The Polish American Historical Association is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization devoted to the study of Polish American history and culture. Founded in 1942 as part of the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America, PAHA became an autonomous scholarly society in 1948. As an affiliate of the American Historical Association, PAHA assists and cooperates with individuals and organizations interested in Polish American life and history. For the Goals and Activities of PAHA,

To meet the 2007-2009 PAHA Officers and Board of Directors and find out about their latest work in the field of Polish American Studies,

The 2009 Annual Meeting will be held January 2 - 5, 2009 in New York City
based at the Hilton New York & Sheraton New York Hotels. Paper and panel proposals are now being accepted for the PAHA Annual Meeting.

Session organizers should collect the following information, which will be needed to submit a complete proposal:

* Session title (of no more than 20 words)
* Session abstract (up to 500 words)
* Paper or presentation titles
* Abstract or description for each presentation (up to 300 words)
* Biographical paragraph or c.v. summary (up to 250 words) for each participant
* Correct mailing and e-mail address for each participant
* Chair (required) and commentator (optional) for the session
* Audiovisual needs, if any

Proposals should be submitted to PAHA Vice President Ann Hetzel Gunkel at agunkel@colum.edu before May 10, 2008. Electronic proposals (in email & word format are strongly preferred.) Written proposals may be sent to Professor Ann Hetzel Gunkel, Dept. of Liberal Education, 600 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60605, USA. A special call for Papers on New York Polonia follows.

Special call for NY Polonia Papers Wanted for PAHA Annual Meeting 2009 If you wish to present a paper or develop a panel discussion about New York Polonia, please contact Anne Gurnack at anne.gurnack@uwp.edu, Joseph Wieczerzak@ jwieczerzak@nj.rr.com, or Ann Hetzel Gunkel at agunkel@colum.edu. We are hoping to have multiple exciting sessions about New York. All topics are welcome.

The Polish American Historical Association held its Annual Conference in conjunction with the American Historical Association in Washington, D.C., January 3-6, 2008. See the Conference Program. Read the report on the 08 Conference published in Nowy Dziennik.

PAHA will award its annual Graduate Research Paper Award, designed to stimulate research into Polish-American history and culture and to recognize outstanding work by a young scholar in the humanities or social sciences. The award includes the opportunity to present the paper as part of the program of the Polish American Historical Association's Conference. The winner will receive a stipend of $500.00 to offset costs associated with travel to the Conference. In addition the essay will be considered for publication in the PAHA journal, Polish American Studies.

The Award Committee solicits either direct submissions or faculty nominations of substantial original research papers, not longer than approximately 35 pages (ca. 9,000 words). The candidate for the award must be a graduate student at the time of the application or nomination. A current c.v. and a one page summary of the essay must accompany the submission. Deadline: April 15, 2007 (Papers received after this date cannot be considered.) Announcement: on or about May 1, 2007.

An electronic application in the Word format should be mailed to: Dr. Brian McCook, Chair of the PAHA Awards Committee <b.mccook@leedsmet.ac.uk>

PAHA annual conference is scheduled in conjunction with the American Historical Association (AHA). The full information about the AHA conference can be found at www.historians.org PAHA members who plan to attend PAHA conference only do not need to register for the AHA conference, but are required to register for the PAHA conference by sending $20.00 registration fee to the PAHA Headquarters c/o Magda Jacques, CCSU, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06050. The organizational details for the PAHA awards banquet and its cost will be available in November.

See the 2007 CONFERENCE PROGRAM.

For the latest PAHA news, including conference info for our colleagues in PIASA,

For the full text of the PAHA Constitution and Standing Rules,

Dr. Erdmans' 2006 Presidential Address, In Praise of Work (to Be Done), is posted should you wish to,