HAI Turns Forty!

This Year, History Associates Celebrates 40 Years of Research, Discovery, and Experience
Founded in 1981 by PhD historians Phil Cantelon, Richard Hewlett, Rodney Carlisle, and Robert Williams, History Associates Incorporated has dedicated the last 40 years growing, evolving, and discovering new ways to put the past to use for our clients. From a small group of subject matter experts serving the federal government, we have transformed into a dynamic company with a multidisciplinary staff offering research, discovery, and experience services to clients around the world.
To celebrate our 40th anniversary, we’ve teamed up with our friends at Pass It Down to create a digital exhibit that explores our history. Click the story tiles to learn about the clients and projects that have defined our first 40 years and shaped HAI’s mission and purpose.
History Associates Incorporated Launches Digital Exhibit Commemorating 40th Anniversary
History Associates Incorporated launches the firm’s 40th anniversary celebration with an exhibit powered by the award-winning digital platform Pass It Down... Read full press release
Creating a Corporate Anniversary Exhibit for HAI
It’s HAI’s 40th anniversary! Founded in 1981, History Associates Incorporated has grown and evolved quite a bit over the past four decades... Read full blog post
Have an HAI story or memory of your own to share with us, or want to wish our team a happy anniversary? We invite past and present employees, clients, and partners to use the form on this page to send us your stories, recollections, or well wishes. We will review and share submissions on this page. Participants will be entered into a raffle to win (1) one of four $40 Visa gift cards!
In our first 40 years, our HAI team has:
Developed content for
exhibit projects
Collaborated with
clients
Inventoried
individual objects
Completed
historical investigations
HAI Through the Years (1981–Today)
