Reflections on the 2018 AASLH Annual Meeting
By Lori Osborne, Director, Frances Willard House Museum, Evanston, IL It is always a pleasure to attend the AASLH Annual Meeting. I’ve [...]
New Webinar Series: History Relevance Coffee Breaks
AASLH, in partnership with the History Relevance initiative, is proud to present a new webinar series: History Relevance Coffee Breaks. This short-form [...]
New Ideas and New Colleagues at #AASLH18
By Alyssa Jones, Blythewood Historical Society & Museum and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources My name is Alyssa Jones and the 2018 [...]
Bats in the Basement, Bees in the Parlor: When Your Historic Home Has Unexpected Visitors
Morris-Butler House in Indianapolis. At Indiana Landmarks’ 1865 Morris-Butler House in Indianapolis, Indiana, we’ve had our share of [...]
#AASLH17 Session: Sharing the Stage with Theaters and Schools
As we prepare for the 2017 Annual Meeting in Austin, the Educators and Interpreters Affinity Group Committee is trying an experiment. We’re giving presenters [...]
#AASLH17 Sessions: Taming Civics and Facilitation as Activism
As we prepare for the 2017 Annual Meeting in Austin, the Educators and Interpreters Affinity Group Committee is trying an experiment. We’re giving presenters [...]
#AASLH17 Sessions: Engaging Millenials and Producing Podcasts
As we prepare for the 2017 Annual Meeting in Austin, the Educators and Interpreters Affinity Group Committee is trying an experiment. We’re giving presenters [...]
Puppies, Students, & Trivia: 5 Ideas to Engage your Community
In our institutions, many of us are tasked with increasing programming and outreach of the museum. I find that when I need to come up [...]
New Online Exhibit/Oral History Project at King County Archives: Public Health’s Response to AIDS in Seattle-King County,1982-1996
The King County Archives in Seattle, Washington (new members of AASLH) announces publication of its new online exhibit, Responding to AIDS: The Seattle-King County Department [...]
AASLH Statement on CT Governor’s Elimination of $1.73 Million in Funding for CT Humanities
June 9, 2016 Connecticut Governor Danell Malloy has chosen to use his veto powers to eliminate funding for Connecticut Humanities in the state budget for FY 2016-17, [...]
So Many Terms in So Many Fields: Where to put your terms in PastPerfect 5
If you are using PastPerfect 5 to catalog your museum collections, you might be a little intimidated by all of the fields available for the [...]
To All the Job Seekers Out There…A Little Advice
To All the Job Seekers Out There I know there is a lot of advice on the World Wide Web about job seeking, but I [...]
Is Religious History Relevant?
The prominence of religion in the history of our country is undeniable. Many of the first North American settlers brought their religious beliefs and practices [...]