Gotta Catch ‘Em All: The Battle over Pokémon Go in Museums
Given the positive and negative stigma surrounding Pokémon Go I decided to write a follow-up to my original blog, “Engaging New Museum [...]
Free Digital Preservation Workshop in Atlanta- Oct 10
On Monday, October 10, 2016, the Digital POWRR Team will be conducting a FREE workshop at the Atlanta History Center in Atlanta, [...]
How Heritage Museums & Gardens Use Visitors Count to Make Unforgettable Visitor Experiences
Working on the Visitors Count project for the last couple of years has been a satisfying experience of learning where we are [...]
AASLH Aspirations
To shape AASLH’s future, the Council and its Aspirations Task Force have outlined four key ideas. We are interested in [...]
Visitor Feedback Stations
Revisiting some great readings from earlier this year, I came across a nice post from colleague Linda Norris on her [...]
AASLH Annual Meeting 2015: Small Museum Friendly Sessions
Looking for sessions that address your small museum's concerns? Look no further! The AASLH Small Museums Committee has compiled this [...]
Join us at the 2015 Annual Meeting in Louisville!
Are you attending #AASLH2015 in Louisville? If yes, please join the Educators and Interpreters Affinity Group at one or more [...]
To Tweet or Not To Tweet
With many social media sites available it is likely that if you are not already tweeting, facebooking or blogging you will be in the near [...]
Teach the Past and Eat it Too
Colonial Williamsburg interpreters roast a pig. Virginia Gazette photo. Food is one of the defining issues of our times. It's also one of [...]
A Parent By Any Other Name….Part 1
Museums have all sorts of parent organizations. State, county, and municipal groups are probably the most common, but there are many academic museums, too. When [...]
Practical Tips on Effective Networking – From the Small Museums Luncheon
Kent Whitworth, CEO of the Kentucky Historical Society, not only gave attendees at the Small Museum Luncheon great networking advice; he brought us bourbon balls.
All Fun and Games
As educators, we're always looking for ways to make museum content "stickier" and more meaningful. Sometimes we're overlooking a powerful and universal human tool: games. [...]
More Recipes for Success
As AASLH gathered in Salt Lake City earlier this month for the Annual Meeting, the Small Museum Committee was pleased to host a luncheon for [...]