Preserving Neighborhood History in a Growing City
Photo by Susie Trexler. Demolition of historic buildings and the construction of new, sleek, modern ones is a trend in [...]
Five Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in July
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 [...]
The Woodlands Grave Gardeners: Volunteers and Partnerships in Historic Cemeteries
By Starr E. Herr-Cardillo The Woodlands Cemetery is a 54-acre National Historic Landmark in the University City neighborhood in Philadelphia. Formerly the estate [...]
Guests are People Too: Avoiding Toxic Behind-the-Scenes Venting
Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society Anyone have school tours running around lately? Anyone tired from [...]
Putting Visitor Research Data to Work at the Colony of Avalon
The Colony of Avalon is widely recognized as the best preserved early English colonial site in North America. Located in [...]
54 AASLH Members Receive Over $5 Million in IMLS Grants
54 AASLH member institutions were awarded prestigious Museums for America grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). [...]
Nine Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in September
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 [...]
Posters from the Front and Back
I’ve been working with a new acquisition that keeps reminding me why sometimes I practice corporate history, sometimes federal government history, and many times both. [...]
Not Just Another Event Center
The Historic Ambassador House and Heritage Gardens, Inc. in Fishers, Indiana is a rehabilitated historic home owned by the City of Fishers and managed as [...]
Science in a History Museum
Science in To Do No Harm I've always been a little jealous of the interactives in science museums. They have so many opportunities [...]
Remaining Relevant with New Construction
At the James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home (JWR Home) in Indianapolis, we find ourselves with an exciting opportunity. We just built a new Visitors Center. [...]
Millenials in the Museum
Many corporations across the United States are starting to target a millennial audience. Generally millennials are less prone to spend and have a little less [...]
Interpretive Planning in the 21st Century
I am in the process of figuring out what a new interpretive plan should look like for an organization with two historic estates. As I [...]