Two Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in November
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 [...]
Will You Support AASLH?
DONATE TODAY Today is #GivingTuesday—a day dedicated to giving back. AASLH joins charities, nonprofits, social service organizations and others all over the [...]
Votes for Women, Y’all: Celebrating the Women’s Suffrage Centennial in Arkansas and Beyond
Inaugural Suffrage Sprint & Stroll on the steps of the State Capitol in Little Rock, August 26, 2017. If you [...]
2016 Kammen Award
Named in honor of the late Michael Kammen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Cornell University’s Newton C. Farr Professor of American [...]
Minnesota Dugout Canoe Project
“As the land of more than 10,000 lakes; home to the headwaters of the Mississippi River; and host to nearly [...]
People on the Move: 50 Years of Documenting and Researching Migration Experiences at the Immigration History Research Center & Archives
People on the Move: 50 Years of Documenting and Researching Migration Experiences at the Immigration History Research Center & Archives [...]
The Haymarket Project
The Haymarket Project features the film and exhibition, Haymarket: the Soul of the City, a Haymarket publication, and tours of [...]
Interpretation at Catered Events
Catered events have become an increasingly important part of the business operations of many museums in recent years. In 2013, The Henry Ford began staffing [...]
5 Ways to Get a Woman Out of the Kitchen
When I first came to the Doak House Museum in Greeneville, Tennessee, one of my first tasks was to learn the tour script. The couple who built [...]
Footsteps to Freedom
The Lombard Historical Society’s Footsteps to Freedom exhibit explores the history of the Underground Railroad by focusing on the work of local abolitionist Sheldon Peck. [...]
Days of Grace: California Artist Grace Hudson in Hawaii
This comprehensive and visually-stunning catalog accompanied an exhibit of the same name on display at the Grace Hudson Museum in Ukiah, California, in the fall [...]
Visitor Experience Re-Vision
In fall 2013, with essential support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, President Lincoln’s Cottage launched the Visitor Experience Re-Vision (VERV), a project [...]
Dear Boston: Messages from the Marathon Memorial
Dear Boston: Messages from the Marathon Memorial was a 3,600-square-foot temporary exhibition held at the Boston Public Library from April 7 through May 11, 2014, [...]