About the APH

The Association of Personal Historians, Inc. is a not-for-profit international trade association. The purpose of the Association is to advance the profession of helping individuals, organizations, and communities preserve their histories, memories, and life stories. APH focuses on providing educational, training, and networking opportunities to help professional personal historians, from beginners to advanced, build their personal history businesses.

Backgrounder
About the APH - updated for 2008. You can view/print the full version of the APH Backgrounder (pdf).

APH Leadership - Board Members
Meet the APH Board of Directors and read their bios.

APH Team
Find out who is working on the Newsletter, the Conference, Regional meetings and more.

History of the Association of Personal Historians
Read about the first meeting in an 18th century inn.

Our Founder Speaks
Inspired by a Tracy Chapman song, Kitty Axelson-Berry started the APH in 1994.

Our Logo - the Story Behind Our Column and Vines
Vines cling to the past while they reach to the future.

Code of Ethics
The values held by APH and expected of our members

Benefits of APH Membership
Learn more about our organization's benefits

Join the APH
Information on how to join (or rejoin) our growing organization