Western History Association

The Western History Association was organized in 1961 at Santa Fe, New Mexico. The mission of the WHA is the following: "The Western History Association strives to be a congenial home for the study and teaching of all aspects of North American Wests, frontiers, homelands, and borderlands. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Western History Association has hosted 11 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2011 Forum. The year with the most events was 2018 with two events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2018 with an average of 1,713 views per video. Most appearances with Steve Scully (9), Susan Bundock (6), Patricia Limerick (3). Most common tags: U.S. History, Native Americans, Gender Issues.

Recent Programs

February 17, 2021
John Steinbeck and the American West

Western History Association President David Wrobel talked about novelist John Steinbeck’s work in relation to the American We…
October 18, 2019
Using Photographs to Study Western History

Outgoing Western History Association President Martha Sandweiss gave an illustrated talk about how historians can use photogr…
October 17, 2019
Defining the American West

The Western History Association hosted this panel on defining the American West geographically, culturally and politically. T…
October 19, 2018
Controversial Monuments of the American West

A panel of historians discussed controversial monuments in the West. Topics included 19th century statues and plaques in the …