Idealism, Ego, and Wising Up: Having My Idealism Crushed Helped My Career
When I was in my mid-20s I was working on a community engagement grant project that involved bringing K-12 students and community [...]
Bridging the Divide: Connecting Stagville’s Past to Its Modern Community
Row of original slave dwellings, including one renovated by sharecroppers. Courtesy of Historic Stagville Photograph Archive. By Jayd Buteaux, Assistant [...]
4 Ways Historic House Museums Can Create More Meaningful Visitor Experiences
The Ropes Mansion Every year, AASLH receives over 100 nominations for our Leadership in History Awards, which recognize organizations doing "Good History." [...]
Welcome to Michigan: A Message from the Michigan Museums Association
Michigan is filled with a wide array of people, communities, and landscapes. From the tiny towns of the Upper Peninsula [...]
A Prototype of the Colorado Encyclopedia is Now Online
Colorado Humanities, in collaboration with Colorado State University Libraries, the University Press of Colorado, and History Colorado, is pleased to [...]
Enroll in StEPs in May and Get a Special Get-the-Ball-Rolling Bonus
Has your organization been waiting for the right time to enroll in AASLH's Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations [...]
A Tale of Two Strategic Plans: Setting Realistic Goals at the Chemung County Historical Society
Once again, the Chemung County Historical Society (CCHS) has begun a strategic planning process. Having been through this several times [...]
Imagination Takes Flight at Historic Sites
In 1902, notorious outlaw Harry Tracy held the Johnson family hostage at their isolated farm near Auburn, Washington, while the patriarch was sent to Tacoma [...]
How Can My Museum Change from One Classification System to Another?
This post is an excerpt from a paper that was previously published in the AASLH Nomenclature Community, "Adopting a Classification System for Collections of Human-Made [...]
AASLH Issues 2015 Call for Proposals
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) will present its 2015 annual meeting in Louisville, KY, from September 16-20. AASLH is now accepting [...]
Please Don’t Touch the Dinosaur
What do 90s sitcoms like Full House and Sister Sister have in common with Oscar award winning film Midnight in Paris and Mary Poppins? Very [...]
The Next Word on Nomenclature at the AASLH Annual Meeting
“ "It’s only words, and words are all I have to catalog that thing.” Ancient quotation based on lyrics by Bob Crewe and Edward Fluri [...]
AASLH Offering Two Webinars to Help With Grant Writing
Are you wanting more grant funding for your organization? Are you planning on applying for grants this fall and need to improve your chances? AASLH [...]