We invite you to attend upcoming RIC meetings to enjoy presentations and connect with a community of history professionals. Presentations are scheduled through the end of 2025 (see below), and current members are eager to welcome new and interested colleagues.
The RIC brings together a diverse group of history professionals and offers participants:
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Access to information and guidance on grants, conferences, advocacy, and job opportunities in historical preservation, public history interpretation, and history education.
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A supportive space to present in-progress research and receive constructive feedback.
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Mentorship and encouragement for emerging professionals pursuing careers in the field.
Whether you’re seeking resources, feedback, or professional connections, the RIC provides a welcoming space to grow and share your work. RIC meets the third Monday of every month at 3 p.m. ET. Please reach out to membership@ncwhs.org for the Zoom link.
Monday, October 20th 2025
Topic: “New Histories of North Star House.”
Speaker: Carla Holtzclaw. Carla is a retired high school English teacher, grant writer and a national school safety consultant, and has assumed the lead researcher and author role of a 15-member team working on an amended nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.
Description: This presentation shares the newly discovered histories of North Star House, architect Julie Morgan and author Mary Hallock Foote. North Star House’s amended nomination to the National Register of Historic Places received four Nationally Significant Designations in Architecture, Literature, Social History: Equal Rights, and Social History: Women’s History.
Monday, November 17th 2025
Topic: “The History We Know vs. The History They See: Editing Wikipedia for Women’s Stories”
Speaker: Brandi Burns, Director of Education and Engagement at the Utah Historical Society
Description: This presentation discusses the current gender gap on Wikipedia, summarizes Wikipedia’s mission and how Wikipedia editors build a consensus-based system, and suggest how RIC might contribute to Wikipedia and help bridge the gender gap. Brandi will conclude her presentation with a demonstration of how Wikipedia edits are made and then address audience questions.
Monday, December 15th 2025
Topic: “The Art of Noncompliance: Lessons Learned from Margaret Matsui Phillips and Hansel Mieth’s Defiance of Anti-Japanese Racism at LIFE, 1941-1943.”
Speaker: Sarah Pawlicki. Sarah is an ACE-Mellon Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow and Adjunct History Professor at the University of Illinois Springfield.
Description: This presentation draws on LIFE magazine employees Margaret Matsui Phillips and Hansel Mieth’s lives and careers. It details the tactics both women used to resist wartime racism and chauvinism, ultimately outlining how their legacies provide insight into strategies cultural heritage professionals may use today to meet the political moment.