Crowdsourcing Transcription and Creating Community
Are you seeking a way to involve community members and schools and, as a bonus, make your document collections easily accessible? To [...]
Georgia Historical Society Honors Robert L. Brown, Jr.
AASLH Member Georgia Historical Society Honors Robert L. Brown, Jr. with John Macpherson Berrien Award “In grateful recognition of a lifetime of achievement [...]
AASLH Announces IMLS Grant to Improve Our Continuing Education Program
We are excited to announce that AASLH is the recipient of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to improve and [...]
Recognizing the Rainbow: The National Park Service’s Quest to Include LGBTQ Americans in Telling All Americans’ Stories
Tim Gill, founder of the Gill Foundation, holds up a copy of the 1200 page theme study at the [...]
Finding Eleanor Pack: Challenges and Methods in Researching Domestic Staff at Nemours
Kitchen at Nemours, undated. Nemours Estate Archive. Historic estates are living in a post-“Downton Abbey” world and visitors [...]
A Few Simple Tips for Public Historians Working with Confrontational Visitors
An interpreter at Mackinac State Historic Parks, Michigan. This article was originally posted on Exploring the Past and is [...]
My 5 Favorite Props to Use in Programs
One thing that every interpreter has to do to be effective is to get and keep their audiences' attention. If [...]
FLASH SALE: $10 CARING FOR YOUR HISTORIC HOUSE BOOK
FLASH SALE: $10 CARING FOR YOUR HISTORIC HOUSE BOOK For a limited time, AASLH is selling Caring for Your Historic House for $10 (regular price: [...]
Wanting to Be Everywhere at Once
By the skin of my teeth, I got my American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) annual meeting registration form submitted by the early [...]
Leverage Your AASLH Membership to Maximize Your Potential with Employers
Hiring managers don’t always turn to major job posting sites to find candidates that fit their needs. In fact, some actually prefer to search for [...]
#AASLH2015 Stories from the HEART: 10 Years After Katrina
Collections in Pass Christian Historical Society Vault Friday, October 14, 2005, Hattiesburg, MS: Within minutes of our arrival, we were told by a [...]
Registration Open for the 2015 AASLH Online Conference
Registration Open for the 2015 AASLH Online Conference! Register Now! Held every year in conjunction with the Annual Meeting, the AASLH Online Conference provides an [...]
Why Should it Matter if We Have Women on U.S. Currency?
Take a moment to open up your wallet, and look closely at the paper bills and coins contained within. What common features do you notice? [...]