The SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION is an organization which furthers the teaching and understanding of history. The only requirement for membership is an interest in and a love for history. Current members include students, high school teachers, college professors, librarians, archivists, and history buffs. At the Annual Meeting papers on German, British, Asian, United States, Southern, and of course, South Carolina history are routinely presented. Moreover, sessions on politics, religion, race & gender issues, the teaching of history, et. al. are standard. Annual meetings provide an excellent opportunity for initial critical review of graduate student work, for presentation of a paper by non-academicians, and of course, for papers by those currently teaching history. Papers presented at the annual meeting are refereed; THE PROCEEDINGS is a refereed journal.

By joining the SCHA, a History Department

1. receives a copy of the PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION [papers presented at the Annual Meeting will be published either in toto or in abstract form in the PROCEEDINGS ];
2. is notified of the Annual Meeting [note: Annual Meeting costs (lunch and registration) are extra];
3. receives quarterly the SCHA NEWSLETTER which includes information pertaining to historical events/issues in South Carolina as well as regionally and nationally;
4. may submit departmental material [conference, et. al. ] for inclusion in the NEWSLETTER [if you have material now, please enclose it with your application]; and
5. supports an organization which will enhance the presentation of history in the state of South Carolina.