Corporate History at the 2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Conference
Ford Motor Company Archives storage in the bowling alley at Fair Lane, 1953. Via The Henry Ford Mark your calendars! [...]
The Detroit Museums Pop-Up Shop #AASLHMMA2016
With all the exciting speakers and sessions at the Annual Meeting, it’s often impossible to get out of the convention center to [...]
Proposed Changes to the AASLH Bylaws
At its June meeting, the AASLH Council approved several proposed changes to the AASLH Bylaws which will be presented for a vote [...]
Announcing the SHA Class of 2015
We are proud to announce the next class of Developing History Leaders @ SHA! SHA is a three-week program focuses on professional development [...]
Lace Up Your Kicks
I'm a runner. I certainly won’t break any speed or distance records, but I like getting out there to run. [...]
Review: Zen and the Art of Local History
Note: In 2014, AASLH and the British Association for Local History (BALH) began steps to make common cause in the [...]
Trevor’s Ridiculously Subjective Louisville Restaurant Guide
Louisville is a fantastic food city. There’s a lot more out there than fried chicken, hot browns and derby pies [...]
A Recipe for Success
Full disclosure: Outgoing SMC chair, Stacy Klingler, asked me to create this recipe for next week's Small Museums Luncheon in Salt Lake City. "Oh, Stacy," [...]
AASLH Annual Meeting (#AASLH2012) in Salt Lake City
Hello, Everyone! This week we are joined by Jamie Glavic (@museumminute). Jamie is the Stragtegic Projects Coordinator at the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus, Ohio. She will [...]
Attracting Latino Audiences: What Are You Doing?
The Latino population in the United States is growing at a rapid pace, but according to an AAM survey, only 9% of museum-goers fits this [...]
School Group Tour Logistics
Another school year is upon us... So, this week we will be taking a look at school group tour logistics. Do you have a plan [...]
Small Museums, Big Impact!
At AASLH’s 2010 Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City, Small Museums Committee (SMC) members showed how small museums and their communities, despite their relatively smaller sizes, [...]
Commemoration in the Postmodern Age
Hello Everyone, I am very excited to be leading the blogging sessions for this month. I have asked a number of colleagues from around the field to contribute [...]