Finding Eleanor Pack: Challenges and Methods in Researching Domestic Staff at Nemours
Kitchen at Nemours, undated. Nemours Estate Archive. Historic estates are living in a post-“Downton Abbey” world and visitors frequently ask [...]
A Few Simple Tips for Public Historians Working with Confrontational Visitors
An interpreter at Mackinac State Historic Parks, Michigan. This article was originally posted on Exploring the Past and is re-posted here [...]
My 5 Favorite Props to Use in Programs
One thing that every interpreter has to do to be effective is to get and keep their audiences' attention. If no one [...]
Industrial Eden: The Legacy of Haywardville
Industrial Eden was a yearlong multi-community program designed to heighten awareness of area residents to a local vanished mill village [...]
Worcester Revolution of 1774
On September 6, 1774, 4,622 militiamen from throughout Worcester County, Massachusetts, marched into the town and closed the Royal Courts, [...]
Native Neighbors from Freedom’s Frontier’s Past
In 2012, the Franklin County Historical Society (FCHS) approached Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area (FFNHA) with an idea for a [...]
WWI Memorial Design Finalists on Exhibit in DC til Dec 22
WASHINGTON, DC: The U.S. World War I Centennial Commission will publicly exhibit the five finalist design concepts for the national [...]
Developing Ethical Representations of Difficult Histories Part 3: Questions for Readers
Note: Julie Rose, director of the West Baton Rouge Museum and AASLH Vice Chair, has shared some thoughts on her latest Technical Leaflet, "Three Building [...]
Museum At Fort Sam Houston Updates Design for New Location
AASLH Member Since 1997 FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Renovations and construction continue in the east wing of the historic Quadrangle in preparation for the relocation [...]
Volunteers Are Human, Too
We all have them: dedicated, enthusiastic do-gooders who will do anything—ANYTHING!—for your historic site. These people will mend curtains, do laundry, polish silver, and cut [...]
Developing Ethical Representations of Difficult Histories Part 2: Takeaways
Note: Julie Rose, director of the West Baton Rouge Museum and AASLH Vice Chair, has shared some thoughts on her latest Technical Leaflet, "Three Building [...]
Developing Ethical Representations of Difficult Histories Part 1: Introduction
Note: Julie Rose, director of the West Baton Rouge Museum and AASLH Vice Chair, has shared some thoughts on her latest Technical Leaflet, "Three Building [...]
Travel by Stagecoach
Travel by Stagecoach As the cold settles in this winter season, I find myself looking back over the years of stagecoach travel and considering the [...]