"Lunch and Learn" Jan. 13 at New Haven City Hall

The NHOHP has been invited to make a presentation about its work for the City of New Haven City Plan Department on Friday, January 13, 2006, at City Hall.

The Family Table

The NHOHP collaborated with the International Festival of Arts and Ideas in New Haven to produce a panel about family-run restaurants in New Haven.

Life in the Model City: Stories of Urban Renewal in New Haven

A major interviewing project and subsequent exhibition will use oral history interviews to understand the lingering effects of New Haven’s massive redevelopment projects.

Political Science 251a: The Future of American Cities (Fall, 2004)

NHOHP Director Andy Horowitz co-taught this political science seminar with NHOHP Board Member Doug Rae.

CSJE 390b: Oral History / New Haven History (Spring, 2005)

As part of the college seminar program, the NHOHP offered the first undergraduate course in Yale’s history focusing on oral history.

Local History Days: community discussions about how Urban Renewal changed our neighborhoods

A chance for people who lived and worked in New Haven during the redevelopment programs of the 1950s and 1960s to help write the history of their hometown, through a series of group discussions.

History 151a: New Haven and the Problem of Change in the American City (Fall, 2003)

The New Haven Oral History Project supported two specially designated oral history discussion sections of this popular Yale University lecture course.

Women's Political Activism, 1950-2000

A major initiative focusing on women and politics in New Haven during the past half century.

Celebrating the Centennial of the New Haven County Bar Association

The NHOHP is partnering with the New Haven County Bar Association on an oral history project celebrating the centennial of the organization. The interviews with judges, layers, and other members of the New Haven legal community will focus on the history of the NHCBA, as well as the city’s 20th century legal history more broadly.

"Sharing the Story: Community As Curator" Panel Discussion

In September, 2005, NHOHP Director Andy Horowitz joined Peter Lamothe, Director of the New Haven Colony Historical Society, Joe Ferrucci, Assistant Professor and the University of Kentucky, and Dan Diaz, co-founder of Arte Inc. on a panel presentation at the American Association for State and Local History’s annual conference. They discussed their experiences working with community groups to interpret and exhibit local history in New Haven, Connecticut. More information can be found here.

Because of the success of AASLH panel, we have been invited to present our model at the American Association of Museum’s centenial meeting in April, 2006.