Training Future Leaders: Lessons Learned from the National Guard Memorial Museum’s Intern Program
Photo via www.ngef.org The National Guard Memorial Museum is a 6,000 square foot series of galleries located in Washington, D.C., [...]
Natural History Specimens and Nomenclature 4.0
When Nomenclature was first written it was designed to represent objects that are man-made. So, how do natural history collections fall into [...]
Blogging Public History: An Interview with Zac Cowsert, Civil War Blogger and Emerging History Professional
I find that many Emerging History Professionals (EHPs) these days have blogs of some sort. They traditionally consist of self-promoting posts with [...]
How Aid to Norway During WWII Transformed Into a History Museum
2015 marks AASLH's 75th Anniversary Year. For the occasion, AASLH has created a blog series for members to share their [...]
AASLH’s Gift Guide For History Lovers & Museum Professionals
Trying to find the perfect gift for friends or family in the public history field? We all know history lovers [...]
Trying New Ways to Reach Classrooms
Every summer we organize social studies based professional development opportunities for teachers. These events are always very well attended, and [...]
Advocacy Alert: Urge Congress to Restore K-12 History & Civics Education
Members of the Historical Community, AASLH and the National Coalition for History rarely raise legislative alerts like this one. But [...]
Tracing the Course of Local Baptist History Using Association Minutes
The American Baptist Historical Society (ABHS), established in 1853, is the oldest Baptist historical society in the United States and holds the largest and most [...]
AASLH Unveils New Home for History Website
AASLH is proud to announce that our new website—the Home for History—is launching this month. The Home for History is an exciting and innovative way [...]
A Little Help from Our Friends: AASLH Technical Leaflets
The key reason we named our original Educators and Interpreters blog "Arrrrducation"* was because, as a whole, museum educators love to beg, borrow and steal [...]
General Mills Archives Moving
Interesting article on the General Mills blog about a major move for their archives and a return to their historic roots. The author highlights the [...]
AASLH Mourns the Passing of Dr. Michael G. Kammen
AASLH is sad to hear of the death of Michael G. Kammen, renowned historian and husband of Carol Kammen, a prolific historian in her own [...]
iPad Interviews at Monticello
During this past year, Monticello undertook a three-stage visitor evaluation to better understand visitor engagement during house tours. One stage culminated in interviews with visitors. [...]