Real World History: Formal Learning in Museums and Historic Sites
A Real World History student at the Phillips Collection The idea for Real World History came to me on a bus, and [...]
Public History and the Changing Nature of Faith
Central Synagogue in the Lexington Avenue, New York City As a Divinity school student with a focus on public history [...]
Women Who Mentor: Gemma Birnbaum, Assistant Director of Curriculum, The National WWII Museum
The National WWII Museum’s U.S. Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center. One of the founding objectives of the Women’s History Affinity [...]
Puppies, Students, & Trivia: 5 Ideas to Engage your Community
In our institutions, many of us are tasked with increasing programming and outreach of the museum. I find that when [...]
New Online Exhibit/Oral History Project at King County Archives: Public Health’s Response to AIDS in Seattle-King County,1982-1996
The King County Archives in Seattle, Washington (new members of AASLH) announces publication of its new online exhibit, Responding to [...]
AASLH Statement on CT Governor’s Elimination of $1.73 Million in Funding for CT Humanities
June 9, 2016 Connecticut Governor Danell Malloy has chosen to use his veto powers to eliminate funding for Connecticut Humanities in the [...]
So Many Terms in So Many Fields: Where to put your terms in PastPerfect 5
If you are using PastPerfect 5 to catalog your museum collections, you might be a little intimidated by all of [...]
3 Reasons Why You Need Visitors Count!
Successful museums and sites clearly understand what their visitors want and need for a high quality experience. They also know success requires collecting real data [...]
Create a Social Media Quiz for Your Museum
If you're as addicted to Facebook as I am, you're probably already familiar with social media quizzes. You know, the ones asking, “Which Ninja Turtle [...]
Why We Do What We Do
The other day I was sitting at my computer searching online for student engagement. I was looking for any ideas or techniques that would be a [...]
AASLH Invites Nominations for 2015 Leadership in History Awards
Contact: Bethany Hawkins [email protected] 615-320-3203 Every year, AASLH bestows the Leadership in History Awards in recognition of excellence in the field of state and local [...]
Widening the Circle
The Laurel Historical Society has been exploring our museum’s role in the community. We began by asking ourselves, “How can our programs and activities encourage [...]
Regional Terminology
Soda, pop, or coke? Shopping cart or buggy? At one point or another, we have all come across regional language differences. I grew up in [...]