Historic Preservation and The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook
“Women Barbers at Tule Lake Segregation Center,” Library of Congress. By Priya Chhaya, National Trust for Historic Preservation, The Inclusive [...]
Creating Inclusive Environments for History Practitioners: #AASLH2019 Conference Sessions
By Stacy Klingler, AASLH Diversity and Inclusion Committee Diversity and inclusion work in history organizations goes beyond inclusive history content and audience [...]
Philadelphia Celebrates National History Day Winners
By Michael Madeja, American Philosophical Society Museum, Philadelphia, PA In a city whose history organizations face innumerable challenges, we witness many more [...]
14 AASLH Members Receive Over $2.5 Million in NEH Grants
This month the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced that it will award $18.6 million in grants for 199 humanities projects. [...]
A Student Advocate’s Perspective on Museums Advocacy Day 2018
Museums Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C. in February was an extremely eye-opening experience in the field I plan to dedicate [...]
NEH Offers Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions
The National Endowment for the Humanities’ Division of Preservation and Access has offered Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions since [...]
Relevancy, Fun, Engagement: Focusing on Visitors at the Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Locust Grove in Louisville, Kentucky What do Locust Grove in Louisville, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, and the [...]
Peb Yog Hmoob—We Are Hmong Minnesota
In 1975, the Hmong—a distinct ethnic group with origins in China, who by the twentieth century were concentrated in northern Laos—began migrating to the United [...]
Life & Death on the Border 1910–1920
Life & Death on the Border 1910–1920, a groundbreaking exhibition of the Bullock Texas State History Museum, brings new voices and perspectives to the forefront [...]
Storify of the #AASLHchat on Serving Communities During Difficult Times
On December 13, AASLH held our third #AASLHchat on Twitter. These monthly discussions are shaping up to be a great way for AASLH'ers to crowdsource [...]
Forgotten Pioneers: The Chinese in Montana
The exhibit Forgotten Pioneers: The Chinese in Montana offers an unprecedented glimpse at a little understood chapter in Montana's past. By 1870, the (mostly male) [...]
A Past Uncovered: The Story of the Enslaved People of Travellers Rest
Travellers Rest was the home of Judge John Overton built in 1799 on the site of a pre-historic Mississippian burial mound. His work as an [...]
Artifacts of Outlander: Connecting the Public to History and Archaeology Using Popular Culture
This exhibit interprets local colonial history and archaeology through the lens of an enormously popular book and television series, showcasing the similarities and differences between [...]