Experience Beyond the Classroom: Preparing for the Job Market as a Student
It was my first interview. I had eagerly prepared, going over all the projects I had produced from internships. I had a [...]
Six Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in November
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study standards program designed specifically [...]
Nomenclature Conundrum: When is a Model Not Really a Model?
28 Within Nomenclature 4.0 there are a few variations on the term "Model," which falls under the classification of Documentary Artifacts, sub-class [...]
AASLH Invites Nominations for 2016 Leadership in History Awards Program
NASHVILLE, TN—December 2015 The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) invites nominations for the 2016 Leadership in History [...]
Meet a Member: Jackie Peterson
We are excited to launch a new biweekly blog series called “Meet a Member.” AASLH has 5,500 fascinating members working [...]
Advocacy Alert: Success with ESSA! Now Tell Your Senator to Vote “Yes” on Dec 7
Members of the Historical Community, Late yesterday the House of Representatives, by a vote of 359-64, approved the conference report [...]
Welcome New AASLH Members (Nov. 2015)
AASLH is pleased to welcome all the individuals and institutions who became members in November. We are so glad you [...]
AASLH Helps Small Museums Think Big
Sloss Furnaces National Landmark I enjoyed attending the AASLH Annual Meeting in Birmingham this fall, and I'm grateful to the Small Museum Committee [...]
Museums and Improv Comedy?
Over at the Tufts Museum Studies blog, Madeline Karp has posted the latest entry in the Dispatches from the Mid-Atlantic series, "Whose Program is this Anyway?" Her entry [...]
A Matter of Fashion: 20 Iconic Items
AASLH received a review copy of A Matter of Fashion: 20 Iconic Items that Changed the History of Style by Fererico Rocca this week and [...]
I Remember When…
I think I can claim to have been involved in the Nomenclature project longer than anyone else still living -- at any rate, since the [...]
AASLH Membership Something for Everyone
If you’re like me, you’ve often asked yourself, “Why should I join another organization? What’s in it for me?” There are many choices out there, [...]
Texas Historical Commission RFQ
By Texas Historical Commission AASLH Member since 1995 The Texas Historical Commission (THC) is seeking expressions of interest and statements of qualifications from qualified individuals [...]