2024 Annual Conference Poster Deadline Extended to July 8
Your Content Goes Here The deadline to submit a proposal for the Poster Session at the 2024 AASLH Annual Conference [...]
Announcing the AASLH 2024 Leadership in History Award Winners
For nearly eighty years, the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has presented Leadership in History Awards to establish [...]
Announcing the AASLH 2024 History in Progress Award Winners
For nearly eighty years, the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has presented Leadership in History Awards to establish [...]
AASLH Stands for Public Access to History Books and Supports History Practitioners
Over the past few years, a small but vocal group of Americans have attempted through various means to limit [...]
Take Courage: Personal Agency and Mutual Encouragement
By Avi Decter They draw near and come. Each one helps the other, saying to his fellow, "Take Courage!" [...]
Supporting the Next Generation, Part 2: Takeaways
Erin Wright (IHS intern 2022-2023) leads the Ugly Sweater contest at an annual event. By Bethany Hrachovec, [...]
Supporting the Next Generation, Part 1: Reflections
Cheyenne Grimes (IHS intern 2020-2021) leads a walking tour she researched and wrote. By Bethany Hrachovec, Indiana [...]
Andrea Jones Named Next Director of the AASLH History Leadership Institute
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is pleased to announce that Andrea Jones has been named the next director of the [...]
Save the Date for Our Virtual Summit About Commemoration and America’s 250th
Save the Date Commemoration Reconsidered: Ethics, Justice, and America’s 250th Anniversary Virtual Summit April 27 – 28, 2023 Sponsored by the William G. Pomeroy [...]
Keep Moving Forward
In three years, the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a moment that offers great possibilities for civics [...]
Docents as Museum Professionals: Lessons from the Amory Regional Museum
By Bryan Mathison, Senior Library Associate at Mississippi State University and Docent/Research Associate at the Amory Museum The city of Amory, Mississippi, is a [...]
Get to Know Boise’s Rich History with These Books and Documentaries
By Bethany Hawkins, AASLH Chief of Operations The 2023 AASLH Annual Conference will be held in Boise, Idaho, on September 6-9. The theme for [...]
Help Your Organization and the Field: Respond to the 2023 National Visitor Survey
The fifth annual American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) “National Visitation Survey for History Organizations” is now accepting responses! This yearly research [...]