14 New Museum and Public History Books from AASLH
The AASLH Series at Rowman and Littlefield Publishers is off to a great start. It's only March, and already in 2017 we've [...]
5 Citizen History Projects You Should Know About (Part 2)
Libraries, museums, and other academically oriented non-profits often collaborate with each other on research efforts. Recently, they are reaching out the public [...]
Call for Posters: 2017 AASLH Annual Meeting
AASLH has partnered with the National Council on Public History to invite proposals for an NCPH‐sponsored Poster Session at the 2017 AASLH [...]
AASLH Welcomes First 10 Academic Program Members
Last month, AASLH launched a brand new membership type for Academic Programs. Designed specifically to meet the needs of faculty [...]
The Only Museum on California’s Santa Catalina Island Finally Gets a Permanent Home
It may surprise the thousands of visitors who have vacationed on the island of Santa Catalina, but the Catalina Island [...]
Tagging YSL + Halston: What Museums Can Learn from Hashtags
In the spring of 2014, I responded to a call for book proposals for the AASLH series at Rowman & [...]
What I Look for in a Cover Letter and Other Thoughts About Job Applications
Several job-hunting colleagues have recently asked me to review their cover letters. Bearing in mind that I have not applied [...]
Fingerprints and Votives
I just read a brilliant post by “Museum Anarchist” Frank Vagnone on his blog, Twisted Preservation. I hope he doesn't mind that I riff on [...]
AASLH Announces Call for Entries for 75th Anniversary Blog
75 Years of Making the Past More Meaningful to All Americans Next year marks AASLH’s 75th Anniversary Year. For the occasion, AASLH is creating a [...]
Corporate History at the 2014 Annual Meeting
At the 2014 Annual Meeting, we had a great turnout for our corporate history tour, session, and luncheon! On Wednesday, we began the Meeting with [...]
2014 AASLH Annual Meeting: A Scholarship Winner’s Perspective
As this year’s recipient of the Douglas Evelyn Scholarship for Minority Professionals, I was excitedly anticipating my first time at the AASLH Annual Meeting. As [...]
A Word (or Two) about Relevance
Relevance is a word that has become common at historic house museums. To be successful with mission and audience, we must be relevant. But what [...]
Support the Small Museums Scholarship
Will you be in St. Paul for next week’s AASLH Annual Meeting? The Small Museums Committee is collecting donations for our Small Museums Scholarship….and you [...]