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The 139th #AHA26 publisher exhibition is officially open
as of NOW, come find us at booth 519 🎉
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January 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Starting this #AHA26 morning off with the debut of "The Memory of Negro Fort Podcast," now available on your favorite pod app.

It's written & produced by Sebastian Garcia and John Lancaster of the University of Central Florida. Give it a listen! @historians.org

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The Memory of Negro Fort Podcast
History Podcast · The Memory of Negro Fort Podcast tells the story of how and why Americans have remembered and erased the largest autonomous community of runaway enslaved people and Native Americans ...
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January 9, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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January 9, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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The 1st part of our panel, "An Armed Nation Versus a Disarmed Continent? Gun Culture and Gun Control in the USA and Europe", chaired by Rosamund Johnston at the annual meeting of @historians.org in Chicago, has just begun!
#aha2026 #euguns #gunhistory
January 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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#ACHA26 #AHA26 Don't forget to stop by the information table, pick up a program, and take a picture with Pope Leo XIV! Our plenary panel on Pope Leo is today from 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm in Wilford A, the third floor of the Hilton Chicago. @aschurchhistory.bsky.social @historians.org
January 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
The #AHA26 Exhibit Hall opens this morning at 9 AM in Salon A at the Hilton Chicago. Come browse booths showcasing newly-published books and resources for research, teaching, public engagement, and more. Be sure to visit the AHA's booth (#301)!
January 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Fill your shelves with award-winning research. #AHA26 attendees can visit Booth 213 to receive the conference discount. Not at the meeting? Visit us online to browse these titles and more. buff.ly/7f3wlDQ
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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Ready for #aha26 and lots of podcast talk, but first I need a bagel sandwich.
January 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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It’s day two of #AHA26! Paul Ashenfelter is here from our team at Booth 506. Stop by to learn about our #History titles and say hello.

Not in #Chicago? Make the most of our #Conference discount! Checkout code 14AHA26 unlocks 40% off and #FreeShipping. Start saving: undpress.nd.edu/
January 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Good morning, @historians.org and #AHA26 attendees! Thrilled to be back for the annual conference. We'll be here all weekend with all of our latest books in History for you to peruse!

Our AHA website where you can save 40% on all displayed books is up and running: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...
January 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Nursing rooms will be provided in the Hilton Chicago’s Conference Room 4J and the Palmer House’s Wrigley Parlor at #AHA26.
January 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Our booth is set up for #AHA26 👏

If you're attending be sure to stop by tomorrow to chat with editors Andrew Winters and Andrew Kinney & visit our friends @oieahc.bsky.social in the booth next to us!

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January 8, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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Fabulous #aha26 opening session on history teacher prep. Challenges abound but also unique opportunities.
January 8, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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📚 See you at #AHA26! We’re thrilled to be at the American Historical Association Annual Meeting alongside our friends from Rutgers University Press!

Come say hello at Booth 215 👋 or browse our titles at our virtual book exhibit:
👉 https://ow.ly/N7KL50XTGM2

#History#PublicHistory #ReadUP

January 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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All set up at #AHA26. Exhibit hall opens tomorrow (Friday) at 9 am. So many great new books to see. Stop by (lower level of the Chicago Hilton) and have a look. @universitypress.cambridge.org @historians.org
January 8, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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Please come by our late-breaking #AHA26 session on epistemic humility and the politics of history-- and the attack on history-- tomorrow at the AHA conference.
139th Annual Meeting (January 8-11, 2026): On Tap or On Top? Public Purpose and Epistemic Humility in the Writing and Teaching of History
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January 9, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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Tomorrow at #AHA26, I'm presenting "Cardinal Cushing and the Rise of Ecumenical Catholicism at Harvard," on the history of the Stillman Chair of Catholic Studies at Harvard. Here's Cushing with Harvard President Nathan Pusey. @harvarddivinity.bsky.social @harvard.edu @achahistory.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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If you see at the #AHA26, say hi! I am very distracted.

Tomorrow: @clahistorians.bsky.social Borderlands Section 8:30am 🌅

Sunday: Panel on environment and infrastructure in Latin America

#EnvHist #LatamHist
January 9, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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Finally at #AHA26 after a long wait on the tarmac to deplane. I’m chairing an awesome panel tomorrow on women and well being where panelists explore love, marriage and dress reform.
January 9, 2026 at 2:59 AM
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“He reads it. He cites it. And he makes it accessible to a national audience.” Very cool moment @historians.org #AHA26 recognizing @jamellebouie.net’s exceptional engagement w history and historians in his brilliant opinion writing.
January 9, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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#AHA26 Day 2. Level of tired: tried to put a second pair of glasses on when I was already wearing some.

But onward to the journal editors’ breakfast, the Op-Ed Workshop, and so many other great sessions today!
January 9, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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If you missed our #AHA26 session, you can still access my resources on teaching Latin America in World History! From my website: download my handouts/ PP. Click on the Upcoming Talks/ Events tab and take it from there! For advanced HS, undergrad survey @thewha.bsky.social @clahistorians.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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Are we having fun yet?! It's Day 2 of #AHA26 and there's still so much to see and do today. Here are the sessions the Berks is co-sponsoring with our colleagues at the CCWH today. We hope to see you there!
January 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Happy Second Day of the American Historical Association's Annual Meeting, AHA26! In honor, SIU Press is featuring three new in paperback titles that you can get for 40% off now on our website through January 31 with the code HOLIDAY at checkout! siupress.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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We're in Chicago for #AHA26! If you're here too, we hope you'll stop by our booth to check out recent books and chat with editor in chief @dancrissman.bsky.social!

And if you're not here in person, you can still browse our virtual exhibit using the discount code until March 11: tinyurl.com/y2wurth3
January 9, 2026 at 1:11 PM