Shra Associates
6/14/17 – SHRA Wins NCPH 2017 Excellence in Consulting Award
SHRA is pleased to announce that the National Council on Public History (NCPH) awarded its 2017 Excellence in Consulting Award to our firm for our research and consulting work in support of Idaho Power’s centenary commemoration. The NCPH grants this award to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of public history through consulting or contract… Read the Rest »
8/19/15 – The Boulder-White Clouds: the Long History of Wilderness in Central Idaho
Idaho is renowned for its recreational opportunities and magnificent ruggedness. The solitude provided by its rivers and mountains are unmatched. Thus, President Obama’s August 7, 2015 signing of Idaho’s Sawtooth Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act is a significant event in environmental and Idaho history, particularly when viewed as the capstone of… Read the Rest »
1/5/15 – Hells Canyon
This October, SHRA had the chance to explore Hells Canyon on the Snake River, North America’s deepest river gorge. From the water, the many layers of cliffs, hills, and mountains rise 7,400 feet to the Seven Devils Mountains on the Idaho side, and more than a mile to the canyon rim on the Oregon side…. Read the Rest »
12/22/14 – Happy Holidays from SHRA
SHRA is taking a blog hiatus for the next couple of weeks, but we will still be posting to Twitter and Facebook. Please join us at @pastforwardSHRA on Twitter or www.facebook.com/shraboise for some our favorite blog posts from the past, as well as interesting articles from around the web. We’ll be back with new content the week… Read the Rest »
8/30/13 – SHRA’s Engagement with Boise State University
SHRA’s Dr. Jennifer Stevens has been invited back as an adjunct faculty member at Boise State University. She will teach courses in Fall 2013 and Spring 2014. This session, she is teaching an upper division course in North American Environmental History for the Department of History in the College of Social Sciences & Public Affairs. In the… Read the Rest »
2/15/13: SHRA on Social Media
By now, you’re familiar with our website and this blog, but did you know that we are also on Facebook and Twitter? We love the more informal and interactive platforms that social media offers us, and we’d love for you to join the conversations. Click through and like the SHRA Facebook page, and follow us… Read the Rest »
2/1/13: The Business of History, Part 2
Last week, we shared the AHA’s summary of “The Entrepreneurial Historian” panel from the organization’s 2013 conference. This week, we invite you to read a guest post from SHRA’s Jennifer Stevens on the History@Work blog. Dr. Stevens was invited by the National Council on Public History to blog about her own impressions at the AHA… Read the Rest »
1/25/13: The Business of History, Part 1
Earlier this month, SHRA’s Jennifer Stevens participated in the “The Entrepreneurial Historian” panel discussion at the 127th Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association in New Orleans, LA. The panel included professionals that spoke to alternatives to academia for historians. The AHA posted a summary of the session on their blog, where you can read… Read the Rest »
1/4/13: SHRA Sponsors Scholarship for Local Historian
This past fall, SHRA had the opportunity to support a scholarship for a deserving historian to attend the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2012 Historic Preservation Conference in Spokane, Washington. Collaborating with Preservation Idaho to fund the scholarship, SHRA’s contribution allowed the recipient not only to travel, but also to participate in the conference’s orientation,… Read the Rest »
8/23/12: SHRA’s Stephanie Milne Shares Her Path to a Career in Public History
“What are you going to do with that?!” It’s the question I was asked most often while attending graduate school. Fortunately, the Master in Applied Historical Research (MAHR) Program at Boise State University allowed me to answer that skeptical question. The Boise State University History Department has innovatively developed a two-prong approach to the study… Read the Rest »