The Mormon History Association (MHA) is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to the study and understanding of all aspects of Mormon history. We welcome all who are interested in the Mormon past, irrespective of religious affiliation, academic training, or world location. We promote our goals through scholarly research, conferences, awards, and publications. MHA was founded in December 1965 at the American Historical Association (AHA) meeting in San Francisco under the leadership of noted historian Leonard J. Arrington. MHA was organized to promote understanding, scholarly research, and publication in the field of Mormon history. For the first seven years, until 1972, it operated as an affiliate of the AHA. In 1972 it became an independent organization with its own annual conferences and publications. The Journal of Mormon History, the official publication of the association, began publication in 1974. The Mormon History Association is an affiliate member of the American Historical Association and a member of the Western History Association.
Watch The 2021 Conference Here
Watch the conference here! We are excited for our MHA’s 2021 annual conference, “Restoration, Reunion, Resilience”! We are pleased to offer two ways to participate in this year’s conference. You can still register for the in-person conference in Park City, Utah by clicking the REGISTER HERE above, which includes access to the digital content, or you can register for the digital-only option. The latter will include livestreaming of all plenaries, six breakout sessions, the MHA business meeting, and awards ceremony. These livestreamed events will be recorded and, along with audiorecordings of the other in-person presentations and in addition to many more digital-only presentations, made available for months into the future as part of the digital-only conference. After a year of isolation, we’re excited to reunite once again with our MHA friends and colleagues.
