The Wright Lesson: How a Small Historical Society Took a Risk and Generated Local Recognition, Community, and Financial Support
Front of Glencoe Historical Society This article was orginally published in the Autumn 2016 issue of History News, the official magazine of AASLH. [...]
AASLH’s 2016 Annual Report (PDF)
Here at AASLH, 2016 was a year of building upward and outward. In order to best share all the changes and growth, [...]
The Courageous and Faithful: The Cavalry at Jefferson Barracks
The Courageous and Faithful: The Cavalry at Jefferson Barracks was a local history project centering on an exhibition in the Old Ordnance [...]
25 AASLH Members Included in NPR Story on Living History
In November 2015, NPR put out the call for answers to this question: "What Do We Do Now In America [...]
Six AASLH Members Receive State Grants
The Tennessee State Library and Archives just announced it will grant funds to 29 organizations across the state to preserve [...]
Meet a Member: Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum of the Seminole Tribe of Florida
Meet a Member is a biweekly blog series spotlighting our members. AASLH has 5,500 fascinating members working hard for the field [...]
40 Years Later: Why Awards Matter
Last October, we received an unusual request that turned into an inspiring story and poignant reminder of the power of [...]
Houses in the Mail…Within These Walls at the Smithsonian
Working at a historic house museum presents its own set of challenges, developing an exhibition with a historic house as the key artifact presents a [...]
Military Artifact Identification – Foreign & Domestic
Knowing what the artifact is essential to everything your institution does with that artifact. Without a correct identification how can one accession, catalog and interpret [...]
Bring the Boy to the Farm…
Firestone Farm is the largest living history site in Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. It is the boyhood home of Harvey Firestone, the eventual tire tycoon. [...]
Children Who Visit Museums Have Higher Achievement in Reading, Math, and Science
The headline seems so logical to those of us in the history field. "Well, duh!" I thought when the blog came across the transom. But [...]
I Remember When – Part 3 (Betty’s Shoebox)
Betty's Shoebox - or, How I Came to Nomenclature Image courtesy of the Computer History Museum When I came to work at Maine’s [...]
AASLH Offering Two Collections Workshops in June
AASLH will offer two workshops in June, both on collections care. Collections Management and Practices June 12-13, 2014 Host: Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter [...]