MAP#39 – 7 Steps To Become a Historian

How do you become a historian? I get asked that questions a lot. So today I’ll answer it. We will look at 7 steps you can take to begin your journey through history.

We’ll also look at some of the jobs you can get as a historian. The list may surprise you.

If you’re a historian or a historian-in-the-making tell us what inspired you on your journey. Please send any comments, suggestions or topic ideas to podcast@medievalarchives.com You can also leave your comment on the voicemail line at +1 720.722.1066

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In this episode we discuss steps to become a historian like:

• Identifying your interest
• Finding your inspiration
• Research
• Publishing Papers
• History Jobs
• And more…

Archive/Research sites:

• U.S. Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov
• U.S. National Archives: http://www.archives.gov
• Internet Archive: http://www.archive.org
• UK National Archives: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Historical Societies:

• American Historical Association: http://www.historians.org
• Organization of American Historians: http://www.oah.org
• Society of American Archivists: http://www.archivists.org
• The Medieval Academy of America: http://www.medievalacademy.org/
• Mid-America Medieval Association: http://www.midamericamedievalassociation.org/
• The Medieval Association of the Pacific: http://www.csun.edu/english/map/
• The Rocky Mountain Medieval & Renaissance Association: http://clem.mscd.edu/~tayljeff/RMMRA/Index.html

I mentioned you can take classes from Universities like Berkeley, MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Notre Dame. To find those classes visit www.medievalarchives.com/FreeClasses.

Another learning option is listening to lectures from some of the same Universities. To find the lectures visit www.medievalarchives.com/iTunesU.

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The music was provided by Tim Rayburn. It is available at Magnatune.com