures, artifacts, and technology."

Association of scholars who study the history of the American West. Relevant for students in the San Antonio and larger region.

Search by the term "public history" to see assigned readings with that term in the title. Then, click a title to see other books assigned along with that title. Or, try other terms like digital history, oral history, archives, museums, etc.

Recommended readings, best practices, guide to PH programs, and more.

ERSI ArcGIS Story Maps are web applications that allow you to create text and image-based narratives. Free to use.

Program requirements for public history degrees and syllabi

Available to St. Mary's students and other affiliated users in Gateway. You will find it under the main page section: Launchpad >> Launchpad >> Atomic Learning.

Bexar County's BiblioTech library offers Lynda.com tutorials to library card holders. You can apply for a card online if you live in Bexar County.

Open access tutorials on programming, digital tools, digital publishing, and more.

Bexar County's BiblioTech library offers Treehouse's coding tutorials to library card holders. You can apply for a card online if you live in Bexar County.