Forgotten Pioneers: The Chinese in Montana
The exhibit Forgotten Pioneers: The Chinese in Montana offers an unprecedented glimpse at a little understood chapter in Montana's past. By 1870, [...]
A Past Uncovered: The Story of the Enslaved People of Travellers Rest
Travellers Rest was the home of Judge John Overton built in 1799 on the site of a pre-historic Mississippian burial mound. His [...]
Artifacts of Outlander: Connecting the Public to History and Archaeology Using Popular Culture
This exhibit interprets local colonial history and archaeology through the lens of an enormously popular book and television series, showcasing the similarities [...]
Interpreters and Customer Service: The Importance of Good Service in Museums
We’ve all experienced it at one time or another: horrible customer service. For those of us in the museum world, [...]
Federal Funding Bill Passes, Includes Increased Spending on History
The history community fared well in the FY2016 federal funding bill that Congress passed on December 18, 2015. This $1.15 [...]
AASLH & NPS Host Workshop on Historic Houses in National Parks
At the beginning of this week, AASLH hosted a special workshop with the National Park Service to discuss ways that two [...]
46 AASLH Members Receive NEH Humanities Project Grants
We would like to congratulate the each of the 46 AASLH members who were awarded an NEH grant earlier this week. [...]
Next Week: Two AASLH Webinars on Volunteer Management
Build the Best Volunteer Staff You Can With AASLH’s Online Training in Volunteer Management Are You Ready for Volunteers? Many volunteer programs have existed with [...]
Mystic Seaport Seeks Stowaway for Adventure Aboard the Charles W. Morgan
AASLH Member Since 1989 Video Contest Underway to Sail on a 19th-Century Whaleship this Summer Mystic Seaport is seeking applicants now through February 18 to become a [...]
Black History Month at the Sam Davis Home in Smyrna, TN
AASLH Member since 2006 To commemorate February as Black History Month, the Sam Davis Home and Museum staff has created a special exhibit, entitled “African [...]
Historic Columbia Celebrates Woodrow Wilson Family Home Re-Opening with Party, Opening Festival
AASLH Member Since 1960 COLUMBIA, S.C. (Jan. 14, 2014)— After eight years of research, rehabilitation and restoration, South Carolina’s only presidential site, the Woodrow Wilson [...]
Tours and Tablets
Early on in the initial interpretive planning process at President Lincoln’s Cottage it was determined that the best way to interpret Abraham Lincoln’s favorite place [...]
You Know You Work in a Small Museum When…
For Throwback Thursday, here's a post from Bob Beatty, AASLH VP of Programs. It was originally published during the AASLH 2009 Annual Meeting. Today was a [...]