Events & Activities

SHGAPE-Sponsored Writing Groups

Our popular program is back! Check out all the details of the SHGAPE-Sponsored Writing Groups! Thank you to the Events Committee for planning this great SHGAPE program.  Do you want dedicated group writing time or… Read More

SHGAPE Luncheon featuring Distinguished Speaker Dr. Mia Bay

Philadelphia Marriott Downtown 1201 Market Street, 1200 Filbert St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Advance ticket required The Streetcar Wars: Streetcars, Segregation and Social Change The most widely used form of urban public transportation during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, streetcars were also a major site or racial… Read More

SHGAPE-Sponsored Happy Hour

Philadelphia Marriott Downtown 1201 Market Street, 1200 Filbert St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, Philadelphia, PA, United States

SHGAPE will host a reception for all SHGAPE members and meeting attendees interested in the study of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. SHGAPE was formed in 1989 to encourage innovative and wide-ranging research and… Read More

SHGAPE Conference, 2026

Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois

The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era is pleased to host its first stand-alone conference, June 4-6, 2026, at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois.  Please check the details here.

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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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