From April 22–25, 1999, the Organization of American Historiansheld its ninety-second annual meeting in Toronto, Canada. The theme was“State and Society in North America: Processes of Social Power and SocialChange.” More than seven hundred scholars were on the program, animpressive showing; and for Canadian historians, whose community iscomparatively small, a source of envy. The participants were, of course,overwhelmingly American and US specialists, but many Canadian colleaguespresented papers or attended, as did other international scholars, includingAmericanists based overseas. While most sessions were held at a downtown hotel,organizers made use of local cultural venues and historic sites. They scheduleda session on the Underground Railroad, for instance, at St. Lawrence Hall, siteof the first meeting of the Colored Free Men in Canada and an antislaverylecture by Frederick Douglas.