#AASLH17 Session: Sharing the Stage with Theaters and Schools
As we prepare for the 2017 Annual Meeting in Austin, the Educators and Interpreters Affinity Group Committee is trying an experiment. We’re giving presenters who are [...]
#AASLH17 Sessions: Taming Civics and Facilitation as Activism
As we prepare for the 2017 Annual Meeting in Austin, the Educators and Interpreters Affinity Group Committee is trying an experiment. We’re giving presenters who are [...]
#AASLH17 Sessions: Engaging Millenials and Producing Podcasts
As we prepare for the 2017 Annual Meeting in Austin, the Educators and Interpreters Affinity Group Committee is trying an experiment. We’re giving presenters who are [...]
Historical Societies and the March of Time
By studying demographics, we can see that life for historical societies is about to change. But will it change on [...]
The Power of (Re-)imagination: Promoting Self-Care in the Workplace
Caitlin Williams was awarded a Small Museums Scholarship to attend the 2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting. You can learn more about the [...]
Grappling with Unfolding Events
This article was originally published in the Summer 2016 issue of History News magazine, the official publication of AASLH. You can read the [...]
Her Hat Was In The Ring: How Digital Collections Can Transform Our Understanding of the Past
Amid all the discussions about the unprecedented campaign for U.S. president by a woman candidate, it is important to have [...]
Managing Interpreters: Expectations and Feedback
I’d wager that anyone reading this blog post appreciates a few things from an employer: clear expectations, good tools for completing the job, and feedback [...]
Are You Ready to Remember the Ladies?
Welcome! Since launching this year for Women’s History Month, we’ve been hard at work formalizing our structure and communications to the group, building a strong [...]
Community Curators: A New Level of Volunteering
Volunteers are essential to any organization and department, especially in museums. All of us have used volunteers to lend an extra hand in many things, [...]
The Art of Being an Intern
A few years ago, I was at my internship at the Raupp Museum, a small historical society in suburban Chicago, when my supervisor returned from [...]
Nomenclature 4.0 – Available For Pre-Order
Order Nomenclature 4.0 for Museum Cataloging directly through Rowman & Littlefield Ordering Nomenclature 4.0 The Nomenclature Task Force is pleased and excited to [...]
Spirituality After Religion
During the course of a week I wear many hats, including those of: history professional, who examines and interprets the past; museum futurist, who tracks emerging [...]