Federal Support for History Matters
Yesterday (February 12, 2018), President Trump sent his Fiscal Year 2019 budget request to Congress. Once again, he has proposed eliminating or [...]
Your Organization’s Worst Nightmare
To many people, she appeared the model employee. As the longtime finance director, she had gained the unconditional trust of the executive [...]
Join the Museum Education Roundtable Board of Directors
The Museum Education Roundtable (MER) is seeking nominations of qualified, committed and diverse professionals for election to the MER Board of Directors! [...]
A Historic House Exposed: Why Millermore is Pulling Back the Curtain for Visitors
The Master Bedroom currently contains all of the modern things that complete a historic home. In honor of [...]
Civil Rights and a Civil Society
Supervisors to first-responders attend training offered by staff of the Civil Rights Room of the Nashville Public Library. [...]
Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories
In February 2016, Stones River National Battlefield (SRNB) in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, debuted two public programs to celebrate Black History Month. [...]
AASLH Responds to President’s Executive Order Restricting Entry to U.S.
Feb 1, 2017 AASLH Responds to President’s Executive Order Restricting Entry to U.S. At this moment, when the President of [...]
Stitching History from the Holocaust
Six million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. Each had a story and a life, yet for too many of them, we are left with [...]
West by Orphan Train
It seems incomprehensible that there was a time in America’s not-so-distant past when nearly a quarter of a million children from East Coast orphanages were [...]
A Stone of Hope: Black Experiences in the Fox Cities
In 2014, the History Museum at the Castle and African Heritage, Inc. created a civic engagement initiative to highlight the marginalized history of Black experiences [...]
Civil War Pathways in the Pacific Northwest
In 2014, the Washington State Historical Society debuted Civil War Pathways in the Pacific Northwest, a major exhibition and accompanying online feature, based on the [...]
Tobacco Barns Preservation Project
Recognizing the lack of programs to protect the state’s historic rural and agricultural heritage, Preservation Virginia launched the Tobacco Barns Preservation Program in 2012. The [...]
La Belle: The Ship That Changed History
La Belle: The Ship That Changed History is a 6,000 square foot special exhibition that examines the more than three hundred years of history of [...]