By February 21, 2023
Cristina and I can’t wait for the First Annual Juanita Brooks Conference! A link to the full schedule can be found at the bottom of this page. Individual pages of the program are also below. Use the hashtag #JuanitaCon to discuss the conference on social media!
REGISTER HERE. The conference is free and open to the public.
By February 20, 2023
Today the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Church History Department published the prison journals of Belle Harris. Harris was one of roughly a dozen women arrested during “The Raid,” the federal persecution and prosecution of Latter-day Saint polygamists from 1882-1890. Federal marshals arrested polygamists and suspected polygamists under the authority of the Edmunds Act (1882) and the Edmunds-Tucker Act (1887), which severely curtailed Latter-day Saint religious freedom and civil rights. Harris also appears in several other digitized resources produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
By February 14, 2023
September 21-24, 2023
Fredericksburg, Texas
“Restoration Tales from Texas Dust”
By February 8, 2023
The University of Virginia’s Mormon Studies Program invites applications for short-term fellowships to conduct research in the Gregory A. Prince Collection during 2023 on any of the religious communities identified with Mormonism. Three fellowships of $2,500 will be awarded this year. Especially welcome are proposals related to race, gender and sexuality, or international Mormonism.
Prince Collection Fellowships are open to U.S. citizens and foreign nationals
Applications will be reviewed beginning April 15, 2023 and will be accepted until award funds are committed. Applicants will be notified of the committee’s decision by May 15. Once awarded, funds must be expended by December 2023.
By January 30, 2023
THE DEADLINE FOR THE 2023-24 MORMON STUDIES FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION IS MARCH 1, 2023. LINK TO APPLICATION HERE
The first of its kind in the nation, the Tanner Humanities Center’s Mormon Studies fellowship provides a doctoral student funds to spend a year researching the history, beliefs, and culture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members, or any religious group that traces its roots to Joseph Smith Jr. This fellowship is open to all dissertation level students of the Mormon Experience from any university in the United States or from around the world. Areas of focus include, but are not limited to: Theology, History, Sociology, Economics, Literature, Philosophy, and Political Science.
By January 30, 2023
Friends: be sure to check out this conversation between Amanda Hendrix-Komoto and Andrés Reséndez!
Here’s the direct registration link for Zoom: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nL7dqV69TCq7jMtkeo68UQ
By January 19, 2023
Friends and colleagues, the time has come to submit articles for Mormon History Association awards! Here are this year’s categories:
Jenny Reeder chairs the Article Awards Committee is chaired by Jenny Reeder. Authors and readers are invited to submit, by email, articles for the committees’ consideration: jennyreeder1@gmail.com.
Self-submissions are encouraged, as are all other forms of award submissions.
You can also submit for book awards, and learn about MHA’s other awards, HERE.
By December 15, 2022
This job is to assist the Church History Department in its purpose to help God’s Children make and keep sacred covenants by researching and writing for Church history publications, sometimes as a project lead. Under limited supervision, this individual acts as a primary contributor to Church history publications, researching, writing, annotating, and editing content regarding Latter-day Saint history. Reports to managing historian or senior managing historian.
By December 8, 2022
The Editor of the John Whitmer Historical Association will manage the accession, review, acceptance/rejection, revision, and editing of professional articles, book reviews, and letters to prepare for submission to the production director for each biannual issue.
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