Believing in Community Outreach: A Lesson in Shared Authority
Second Saturday Program Audience at the York County History Center My organization recently drafted a new strategic plan that stressed [...]
52 AASLH Members Receive Over $2 Million in NEH Grants
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced that it will award $16.3 million in grants for 290 humanities projects and programs [...]
AASLH’s John Dichtl Visits DC to Discuss the Humanities Indicators Project, History Relevance
AASLH President & CEO John Dichtl meets with the Humanities Indicators team in DC. I didn’t feel like it leaving [...]
First-Time Director Finds Guidance and Support with AASLH’s StEPs Standards Program
The Stonington Historical Society in Connecticut recently celebrated the completion of the Silver level in three (out of six) sections [...]
AAM Seeking Applicants for Ford W. Bell Fellowship for Museums & P-12 Education
The American Alliance of Museums is recruiting applicants for the two-year Ford W. Bell Fellowship for Museums & P-12 Education. [...]
Advocacy Alert: Funding Needed for ESSA Grant Program
With President’s Day behind us and questions about Constitutionalism and an appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court in the news, [...]
Is Your Museum Grant Ready? Two Upcoming Webinars on Grant Writing in March
Is your museum grant ready? From the author of Is Your Museum Grant-Ready? Assessing Your Organization’s Potential for Funding come [...]
Epilogue to “Betty’s Shoebox”
Note: This post by Rosemary Campbell is an epilogue to a previous article in the "I Remember When..." series by Ron Kley, "Betty's Shoebox - or [...]
It’s in the Code
As director of a local historical society in upstate New York with three historic house museums, the simplest thing my staff and I do to [...]
Last Call for Visitors Count in 2014
Don't Miss Your Opportunity to Survey Visitors This Year Using Visitors Count! Successful organizations understand what people expect, need, and want when visiting -- and [...]
No Buttons? No Problem. Helping Families Interact with Non-Interactive Exhibits
My son T not only enjoys museum visits; he already knows how to find the best photo ops. Recently, I was reading Sarah [...]
Music in a Faith Community
Music has a positive social and psychological effect. It can bring a group of people together around a common cause. Anyone who has ever performed [...]
Three Scholarships Available for 2014 Annual Meeting
AASLH Small Museum Scholarship Now in its eighth year, AASLH’s Small Museums Committee is offering scholarships to any AASLH members who are full-time, part-time, paid, [...]