2010 Conference Program Now Available Online

May 25th, 2010

Online Conference Registration is available.  Check out the WHA 2010 Conference Program and visit the WHA General Store.  Conference programs and registration forms will also be mailed to WHA members in July 2010.

How to Get to Conference Hotel: NLTE/Hertz

February 28th, 2010

To get to the conference hotel, the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, from the airport in Reno, Nevada, the WHA has made an arrangement with North Lake Tahoe Express (NLTE), a local shuttle service.

Ground transportation at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport is limited so it is strongly recommended that you make an advance reservation, to avoid delay on your arrival.

Reservations are required 24 hours in advance for the shuttle to travel at the scheduled times.

The direct URL for the log-in page of the reservation system is:

Transit Activity Tickets.

Your code to log in is WHA. When you log in, you will be brought to a screen that will say “Welcome Western History Association.”

You will log in using this code and this will also be the “group code” that you will use when making the reservations. This will ensure that you will receive the correct rate:  which is $35.00 each way. Travel time to the hotel from the Reno airport is approximately 40 minutes.

You may also contact the NLTE dispatch office directly for reservations at 866-216-5222 and mention the group code WHA.

The larger number of passengers you book on one reservation with one payment method the better group rate you will receive. If you know that a friend or colleague will be traveling and needing the same shuttle times, you would be able to receive a better group rate by making the reservation for all of them under one person’s name, with one credit card, and then splitting the cost amongst the group.

The WHA also has an agreement with Hertz, a national rent-a-car service.   For details, see: Hertz Meeting Services.

Reserve Your Room for 2010

February 25th, 2010

The Western History Association’s 50th Annual Meeting will be held on October 13-16, 2010. The conference hotel is the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino, which is located in Incline Village, Nevada, on the northeast shore of Lake Tahoe .  The hotel is actually situated on the beach, to which hotel guests will have direct access. The room rate is $139.00 per night. The $139 includes a $10.00 resort fee.

You may reserve your room early and online.

Click link for:  Reservations at the Hyatt Regency for WHA Conference Attendees.

Scholar-in-Residence Opportunity

December 10th, 2009

With generous support from the USDA Forest Service, Grey Towers National Historic Site and the Grey Towers Heritage Association welcome applications for a one-to four-week writing retreat and residency at Grey Towers National Historic Site in Milford, PA.  Please click here for additional information about the program and and how to apply.

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WHA is on Facebook–Become a “Fan”

November 4th, 2009

Visit WHA on Facebook and become a “fan.”  There are 116 new photos of the WHA’s 2009 Conference in Denver.