The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era is delighted to host its first stand-alone conference, June 4-6, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. The conference’s primary venue is the Schrieber Center (16 E. Pearson St.) in Loyola University’s Water Tower Campus. The conference program will feature scholars and practitioners, including public historians, archivists, and teachers, interested in US history from Reconstruction through the 1920s. It will include a keynote by Gabriel Winant (University of Chicago), two plenary events, seminars with pre-circulated papers, workshops for scholars preparing books, discussion-based roundtables, as well as traditional paper panels. There will also be insider Chicago tours, social gatherings, including a reception at the Driehaus Museum.
Conference registration includes two lunches and two receptions. You can register for the conference here.
Conference Registration Rates:
Member: $160
Non-Member: $225
Graduate Student: $110
See our Conference Resources page for information about parking/directions, and the conference venue. Details about accommodations can be found here. Additional information is available via the dropdown menu above, under SHGAPE Conference.
Please contact shgapeconference2026@gmail.com with any questions.
Conference Committee:
Chair, Amy Louise Wood, Illinois State University
James Connolly, Ball State University
Patrick Grigsby, Texas A&M University
Adam Hodges, University of Houston-Clear Lake
Benjamin Johnson, Loyola University
Local Arrangements Committee:
Michael Connolly, Loyola University
Tim Gilfoyle, Loyola University
Brad Hunt, Loyola University
Benjamin Johnson, Loyola University
Janet Olson, Northwestern University
Conference Website Editor: Muhammad Hafeez-ur-Rehman
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Membership in SHGAPE affords you a place in the primary professional network of Gilded Age and Progressive Era scholars. Your membership gains you entry into a vibrant and growing community and helps to advance your understanding of a critical period in American history. As a self-supporting organization, SHGAPE depends on its members to continue its current activities and take on new initiatives
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