Collections Management: Dispatches from the Trenches
By Nik Honeysett, CEO, Balboa Park Online Collaborative Beginning in November 2017, the Balboa Park Online Collaborative (BPOC) contracted with LYRASIS to [...]
Leading by Inclusion
By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO Inclusivity and relevance are core values at the heart of AASLH and central to conversations [...]
Chime In Before the Annual Meeting
Museum as Site for Social Action (MASS Action) Mia Convening, October 6-8, 2016, Minneapolis Institute of Art. Participants joined their peers [...]
Watch Your Language! Denominational and Congregational Lingos
AASLH has been giving a lot of attention recently to how we as interpreters use language. "We live by stories," [...]
Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington Welcomes New Executive Director
The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington has announced the appointment of Kara Blond as the Society's new Executive Director, [...]
Statement on Texas “Bathroom Bill” and AASLH Annual Meeting
Texas State Capitol. Photo by Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 3.0. Dear AASLH Community, We look forward to [...]
AASLH Call for Book Reviewers
Four times a year, History News magazine brings you the latest discussions, developments, and innovations in the field of state [...]
3 Reasons to Survey Visitors this Summer Using Visitors Count
What makes a museum successful at attracting and serving visitors? After ten years of analyzing results from the many different organizations that have participated in [...]
11 AASLH Members Earned StEPs Certificates in April
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 designed specifically for small to [...]
Meet a Member: Kristin Gallas
Meet a Member is a regular blog series spotlighting our members. AASLH has 5,500 fascinating members working hard for the field of history, and we want [...]
“What’d I Miss?” Historians, Hamilton, and Fanfic
If you’re like me, your personal Facebook wall is pretty much exclusively re-posts of Hamilton-related news, videos (Did you see the “Hamilton Tickets are Better [...]
Is Your Organization Ready for MayDay?
Every year, cultural organizations take time on May 1st to assess their emergency preparedness. This MayDay, the American Association for State and Local History encourages [...]
Have a Great Book Idea? The AASLH Editorial Board Is Seeking Book Proposals
Every year, AASLH partners with Rowman & Littlefield Press to publish practical and relevant books for history professionals. These publications cover a wide range of [...]