Letter from the President: Moving on from Election Week
The 2016 election has made plain that history organizations have a lot to accomplish in the next few years. AASLH will strive [...]
Join AASLH at Museums Advocacy Day 2017
Members of the AASLH Council, AASLH President John Dichtl, and Chief of Operations Bethany Hawkins invite you to join them at 2017 [...]
Brand History and Authenticity: The Archive at Carhartt
Still from Carhartt's historically themed advertisement. “Making good is merely a matter of exerting sufficient energy.” I often return to [...]
The Last Homestead
The Last Homestead tells the story of Linda and Harold “Mac” McKinstry, a young couple who homesteaded at the mouth of Pacific [...]
“What I’m Looking for in a Museum Visit”: The Seasoned Museum-Goer
Sometimes, people who start out as our visitors become something more: volunteers, collaborators, contractors, the list goes on and on. [...]
Stitching History from the Holocaust
Six million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. Each had a story and a life, yet for too many of [...]
West by Orphan Train
It seems incomprehensible that there was a time in America’s not-so-distant past when nearly a quarter of a million children [...]
Museums to the Rescue
Collaborating with schools is a great way to offset the damage done by educational budget cuts. Schools are always looking for ways to supplement the [...]
30% Off Encyclopedia of Local History for December 2013
AASLH Members save 30% off this AltaMira/Rowman Littlefield title. Edited by Carol Kammen and Amy H. Wilson, this second edition of Encyclopedia of Local History [...]
Is it a Frisbee? Issues in Cross-Indexing Advertising Media
A few years ago, I gave an intern a routine assignment to take inventory of our collections. Within 15 minutes, the intern returned with a box [...]
Highlights and Lessons from the Annual Meeting
Birmingham's 16th Street Baptist Church Here’s my list of highlights and lessons from the Annual Meeting in Birmingham: Network! The sessions, offsite excursions, and [...]
My First AASLH Conference, But Not My Last!
Last year I became our site’s first full-time historic house manager. I’ve been a member of AASLH for several years and with Birmingham so close, [...]
Preserving Religious Spaces
On Wednesday, November 20, the AASLH Religious History Affinity Group committee met with David Rose, Programs & Communications Associate with Partners for Sacred Places in [...]