2018 Goal: Become a Small Museum Pro!
Are you a volunteer working in a small local museum? Are you a recent graduate whose degree did not fully prepare you [...]
Call for Papers: Interpreting Labor History at Museums and Historic Sites
Interest in and support for labor unions is on the rise in the United States, especially among millennials. Younger Americans tend to view [...]
Managing Interpreters: Presentations as Road Maps
Meandering. Wandering aimlessly. Lost. Confused. Does this describe your worst road trip? Maybe it describes the conversations between the public and your [...]
Speak Up for the NEH + More Ways to Advocate for History and Museums (Weekly Dispatch)
The new Congress and new White House have begun signaling dramatic cuts they intend for federal agencies, programs, and policies [...]
New AASLH Member Benefit: Special Deal on HistoryIT Services
We are pleased to announce a new benefit for AASLH Institutional Members. Members are now able to receive, at a [...]
Believing in Community Outreach: A Lesson in Shared Authority
Second Saturday Program Audience at the York County History Center My organization recently drafted a new strategic plan [...]
52 AASLH Members Receive Over $2 Million in NEH Grants
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced that it will award $16.3 million in grants for 290 humanities projects [...]
Naugatuck Historical Society Recognized in Local News for StEPs Achievements
The Naugatuck Historical Society (AASLH Member since 1996) was recognized by Citizen's News for earning certificates for two StEPs sections (Bronze in "Mission, Vision, and Governance" [...]
New-York Historical Society to Receive Time Inc.’s Enormous Archive
New York, NY—November 6, 2015—The New-York Historical Society is pleased to announce that Time Inc. is donating its colossal archive to New-York Historical Society’s Patricia [...]
On Being Historic and Green
Visitor #1 (exiting a recreated 1700’s log house at an open air site): “I wouldn’t have wanted to live back then: no air conditioning.” [...]
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Nov 18- Free Webinar with National WWII Museum’s Keith Huxen and Owen Glendening
On November 18, National WWII Museum’s Keith Huxen and Owen Glendening will give a 30-minute sneak peek of the institution’s newest permanent exhibit, Road to [...]
NY Governor Announces Launch of New “Path Through History” Website
Albany, NY (November 4, 2015) – On Monday, November 2, 2015, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo introduced the new Path Through History website in celebration of [...]