Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington Welcomes New Executive Director
The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington has announced the appointment of Kara Blond as the Society's new Executive Director, effective September [...]
Statement on Texas “Bathroom Bill” and AASLH Annual Meeting
Texas State Capitol. Photo by Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 3.0. Dear AASLH Community, We look forward to seeing you [...]
AASLH Call for Book Reviewers
Four times a year, History News magazine brings you the latest discussions, developments, and innovations in the field of state and local [...]
The Self-Directed Nature of Interpretation
This article was originally published in the Spring 2015 issue of History News magazine. You can read the article, which is part of [...]
Placing Family History in Context: A Personal Example & Ideas for Museums
There’s no missing Americans’ passionate interest in genealogy today. Aging baby boomers have greater free time for research and deepened [...]
Storify from #AASLHchat on Incorporating Pop Culture into Tours and Programming
Last week, AASLH hosted our very first #AASLHchat on Twitter. Our guest hosts, the Educators and Interpreters Affinity Community, created [...]
Notes to Self or When to Stay Up Late at Conferences
AASLH conference time is almost here! Last year was such a great conference, and I even wrote a few notes [...]
#Hashtag Revolution
With many museum visitors now carrying smart devices everywhere they go, a museum visit now typically includes on-the-spot social media activity. Earlier this year, a [...]
The History Relevance Campaign Moves to the Next Step
Having laid the groundwork, the History Relevance Campaign (HRC) is ready to take a big step forward and needs your help. The HRC started a [...]
Teamwork and Internal Collaboration
Recently, staff at the White House Historical Association were asked to complete a job description questionnaire, which asked everyone to provide a list of key [...]
Empty Spaces: Interpreting without Furnishings at Gunston Hall
It was a balmy and hot day in July. Fear and anxiety were in the air as the moving truck slowly backed up to the [...]
“Here’s a chance for that historian to do something”
“Here's a chance for that historian to do something…. what's her name?” James T. Kirk, “Space Seed,” Star Trek This is how the conversation usually [...]
Preparing for Nomenclature 4.0 in PastPerfect
With the upcoming release of Nomenclature 4.0 for Museum Cataloging, there is no better time to finish any old lexicon clean-up projects in your PastPerfect database. [...]