Exhibit Hall Inspiration at #AASLH2019
By Michelle Podkowa, DuPage County Historical Museum, Wheaton, IL This spring, I was asked by AASLH to be on the History in [...]
Sponge on a Mission: an Emerging Professional’s #AASLH2019 Experience
By Schillica Howard, Banneker-Douglass Museum, Annapolis, MD When I learned about the Douglas Evelyn Scholarship for Minority Professionals, I knew that I [...]
Comedy Connections at #AASLH2019
By Mark Kratzner, Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy, Vincennes, IN Although I worked media support for a major Indianapolis museum in [...]
Five Lessons From One Quirky Museum
While on vacation with my family in New England this summer, I had the joy of visiting the Umbrella Cover [...]
AASLH Announces Election Results
We are proud to announce the election results for four open spots on the AASLH Council, three Council officers, and two [...]
Something seems different…
Alright. You caught us. You might be noticing that aaslh.org looks a little (or a lot) different. That’s because for [...]
Book Review: Digital Preservation Essentials
This review originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of History News. Digital Preservation Essentials By Erin O'Meara and Kate [...]
Seeing the History in Current Events
Protesters in Nashville, TN on January 21. Throughout recent history, individuals and institutions have collected and presented objects that represent major current events. [...]
Over the Santa Fe Trail to Mexico: The Travel Diaries and Autobiography of Dr. Rowland Willard
One of the first Anglo-Americans to record their travels to New Mexico, Dr. Rowland Willard (1794–1884) journeyed west on the Santa Fe Trail in 1825 [...]
Mapas historicas de Nuevo Mexico = Historic New Mexico Maps
Learning about the history of New Mexico through maps can be a tall order for students and perhaps a challenge for teachers. Maps have a [...]
Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Couple of an Age
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the most famous man in the world when he completed his solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. One of the [...]
ASK FSA: Fur and Feathers in Costume Collection
19th Century Hawaiian Feather Cape, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Anthropology Collection (Via) Fur and feathers in museum collections present a special [...]
History Clubhouse
How do you make history interesting and fun for children under 10? What do families want to see in exhibits geared towards young visitors? Through [...]