Need a new search?

Sunday, August 11, 2024 Historic Site Tours and Events You have your choice of four tours. Space is limited and we expect all four to sell out. Select and pay for your tour when you register for History Camp Boston. The tours to Beverly and Hingham are at roughly the same time, so you will only be able to attend one. The Innovation Trail and Black Heritage Trail walking tours are in the morning and afternoon, so attendees can choose to do either or both. Boston's Innovation Trail: A Special Collaboration with History Camp 10:00 am–12:00 pm—Includes special entrance to Verizon Museum of Innovation in Communications Beacon Hill's 19th Century African American Community - A Walking Tour 1:30PM - 4PM - a walking tour developed especially for History Camp Witches, Privateers, and Bankers: Five Centuries of North Shore History in Beverly 9:30 [Read more...]

What is History Camp? Comments after History Camp Boston 2023 (includes sessions, photos, videos) "Eclectic mix of amateur and professional historians in bit-sized presentations." "Provides historical snapshots of items not usually covered in conventional history." "Total immersion experience in evolution of USA." "Enjoy a full day with other history buffs as you select from dozens of lectures on every era of US history. Meet fellow historians and share your ideas with one another." "Something for everyone." "An inspiring event. Mentally challenging and a great opportunity to reconnect with our roots." "An embarrassment of riches.  So many fascinating sessions by excellent scholars and presenters." "A chance to surround yourself with fellow history nerds!" "A semester of history in a day!" "It can't be beat!" History Camp was founded in 2014 as a casual conference for adults from all walks of life—students, teachers, professors, authors, bloggers, reenactors, [Read more...]

History Camp Boston 2024 (Sold Out!) Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, August 9–11, 2024 Thanks to the 350+ history lovers from across the country who came to this year’s History Camp Weekend. It was our tenth anniversary and it was grand. Post History Camp Updates! View images from History Camp Boston 2024 (NEW!). Watch presentations from History Camp Boson 2024 (NEW!). If there is a video of a session it is listed with that session. And this year we were able to get videos of nearly all of the sessions. Next year we're aiming for 100%! Read descriptions of 2024 Speakers and Sessions which also now include links to recorded presentations. Download the 2024 session guide and the 2024 session grid (with changes made that day). History Camp Boston 2024 At-A-Glance Friday (Evening) Friday, August 9, 2024, 5:30 [Read more...]

Frequently Asked Questions + Key Dates Questions? Contact us at help@historycamp.org 2022 Key Dates Saturday, July 2 Everyone Early bird registration OPENS (save $10!). Saturday, July 2 Presenters Only Applications to present at History Camp America opens—See the Presenting page for details and link to the application form. Sunday, July 31 Everyone Deadline for early bird registration—Register by midnight (Eastern) and save $10. Saturday, August 20 Presenters Only Applications to present at History Camp America close—See the Presenting page for details and link to the application form. Wednesday, August 31 Presenters Only Presenters informed of status of application (latest date). Monday, September 5 Presenters Only Last date for accepted speakers to confirm presentation offer and supply updated/amended title, description, bio, and headshot for every speaker or presenter in the session. Thursday, September 15 Presenters Only Recorded presentations due. Friday, October 21 Everyone Register by [Read more...]

Presenting at History Camp History Camp is the only history conference in the country that welcomes people from all walks of life, regardless of degree, profession, occupation, or organizational membership to share what they've learned with others. It's developed a well-deserved reputation for the breadth and depth of the topics covered, and as a result, people travel from across the country to attend History Camp Boston every year. As we enter our 11th year, we're doing even more to curate a day of presentations that history lovers will find fascinating. To give yourself the best chance to be selected, read all of the information below, browse session information from prior years, and watch videos of outstanding presentations before drafting and submitting your information. History Camp Boston 2025 We expect that History Camp Boston 2025 will be in mid-August. You can submit your proposal now and we will [Read more...]

History Camp Boston 2017 March 18–19, 2017 Suffolk University Law School, Sargent Hall, 120 Tremont Street, Boston, MA History Camp Boston 2017 was the largest History Camp held to date, with more people and more sessions than ever before. It was also the first time we had events on Sunday, turning History Camp Boston in to History Camp Boston Weekend. Thanks to the sponsorship of Professor Robert Allison and the support of Suffolk University, History Camp Boston 2017 will be held in Suffolk University Law School’s Sargent Hall at 120 Tremont Street—just steps from the Freedom Trail and King's Chapel, the Granary Burying Ground, and other historic sites in downtown Boston. History Camp Boston 2017—Sessions Saturday, March 18 Suffolk University Law School, Sargent Hall, 120 Tremont Street, Boston, MA America’s Premier Surveyor: The Life and Times of Andrew Ellicott Lorna Hainesworth, ambassador and national traveler, Lifetime Member of the Surveyors Historical Society, the [Read more...]

History Camp Iowa 2015—Presentations Title Description Presenter(s) “Democratizing Digitization: How thousands of strangers across the world are helping preserve Iowa history.” In 2011, the University of Iowa launched a pilot project with a new web-based platform and invited members of the public—anyone, anywhere—to transcribe historic documents, including wartime diaries, letters, and manuscripts, cookbooks and other personal papers. Since that pilot, the program has been expanded and today thousands of people have transcribed more the 60,000 pages of documents. We’ll take a close look at one of these projects. You’ll learn how this works, how you can get involved, and why this program continues to grow. Mark F. Anderson, Digital Collections Librarian, University of Iowa Libraries History in Fast Forward: 12 million years in just 30 minutes From woolly mammoths to Woodland period burial mounds, from the Nation’s 34th First Lady to the girl who saved a [Read more...]

History Camp Boston 2016 [We're migrating out archive to our new platform—more page updates to come.] History Camp Boston 2016—Sessions The False Lessons of the Stamp Act Crisis J. L. Bell (boston1775@earthlink.net, boston1775.net) Two hundred fifty years ago this spring, Boston—and the rest of North America—celebrated Parliament’s repeal of the Stamp Act. Thus ended the first act of the British imperial crisis. Both sides came away with misconceptions that led them into replicating the same conflict within two years. This talk explores those mistaken ideas, some of which still affect our understanding of the coming of the Revolution today. Discovering New England’s Hidden Histories in Congregational Church Records Jeff Cooper, Congregational Church and Archives (jcooper@14beacon.org, congregationallibrary.org/nehh/main) Every summer over the last decade, Jeff Cooper has trekked to Massachusetts from his post as a professor at the University of Oklahoma to research the earliest records of the Congregational [Read more...]

HistoryCamp.org is loaded with resources for homeschoolers! Free resources perfect for upper-middle school and high school-aged learners 150+ videos of discussions with noted authors 20+ videos of behind-the-scenes tours of historic sites 150+ videos of presentations on a wide variety of interesting topics from past History Camps Easily search across all of this content by clicking on the search icon in the nav bar Serious, in-depth content that engages smart, curious students Never political As a history enthusiast and a homeschool mom I have attended History Camp many times.  It always reignites my passion for history and gives me new ideas for unit studies, little-known nooks and crannies of local and national history that I can bring home to use with my family’s education.  I trust History Camp’s content to be exciting, pertinent and thought-provoking. — Melissa Robb, Rhode Island Streamed events weekly and in-person events annually Every week [Read more...]