Six Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in March
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates in the last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study standards program [...]
Finding the Hidden Women in Iceland’s History
Photo from the Women's Day Off on October 24, 1975, when 95% of all Icelandic women walked out of work and [...]
Instructions Not Included: Breaking Down Organizational Needs
A fellow archivist disclosed that the most rational approach to archiving is to never treat it like a single-headed beast. You will [...]
Villanova University Opens Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest
Villanova University has officially opened the Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest, a new center that will [...]
Interpreting Slavery with Children and Teens: Researchers Seek Input from the Field for a New AASLH Book
A school tour at Gunston Hall. In our travels to promote our first book, Interpreting Slavery at Museums [...]
Joining the Fray: Emerging Museum/History Professionals and the Future of our Fields
SEMC EMPs, courtesy James Quint The establishment of new emerging professional groups in museums, history, and related fields, [...]
WW1 Poppy Program Raises Money for National WW1 Memorial in DC and Your Community
AASLH is pleased to be working with our colleagues at the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission to promote the WW1 [...]
Using the Holocaust Museum’s Citizen History Project to Engage Your Visitors
Our colleagues at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum have asked AASLH’s help in spreading the word about their remarkable history crowd-sourcing project History Unfolded: U.S. [...]
History Unfolded: US Holocaust Memorial Museum Launches Citizen History Project
How much did Americans know about the Holocaust when it was happening? How did they respond? The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum needs your help. It [...]
Meet a Member: Sewall-Belmont House & Museum
We are excited to launch a new biweekly blog series called “Meet a Member.” AASLH has 5,500 fascinating members working hard for the field of [...]
Jan 15 is Deadline for Enrollment in Next Wave of Visitors Count! Research
Visitors Count! is now accepting enrollments for the next wave of research. The deadline is January 15, 2016. Visitors Count! is AASLH’s visitor research program [...]
History Wins! Obama Signs ESSA: This Means New Funding for K-12 History & Civics
Yesterday morning, December 10, President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) into law. Thank you to all the AASLH members who heeded the [...]
Floyd Co. Hist. Soc. in VA Receives Grant for Elementary Education Program
The Floyd County Historical Society (AASLH member since 2009) has been awarded a grant by the Larry Woodrow Vest Fund of Foundation For Roanoke Valley to [...]