My Grandfather’s Knocking Sticks: Ojibwe Family Life and Labor on the Reservation
In My Grandfather’s Knocking Sticks: Ojibwe Family Life and Labor on the Reservation, historian Brenda Child blends a historical study of Indigenous [...]
Custom House: Restoring a St. Paul Landmark in Lowertown
In November 2015, the Ramsey County Historical Society published Custom House: Restoring a St. Paul Landmark in Lowertown by James A. Stolpestad, [...]
2016 Kammen Award
Named in honor of the late Michael Kammen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Cornell University’s Newton C. Farr Professor of American History and [...]
Welcome New AASLH Members (Jan. 2016)
AASLH is pleased to welcome all the individuals and institutions who became members in January. We are so glad you [...]
Small Museums Scholarships Available for 2016 AASLH Annual Meeting & Online Conference
Small Museums Scholarships 2016 AASLH Annual Meeting and Online Conference Detroit, Michigan - September 14-17 DEADLINE: 10 June 2016 The [...]
New Museum Dedicated to “Unsung Heroes” to Open in Kansas in May 2016
When you studied history in school, did you ever wonder if there were individuals who had taken extraordinary actions but [...]
Art & Tractors: Creating an Environment of Excellence
Deere & Company is fortunate to have a robust art collection. Though the company has owned some art for most [...]
The Many Roles of a Historic Cemetery
Earlier this month I wrote about the challenges associated with defining sacred place. While one person may emotionally perceive a religious structure or even a [...]
Do You Docent?
Colleague, former Education and Interpretation Committee member, and all around terrific history professional Michelle Moon recently posted on the use of the term docent at her [...]
Are We Telling the WHOLE Story?
The interpretation of historic houses for many visitors seems to be the same story, different house. Whether it be the home of a revolutionary leader, [...]
Maymont Mansion Ranks #13 in Virginia’s Favorite Architecture Poll
AASLH Member Since 1977 The Virginia Center for Architecture announced last week that Maymont Mansion ranked #13 in a public poll to identify Virginia’s Favorite [...]
Cooking up History
In more than 15 years of working in museums, from art museums to historic sites, I’ve grown used to artifacts having, shall we say, interesting [...]
How to Use Nomenclature 3.0 – Toys and Models
Toys and models pose a challenge for many cataloguers. It is obvious that miniature representations of objects do not have the same function as (and [...]