Uncover a Hidden Part of America’s World War II History in Boise During the AASLH Annual Conference
By Lilith Benjamin, Collections Manager, National Japanese American Historical Society “The ‘American Alien’…is neither a refugee, nor, at any time, an [...]
Climate and Sustainability Initiatives at the 2023 AASLH Annual Conference
By The AASLH Climate and Sustainability Affinity Committee The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has a number of [...]
To be Bold, Brave, Unstoppable and Write Unapologetically Black Histories
"Celebrating Black History at the University of Idaho," a traveling exhibition. By Dr. Sydney Freeman, Jr., Full Professor at the University [...]
Get to Know Boise’s Rich History with These Books and Documentaries
By Bethany Hawkins, AASLH Chief of Operations The 2023 AASLH Annual Conference will be held in Boise, Idaho, on [...]
Help Your Organization and the Field: Respond to the 2023 National Visitor Survey
The fifth annual American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) “National Visitation Survey for History Organizations” is now [...]
Program Planning and Proper Names
By Bethany L Hawkins, AASLH Chief of Operations Recently, I was reading Christianity Today and one of its articles [...]
Association of African American Museums Becomes Advisory Board Partner of AASLH’s History Leadership Institute
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is excited to announce that the Association of African American [...]
Reframing History
We need a more productive public conversation about history. Today, AASLH is proud to introduce Reframing History, a new set of evidence-backed communications strategies [...]
AASLH Committees at Work (Part 2)
Once or twice a year we ask the chairs of AASLH committees to summarize what their group has been working on and plans to [...]
5 Ways to Make Your Historic House Museum Visitors Feel at Home (Even with Uncomfortable Topics)
By Bethany L. Hawkins, Chief of Operations, AASLH One common criticism of historic house museums is they are static and impersonal. Even when curators [...]
AASLH Committees at Work (Part 1)
Once or twice a year we ask the chairs of AASLH committees to summarize what their group has been working on and plans to [...]
History Museums and Trust
By John Garrison Marks, Director, AASLH Public History Research Lab Americans trust history museums—or so we like to tell ourselves. Back in November on [...]
Black History Month Resources
In celebration of Black History Month, AASLH has compiled a list of resources from our Resource Center that we are sharing free for the [...]