Local Government: Who and What Is It?
Read part one of the advocacy series here. Memorial City Hall in Auburn, New York. By Sean Blinn, Programming Director, Heritage [...]
StEPs Spotlight: Monroe County Museum
Exciting changes are happening at the 1,000 organizations taking part in the StEPs program (Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations). Our [...]
Advocacy at the Local and County Level: Why It Matters
By Sean Blinn, Programming Director, Heritage Trail Association, Bridgewater, NJ “When I was growing up, there was a beautiful historic building at the [...]
Creating Connections Among Small Museums at #AASLH17
By Hannah King, Stevens County Historical Society, Morris, MN Thanks to the Small Museums Scholarship program, I was able to attend [...]
Continuing the Conversation to Change the Conversation
Ceiling of the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center. Conferences offer a break from the daily norm [...]
The Collective Wisdom of LAM at #AASLH17
Thanks to financial support from the Douglas Evelyn Scholarship for Diversity fund, I was able to attend the 2017 AASLH [...]
Coming to Terms with History at #AASLH17
September 6-9, the week of the AASLH Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, was a heavy one. Being inundated with images [...]
2016 AASLH Online Conference Open for Registration
Can’t make it to Detroit but still want to participate in the AASLH Annual Meeting? Join us at the Online Conference and attend six hot topic sessions, [...]
Detroit’s Island Jewel: A Tour of Belle Isle Park
Belle Isle postcard courtesy of Detroit Historical Society Belle Isle Park is Detroit’s island jewel. The city-owned and state-operated park is the largest [...]
There’s Still Time to Join the Blue Star Museums Program This Summer
Summer is definitely here, but it’s not too late to join the Blue Star Museums program. Sponsored by the NEA and Blue Star Families, the [...]
Educator Run, Lesson Development Startup for Museums/National Parks/Historic Homes Begins
Hello! My name is Chris Bickel. I currently am the Supervisor of Social Studies for Livingston Public Schools in NJ. I wanted to share [...]
Celebrating Detroit’s Arab Heritage at the AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting
Hello from Dearborn! This suburb of Detroit is mainly known for two things: Henry Ford and his car company, and for its rich Arab American [...]
Historians in Motion, the Draw a Scientist test, and the 2016 AASLH 5K Fun Run
For the second year in a row when I registered for the AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting in Detroit, I also signed up for the 5K. I participated [...]