Field Services Alliance Asks You!
The Field Services Alliance (FSA) is an organized group of individuals, offices, and agencies that provide training opportunities, guidance, technical services, and other [...]
2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Schedule Change: Saturday Keynote
Due to circumstances beyond our control, Congressman Joaquin Castro is unable to join us on Saturday, September 9th for the closing keynote [...]
Notable Books for a Global Society: A Selected Bibliography of Books Featuring the Histories of Strong Women and Girls
Civil rights pioneer Sylvia Mendez, plaintiff in Californian desegregation court case Mendez v. Westminster (1947) alongside the cover of the children’s [...]
#AASLH2017 Session Proposals Due Dec 9
The deadline to submit a proposal for the 2017 AASLH Annual Meeting is December 9. For specific instructions, see the Call [...]
How Exhibitions Develop Collections
It all began with a small ski slope on Long Island. Yes, there was some skiing on Long Island, New [...]
Experience Beyond the Classroom: Preparing for the Job Market as a Student
It was my first interview. I had eagerly prepared, going over all the projects I had produced from internships. I [...]
Six Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in November
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study standards program [...]
Locking in Louisville! Early Bird Registration Ends Today
Don’t wait! Early Bird Registration Ends TODAY, July 24 2015 AASLH Annual Meeting September 16-19 Museum Row Nothing can replace the opportunities that [...]
Are You Still on the Fence?
Early Bird registration for AASLH’s annual meeting in Louisville, KY, comes to an end tomorrow, July 24. If you’re on the fence about whether or [...]
Things to See During the 2015 Annual Meeting: Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill
Centre Family Dwelling In January 1805, three Shaker missionaries, members of The United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, left their home, [...]
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Wendell Berry
Photo by Guy Mendes. With only two months til the Annual Meeting and the early bird registration deadline of July 24 fast approaching, [...]
From Historic House Museum to 21st Century Museum
The Woodrow Wilson Family Home: A Museum of Reconstruction While never leaving your house, office or hometown most of you reading this post probably took [...]
History vs. Heritage – What stories are museums sharing?
Margaret Biser’s recent Vox.com article, “I used to lead tours at a plantation. You won’t believe the questions I got about slavery,” outlines some of [...]