Introducing the History Leadership Institute
We are excited to announce a major re-envisioning of the Seminar for Historical Administration. Effective immediately, SHA will become the History Leadership [...]
AASLH Annual Meeting 2019 Call for Posters
AASLH has partnered with the National Council on Public History (NCPH) to invite proposals for an NCPH‐sponsored Poster Session at the 2019 AASLH Annual [...]
History in Progress: The One Orlando Collection
This project is the recipient of a 2017 History in Progress Award. June 12, 2016 saw the massacre of forty-nine individuals at [...]
AASLH Announces a New Logo Based on the Values of Community, Inclusion, and Creativity
AASLH is excited to introduce a new logo that symbolizes a forward focus while remaining rooted in both the past [...]
14 New Museum and Public History Books from AASLH
The AASLH Series at Rowman and Littlefield Publishers is off to a great start. It's only March, and already in [...]
5 Citizen History Projects You Should Know About (Part 2)
Libraries, museums, and other academically oriented non-profits often collaborate with each other on research efforts. Recently, they are reaching out [...]
Call for Posters: 2017 AASLH Annual Meeting
AASLH has partnered with the National Council on Public History to invite proposals for an NCPH‐sponsored Poster Session at the [...]
Institute for the Editing of Historical Documents Welcomes Applications for 2016
The Association for Documentary Editing (ADE) welcomes applications for the 45th Institute for the Editing of Historical Documents, to be held 31 July – 4 [...]
Interpreters and Customer Service: The Importance of Good Service in Museums
We’ve all experienced it at one time or another: horrible customer service. For those of us in the museum world, it is especially offensive when [...]
Federal Funding Bill Passes, Includes Increased Spending on History
The history community fared well in the FY2016 federal funding bill that Congress passed on December 18, 2015. This $1.15 trillion omnibus appropriations package increased [...]
AASLH & NPS Host Workshop on Historic Houses in National Parks
At the beginning of this week, AASLH hosted a special workshop with the National Park Service to discuss ways that two historic houses in National Parks, [...]
46 AASLH Members Receive NEH Humanities Project Grants
We would like to congratulate the each of the 46 AASLH members who were awarded an NEH grant earlier this week. The National Endowment for [...]
CT Tobacco Museum Gets Media Recognition for a Great Year and Starting StEPs
The Luddy/Taylor Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum, operated by the Connecticut Valley Tobacco Historical Society, was the subject of a glowing report in the local news yesterday. Since 1987, [...]