Reimagining Historical Societies: A Community Collaboration
Moore-Youse Home Museum in Muncie, Indiana Last Fall, the Delaware County Historical Society approached Ball State University for help in [...]
A New Way to Hire Interpreters: Lessons from Old World Wisconsin
Members of the Madison Theater rehearse for the one-act play, "Over the Teacups." 1950. WHS Collection. We’re standing in a [...]
AASLH Joins Over 100 Organizations Around the Country Endorsing the Values of History Relevance
Nashville, TN (March 15, 2017) — The American Association for State and Local History today joins more than 100 historical organizations [...]
To All the Job Seekers Out There…A Little Advice
To All the Job Seekers Out There I know there is a lot of advice on the World Wide Web [...]
Is Religious History Relevant?
The prominence of religion in the history of our country is undeniable. Many of the first North American settlers brought [...]
Pond-Hopping: How Working Abroad Can Improve Your Local History Practice
Would you like to travel the world? Not for one or two weeks, but for a year, or possibly two. [...]
Packing Shoes for Conferences and Other Somewhat Serious Thoughts on Professional Footwear
I just spent five days in Washington, D.C., at the American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting and, while I am [...]
Today is Giving Tuesday. Will you give to AASLH?
We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. Now, we have #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. Today, [...]
What happened to the Junior Membership program?
I was recently pouring through old minutes from the Detroit Historical Society to write a blog for AASLH’s 75th anniversary next year. As can be [...]
Historic Buildings and Landscapes as Museum Collections
With a portfolio of 27 historic sites across the country, from Philip Johnson’s Glass House in New Canaan Connecticut, to the Cooper-Molera Adobe in Monterey, [...]
Add a Term to PastPerfect 5
If you have experience cataloging museum collections in PastPerfect 5, then it is likely that at some point you've needed to use an object name [...]
StEPs Groups: More Than “Misery Loves Company”
Organizations enrolled in StEPs are finding they make much more progress when they work on the program within a group setting. And the reason for their [...]
From Peru to Memphis: Successful Community Museum Projects
Small museums dot the landscape of rural communities throughout the United States. This summer, we had the opportunity to add a dot in the rural [...]