Call for Proposals: Monument Culture
Christopher Columbus statue in Providence, Rhode Island Call for Proposals for a new edited volume Monument Culture: International Perspectives on the [...]
Does Size Matter? What to Consider About Working at Small vs. Large Museums
When it comes to choosing a museum to work or intern at, many questions may come to mind. Where is the museum [...]
Five Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in October
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 [...]
Operation Pedro Pan: The Cuban Children's Exodus
Operation Pedro Pan, as executed between December 26, 1960 and October 23, 1962, is an important part of Miami’s history. [...]
Remembering Lincoln Digital Collection
The Remembering Lincoln Digital Collection is an IMLS-funded project of Ford’s Theatre Society (FTS) that serves to connect four audiences—teachers, [...]
Strong-Howard House Reinterpretation Project
To help visitors better connect with the story of the Strong-Howard house and its inhabitants, the Windsor Historical Society undertook [...]
Join StEPs in January and Get a Free Webinar Registration
Sign up for AASLH's StEPs program and begin 2017 with a road map and renewed enthusiasm! StEPs (Standards and Excellence Program [...]
A Night at the Museum: Public-Private Collaboration Done Right
I was thrilled to attend the opening of American Enterprise, the new business exhibit that opened at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History on [...]
National History Day: Leadership and Legacy in History
In June, I had the opportunity to work with National History Day staff at the National Contest in College Park, MD to facilitate a teacher [...]
AASLH 2015 Attendees Suggest Session Topics for 2016
We sent all attendees of the 2015 Annual Meeting a survey to find out what we did right and what we could improve. In that [...]
Power of Possibility: A Small Museums Scholarship Experience
By Shelly Drummond, Plant City Photo Archives and History Center, Plant City, FL As a grateful recipient of a Small Museums Scholarship, I flew into [...]
The Words (and numbers) Still Matter
The Words (and numbers) Still Matter In the context of a conference on computerization of museum catalog records, more than 20 years ago, I predicted [...]
2016 Call for Proposals
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) will present its 2016 annual meeting in Detroit, MI, from September 14-17, in partnership with the [...]