Seven Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in February and March
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates in the last two months! We especially commend the Fort Nisqually Living History Museum [...]
Liberating Threads, Liberating Histories
Michelle D. Flamer with her quilt New Century Poll Tax. As a history student at Morgan State University, Cynthia Neverdon [...]
AASLH Announces Election Slate for Council and Leadership Nominating Committee
We are proud to announce the slate of candidates for four open spots on the AASLH Council and two spots on our [...]
AASLH’s StEPs Program Enrolls 800th Organization
We are excited to announce that our Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations has enrolled its 800th member, the Hearts [...]
Focusing On Guests with Special Needs: Examples and Insights from The Henry Ford
In recent years, there has been a growing trend among museums to place more attention on audiences with special needs. [...]
Be Relevant: Get Involved in National History Day
National History Day (NHD) was created in 1974 by a professor at Case Western Reserve University to combat the decline [...]
AASLH Welcomes Amber Mitchell as Education and Service Coordinator
AASLH is pleased to introduce Amber N. Mitchell as our first ever Education and Service Coordinator. In this new position, Amber [...]
Come See…The Crowd
The holiday season is often one of the busiest visitation times for many of our sites. For those sites that charge admission, this can equal big [...]
Digging for History: Archaeology at Strawbery Banke
Conant HouseScullery Addition Strawbery Banke Museum, a 10-acre outdoor history museum in Portsmouth, NH, has long used archaeological data to aid in the [...]
Handling the Holidays – How Does Your Institution Do It?
Seasons greetings! Ok, so it's not the Chandler Museum, but this photo of the luminarias at the Desert Botanical Garden in neighboring Phoenix is [...]
FREE Webinar on AASLH Awards and How to Apply
What are the AASLH Leadership in History Awards and Why Should I Apply? Have you always wondered what the AASLH awards program is? Or, do [...]
AASLH Presents First Joint Video with NCPH and Institute of Oral History
AASLH, the National Council on Public History (NCPH), and the Institute of Oral History, are pleased to present our first joint video, "Tips for Getting a [...]
Top AASLH Blog Posts for 2014
Thank you to all AASLH bloggers for a great year of content, advice, and thought from the field. As we close out the year, let’s [...]