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Call for Papers: 2026 Sachsman Symposium on the 19th Century Press, Nov. 12-14
The Society of Nineteenth Century Historians invites panel and paper submissions dealing with any topic related to the media of the 19th century. Click below to see the full CFP.

Registration for the 2025 Sachsman Symposium Now Open
The Society of Nineteenth Century Historians invites you to register for the 33rd Annual Sachsman Symposium on the Nineteenth Century Press set for the campus of Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia, November 13-15, 2025. The conference schedule includes three days of outstanding scholarly presentations and panel discussions covering a wide variety of topics. In addition, Dr. Angela M. Zombek, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, Civil War Era at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Announcement of 2025 Elections for the Board of the Society of Nineteenth Century Historians
According to the Society of Nineteenth Century Historians’ Constitution, elections for the Board will take place in the following manner: The election of new officers will be announced 60 days before the annual Sachsman Symposium on the Nineteenth Century Press opens through an email to members of the Society of Nineteenth Century Historians and a notice on the Society of Nineteenth Century Historians webpage. The election will occur at the Symposium each fall with members

Symposium renamed in honor of Dr. David Sachsman
The Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression will be renamed in honor of its founder and tireless advocate, the late Dr. David Sachsman, the Society of Nineteenth Century Historians announced Nov. 8, 2024. Beginning in 2025, the conference shall be known as the Sachsman Symposium on the 19th Century Press, a fitting tribute to an outstanding scholar and mentor.

Hazel Dicken Garcia Lecturer Announced for 33rd Annual Conference
The Society of Nineteenth Century Historians is pleased to announce that Dr. Angela M. Zombek, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, Civil War Era at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, will deliver the Hazel Dicken-Garcia annual address at the 33rd annual Sachsman Symposium on the 19th Century Press, Nov. 13-15, 2025, at Augusta University. Dr. Zombek, an award-winning authority on the Civil War prisoner experience and the popular press, is the author of Penitentiaries,