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 [...]
Connect with AASLH at the Tennessee Association of Museums Annual Meeting
Are you going to the Annul Meeting of the Tennessee Association of Museums this week? AASLH staff members will be speaking on [...]
Managing Volunteers: Lessons Learned Through Experience
A volunteer talking to visitors at the Cincinnati Museum Center. We all know most non-profits run on volunteers. Working at [...]
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 [...]
AASLH Announces 2016 Leadership in History Award Winners
Sixty-three recipients from twenty-seven states receive highest honor from AASLH The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) proudly announces the [...]
Exhibit Opening: This WAS Contemporary Art: Fine and Decorative Arts in Houston 1945–1965
This WAS Contemporary Art: Fine and Decorative Arts in Houston 1945–1965 will run at The Heritage Society Museum in downtown Houston from Thursday, [...]
Stop the Drive-Bys: A Teacher Makes the Case for Local Historical Markers
As is no doubt the case at your institution, we could not be nearly as effective in our mission to [...]
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 [...]
Schooled by LEGO Star Wars!
Last month my husband and I took our two boys, ages 5 and 3, to a Star Wars Reads Day event at a local library. [...]
AASLH Introduces New Book Series: Interpreting History Series
This major new series from the American Association for State and Local History and Rowman & Littlefield Publishers provides expert, in-depth guidance in interpretation for museum and historic [...]
Identifying Firearms for Nomenclature
One of the most challenging aspects I had in collections care when I first started was dealing with a firearms collection. I grew up around [...]
We Wish you a Merry (oh, shut up already!)
Holiday decorating at historic house museums takes many forms. There are great philosophical debates on the importance of historical accuracy versus proper collections management [...]
FLASH SALE: $8 Online Conference Sessions
Build Your Own AASLH Conference. Mix-and-match recorded AASLH Online Conference Sessions and customize the conference that you or your staff needs today! For one Flat Fee [...]