Philadelphia Reflections from #AASLH2019
By Harvee White, Augusta Museum of History, Augusta, GA Conferences, in the best way possible, are exhausting! Let’s see how long it [...]
2019 Annual Meeting Audio Recordings Now Available
Audio recordings from last month's AASLH Annual Meeting in Philadelphia are now available online! Every year, we record our keynotes and plenaries, [...]
New Lighting Brings Big Changes to Small Museum
By Kelli Thomerson, Roanoke Visitor Center and Museum, Roanoke, TX Some people may think a small museum is amateur, but at the [...]
Six Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in June
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study standards program [...]
101 Ideas for New Revenue at History Organizations
Hand lettering by AASLH intern Rachel Lambert. Thanks to your support, we are excited to announce that we [...]
Book Review: The Stages of Memory: Reflections on Memorial Art, Loss, and the Space Between
This review originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of History News. The Stages of Memory: Reflections on Memorial Art, [...]
Applications Being Accepted for NMAAHC StEPS Program
Photo courtesy of National Museum of African American History and Culture The National Museum of African American History [...]
Over There: Missouri & the Great War
Over There: Missouri & the Great War is a statewide, collaborative digitization initiative to document Missouri’s World War I history. The Springfield-Greene County Library District, [...]
Speak Up for the NEH + More Ways to Advocate for History and Museums (Weekly Dispatch)
The new Congress and new White House have begun signaling dramatic cuts they intend for federal agencies, programs, and policies that will affect the work [...]
New AASLH Member Benefit: Special Deal on HistoryIT Services
We are pleased to announce a new benefit for AASLH Institutional Members. Members are now able to receive, at a significant discount, comprehensive digital history [...]
Believing in Community Outreach: A Lesson in Shared Authority
Second Saturday Program Audience at the York County History Center My organization recently drafted a new strategic plan that stressed the institution’s need [...]
52 AASLH Members Receive Over $2 Million in NEH Grants
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced that it will award $16.3 million in grants for 290 humanities projects and programs this summer. “The [...]
AASLH’s John Dichtl Visits DC to Discuss the Humanities Indicators Project, History Relevance
AASLH President & CEO John Dichtl meets with the Humanities Indicators team in DC. I didn’t feel like it leaving my house at [...]