Project 2-3-1: Two Boxcars, Three Blocks, One City: A Story of Elgin’s African-American Heritage
Project 2-3-1: Two Boxcars, Three Blocks, One City: A Story of Elgin’s African-American Heritage is a documentary film and traveling exhibit created [...]
2015 Students Opposing Slavery International Summit
President Lincoln’s Cottage (PLC) opened in 2008 as a historic site and museum in northwest Washington, D.C. While in residence, Lincoln opened [...]
Finding Ways to Channel a Passion for History and Museums after Leaving the Field
In 2012, I made a difficult but necessary decision. After six years of undergrad and graduate school followed by an arduous seven [...]
Jan 15 is Deadline for Enrollment in Next Wave of Visitors Count! Research
Visitors Count! is now accepting enrollments for the next wave of research. The deadline is January 15, 2016. Visitors Count! [...]
History Wins! Obama Signs ESSA: This Means New Funding for K-12 History & Civics
Yesterday morning, December 10, President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) into law. Thank you to all the [...]
Floyd Co. Hist. Soc. in VA Receives Grant for Elementary Education Program
The Floyd County Historical Society (AASLH member since 2009) has been awarded a grant by the Larry Woodrow Vest Fund of [...]
State Historical Museum of Iowa’s Award Winning Education Program Recognized in Media
The Des Moines Register published an article today about the Community Based Learning Program run by the State Historical Museum [...]
Registration Open for the 2014 Building Museums Symposium
An annual symposium on the mysteries, pitfalls, and rewards of planning and managing museum building projects. The symposium is organized under three inter-related themes: Vision, [...]
AASLH Awards: A Winner’s Perspective
Southlake Historical Society, an all-volunteer local historical society in Texas designed our website, www.southlakehistory.org, in 2012 and 2013 with the goal of presenting our city’s [...]
Finding Inspiration in the Mundane
I’m no Grinch! I do not self-identify in the slightest way with Scrooge. I love the holiday season (even glitter!), I love my job, and [...]
Historic House Call: Creating Engaging and Memorable Tours
Historic House Call: Creating Engaging and Memorable Tours Webinar January 30 @ 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm EST Register for the webinar here. Contribute to [...]
Taking the first StEPs
Last year the staff of the Chandler Museum suggested to the board that we embark on a StEPs assessment. Staff was aware that there are [...]
A Little Romance
I first heard exhibit designer Craig Kerger use the term “galleries of thought” to describe the successive spaces that lead visitors through an interpretive experience. [...]