Will the High Tide of a National Designation Raise All Women’s History Boats?
Will the high tide of a national designation raise all women’s history boats? Just over one year ago, the former Sewall-Belmont House [...]
Three Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in April
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates in April! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations (StEPs) is AASLH’s self-study standards program [...]
What Public Historians Can Learn from Fourth Graders
Ranger Nick Sacco with a group of Fourth Graders at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site. All photo credits go to [...]
Create.Connect: The Development of an Interdisciplinary History and STEM Exhibition at Conner Prairie
As the formal and informal education fields turn increasing attention to STEM, finding new venues for informal STEM learning (particularly [...]
IMLS Launches Community Catalyst Initiative Focused on Community-Centric Approaches for Museums and Libraries
A new initiative of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) will help libraries and museums develop a deeper [...]
Religion and the Western Landscape: A Continuation of the Discussion “Is Religious History Relevant?”
“Is religious history relevant?” From my experience, I’m surprised that the question even needs to be asked. Let me explain [...]
Engaging New Museum Audiences with Pokémon Go
As a follow-up to Alexandra Rasic’s blog last week, "Is There a Place for Pokémon Go in History Museums," I [...]
Seeing the Elephant
"Seeing the Elephant" is the term Civil War soldiers used to describe their first experience with combat. A new, in-the-round movie experience entitled Seeing the [...]
Voices of the Vigil
The plight of Soviet Jews, persecuted and imprisoned for practicing Judaism or attempting to emigrate, drew national attention and became a U.S. foreign policy issue [...]
Detroit Historical Society Past>Forward Exhibitions
Prior to 2012, the Detroit Historical Museum had its share of strategic issues. First, the museum's core permanent exhibitions were more than 20 years old, [...]
Minnesota in the ‘70s
Minnesota in the '70s explores a pivotal decade in the state's history. As the 1960s transitioned into the conservatism of the 1980s, this evolution put [...]
Beyond Pontiac's Shadow: Michilimackinac and the Anglo-Indian War of 1763
British fur traders, officers, and soldiers occupied Fort Michilimackinac in 1761, a year after the conquest of Canada. While French soldiers departed, most of the [...]
A New Level of Engagement
In 2013, I took the leap and applied to the Developing Leaders @SHA (Seminar for Historical Administration), recognizing that after fifteen years in the field [...]