Whitmer Meets Harry, JWHA 2025:
By October 15, 2025
Thanks to Katherine Pollock for this writeup!
“Back to Independence!” could be the calling cry of the John Whitmer Historical Association, which returns to Independence, Missouri, every three years for its annual September conference. Although the location was familiar, JWHA finds new places and spaces for the history community to gather and learn. This year, the conference was held at the Harry S. Truman Library & Museum. Renovated and updated in 2021, several of the session rooms contained beautifully painted murals, and attendees explored the modernized museum about President Harry S. Truman’s life throughout the conference.
Organized by President-Elect Matthew L. Harris (Colorado State University-Pueblo) and his committee, this year’s conference featured twenty-three sessions with forty-six presentations, three panels, and three keynotes. Sessions and panels spanned different Restoration denominations, time periods, and parts of the world.
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