Sharing Nashville’s Civil Rights Past with the Police
Supervisors to first-responders attend training offered by staff of the Civil Rights Room of the Nashville Public Library. This article [...]
Historical Societies and the March of Time
By studying demographics, we can see that life for historical societies is about to change. But will it change on our terms, [...]
The Power of (Re-)imagination: Promoting Self-Care in the Workplace
Caitlin Williams was awarded a Small Museums Scholarship to attend the 2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting. You can learn more about the AASLH Small [...]
A Stone of Hope: Black Experiences in the Fox Cities
In 2014, the History Museum at the Castle and African Heritage, Inc. created a civic engagement initiative to highlight the [...]
Civil War Pathways in the Pacific Northwest
In 2014, the Washington State Historical Society debuted Civil War Pathways in the Pacific Northwest, a major exhibition and accompanying [...]
Tobacco Barns Preservation Project
Recognizing the lack of programs to protect the state’s historic rural and agricultural heritage, Preservation Virginia launched the Tobacco Barns [...]
La Belle: The Ship That Changed History
La Belle: The Ship That Changed History is a 6,000 square foot special exhibition that examines the more than three [...]
Working with Private Collectors and Researchers
Many years ago when I was first working on entering the museum profession, I talked to the director of a major military museum. This director [...]
Lisa M. Feinstein Named Vice President for Institutional Advancement at The Strong
Lisa M. Feinstein Named Vice President for Institutional Advancement at The Strong® The Strong is pleased to announce that Lisa M. Feinstein has been hired as [...]
Visiting Corporate History Museums
One of the fun things I get to do as Program Manager at AASLH is to visit our member museums. Last summer, I was in [...]
Creating the Collector’s Corner
Most of my challenges from working in a small museum are from two things: money and time. When the City of Bowie Museums needed someone [...]
Sealing Historic House Windows
One of the members of the historic house list serv posted the following question recently. She wrote “I work at an historic home from the [...]
Tennessee Museums Earn StEPs Certificates
On November 19, I was pleased to present several of our local StEPs participants with Bronze and Silver certificates at a special celebration in Nashville. [...]