Pittock Mansion Historic House Museum Sees Record-Breaking Attendance of 100,000 + Annual Visitors
“At a time when many historic house museums across the country are experiencing declining visitation, Portland, Oregon's Pittock Mansion has set a [...]
2016 AASLH Online Conference Open for Registration
Can’t make it to Detroit but still want to participate in the AASLH Annual Meeting? Join us at the Online Conference and attend six [...]
Detroit’s Island Jewel: A Tour of Belle Isle Park
Belle Isle postcard courtesy of Detroit Historical Society Belle Isle Park is Detroit’s island jewel. The city-owned and state-operated park [...]
Hang Out With the Ladies at the AASLH Annual Meeting
The AASLH Women’s History Affinity Group is very excited to make its first public appearance at the 2015 Annual Meeting [...]
Roll Out the Bourbon Barrel
If you are coming to Louisville for the 2015 Annual Meeting, consider taking one of the special tours offered that [...]
Hack Your Museum: Appealing to Millennials
Museums are facing a whole slew of challenges these days: budget cuts, changing exhibit standards, Common Core, interactive spaces, conservation [...]
Desmond Kennard Receives National Australian Honor
AASLH Member Since 1974 Desmond Kennard of Australia was recently honored with a Medal of the order of Australia (OAM) for [...]
Museums…Light Duty?
I work for a small museum owned by the city of Las Cruces, New Mexico, so when money is available, our facilities department provides maintenance and repair [...]
American Association for State and Local History Announces 2012 Award Winners
Fifty-nine recipients from twenty-eight states receive highest honor from AASLH AASLH Award of Distinction Bestowed to Dr. Robert Archibald NASHVILLE, TN—June 2012—The American Association for [...]
The Dreaded Guided Tour. . .
When I arrived at the Detroit Historical Society in October 2010, I learned that the only school program offered was a 90-minute tour of the [...]
“… or a building full of old stuff” – Part III
Over time it became clear that we could use a little help. We’re in a town of 6,400 in a county of over 17,000 people. Unlike [...]
Reaching the Underserved: Adopt-a-Class
I know I don’t need to launch into a long explanation about hard times and the decline of the school field trip. Those of us [...]
How To Deliver Meaning on a Shoestring Budget
How can small museums develop high quality, low-cost exhibits? Despite having limited resources and volunteer workforces, curators at small museums are expected to make big statements and tell meaningful stories.