Out of Storage and into the Classroom: Enriching the Curriculum with a Campus Archive
Naomi Niemann (Class of 2019) shares her work digitizing and transcribing an unpublished manuscript by Edward Beecher, first president of Illinois [...]
AASLH Statement on Charlottesville
Rotunda at University of Virginia, Charlottesville. The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) abhors not only the violence [...]
AASLH Announces 3 New Books from Rowman & Littlefield
The AASLH Series at Rowman & Littlefield Publishers is proud to announce three new titles for summer. Covering a wide range of [...]
StEPs Spotlight: Learn How the Fort Worth Aviation Museum is Building a Foundation for Growth
Exciting changes are happening at the 800+ organizations taking part in AASLH's Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations (StEPs). Our "StEPs [...]
Report on Recent Initiatives of the History Relevance Campaign
The National Archives hosted the second History Relevance Campaign (HRC) meeting with Washington D.C. area history organizations on Monday, October [...]
Cultural Competency: A Powerful Tool for Change
At the 2016 AASLH Annual Meeting, the Educators and Interpreters Committee hosted a session on cultural competency featuring staff from [...]
Welcome to Our House: How Visitor Experience Planning at Pittock Mansion Lead to Record Attendance
Visitors exploring Pittock Mansion’s 16,000 square feet. As many historic house museums across the country experience declining visitation, [...]
Carol Kammen to Speak at Local University
Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN will be hosting an after-hours conversation with noted author and local historian Carol Kammen on Wednesday, May 27. [...]
New Website Launched: 300 Journeys into Indiana’s Past
AASLH Member Since 1941 The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) has launched its new Destination Indiana website, which will bring hundreds of the state’s stories to life [...]
Skin Deep: The Nautical Roots of Tattoo Culture Exhibit Opens at Puget Sound Navy Museum
AASLH Member Since 2015 The Puget Sound Navy Museum in Bremerton, Washington is excited to announce the opening of "Skin Deep: The Nautical Roots of [...]
Shaker Museum│Mount Lebanon Creates Digital Archive of Historic Photographs
AASLH Member Since 2001 The Shaker Museum│Mount Lebanon has launched a newly digitized online catalog of historic photography as a part of its ongoing effort [...]
Rare Discovery Made at HistoryMiami’s Audubon Exhibition
AASLH Member Since 2010 Audubon dealer makes discovery upon visiting nationally acclaimed exhibition HistoryMiami is excited to announce a rare discovery that was made during [...]
Mayflower Passages: Conservation Treatment and Digitization of the Bradford Manuscript, 1630-1650
AASLH Member Since 1982 Mayflower Passages: Conservation Treatment and Digitization of William Bradford's ‘Of Plimouth Plantation,’ 1630-1650 NEDCC recently provided conservation treatment and digitization for one of [...]