Meet a Member: Terri Blanchette
Meet a Member is a regular blog series spotlighting our members. AASLH has 5,500 fascinating members working hard for the field of history, [...]
Dodge vs. Ford: The Ways They Lived and Worked (#AASLHMMA2016 Tour Spotlight)
Dodge vs. Ford: The Ways They Lived and Worked is a tour option at the 2016 AASLH/MMA Conference in Detroit on Saturday, [...]
Navy Unveils National Museum of the American Sailor
NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. – The Great Lakes Naval Museum was officially renamed the National Museum of the American Sailor during a [...]
Musings from a Historic Shaker Village During the 1940s
2015 marks AASLH's 75th Anniversary Year. For the occasion, AASLH has created a blog series for members to share their [...]
Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum Week
The American Alliance of Museums has declared the week of August 8-15 as the fourth annual "Invite Congress to Visit Your [...]
Running at AASLH?
Time is winding down to #AASLH2015! I could go on and on about how excited I am about the professional [...]
Ask FSA: What is Outreach?
History organizations often wonder about what effective outreach is. The business literature is full of a dizzying number of examples. [...]
What is your “How I Got Here” story?
Whenever I meet people at conferences, I always ask one of my favorite questions: “How did you get involved with small museums?” I find that relatively few people set out with the idea of a museum career. What’s your passion story? How did you get started in small museums?
Keeping Collections Storage Safe From Insects
By Scott Carrlee AASLH Individual Member since 2007 Curator of Museum Services, Alaska State Museums, Juneau, AK What is the best policy for making sure [...]
History Organizations Need to Change, But How?
by Carl Nold, President and CEO, Historic New England, Boston, MA AASLH Institutional Member since 1999 Members of the Outdoor History Museum Forum, a national [...]
American Association for State and Local History Announces 2011 Award Winners
Fifty-nine recipients from thirty-four states receive highest honor from AASLH AASLH Award of Distinction Bestowed to Dennis O’Toole NASHVILLE, TN—June 2011—The American Association for State [...]
New Annual Day to Honor “Greatest Generation”
AASLH Invites History Organizations to Observe National Spirit of ’45 Day in their community on second Sunday in August AASLH encourages history organizations across the country to join the [...]
Getting Started with Grant Writing
By Carlyn Hammons AASLH Individual Member since 2004 Program Specialist, Texas Historical Commission, Austin, TX Do you need to know how to get started applying [...]