Gather With History Doers

The American Association for State and Local History hosts many events throughout the year, including our Annual Conference each September, as well as virtual and in-person summits.

Our conference and events aren’t too big or too small—they’re the right size to make connections to others and to gain ideas for your work. Members always receive the best registration rates!

In the lead-up to the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026, our conference themes are inspired by the five guiding themes that AASLH has identified for the Semiquincentennial. You can learn more about these themes in Making History at 250: A Field Guide for the Semiquincentennial. We’re also offering events to help you prepare for the 250th. Learn more about planning for the Semiquincentennial at aaslh.org/250.

Scroll down to access information about our upcoming and past events, including recordings of past events.

Upcoming Annual Conferences

2024 Annual Conference: September 11-14, Mobile, Alabama

2025 Annual Conference: September 9-12, Cincinnati, Ohio

2026 Joint Annual Conference with National Council on Public History

Upcoming Summits

small But MIGHTY: the powerful resilience of SMALL museums: December 5-6, 2023

Past Annual Conferences

2020 Online October 12-15
2021 Little Rock, AR September 22-25
2021 Online October 12-15
2022 Buffalo, NY September 14-17
2022 Virtual Conference November 1-3
2023 Boise, ID September 6-9
2010 Oklahoma City, OK 09/22-09/25
2011 Richmond, VA 09/14-09/17
2012 Salt Lake City, UT 10/03-10/06
2013 Birmingham , AL 09/18-09/21
2014 St. Paul, MN 09/17-09/20
2015 Louisville, KY 09/16-09/19
2016 Detroit, MI 09/14-09/17
2017 Austin, TX 09/06-09/09
2018 Kansas City, MO 09/26-09/29
2019 Philadelphia, PA 08/27-08/31
2000 New Orleans, LA
2001 Indianapolis, IN (canceled)
2002 Portland, OR 09/25-09/28
2003 Providence, RI 09/16-09/20
2004 St. Louis, MO 09/29-10/02
2005 Pittsburg, PA 09/21-09/24
2006 Phoenix, AZ
2007 Atlanta, GA 09/05-09/08
2008 Rochester, NY 09/10-09/13
2009 Indianapolis, IN 08/26-08/29
1990 Washington, DC 09/05-09/08
1991 Dearborn, MI 08/21-08/24
1992 Miami, FL 09/16-09/19
1993 Columbus, OH 09/08-09/11
1994 Omaha, NE
1995 Saratoga Springs, NY 09/07-09/09
1996 Nashville, TN 09/11-09/14
1997 Denver, CO 10/1-10/4
1998 Sacramento, CA 09/9-09/12
1999 Baltimore, MD
1980 New Orleans, LA
1981 Richmond/Williamsburg, VA
1982 Hartford, CT
1983 Victoria, British Columbia
1984 Louisville, KY
1985 Topeka, KS
1986 Oakland, CA
1987 Raleigh, NC
1988 Rochester, NY
1989 Seattle, WA
1970 Kansas City, MO 9/23-9/26
1971 Portland, OR 9/15-9/18
1972 Providence, RI 09/19-09/22
1973 Edmonton, Alberta 09/18-09/21
1974 Austin, TX 09/24-09/26
1975 Mackinac Island, MI 09/16-09/25
1976 Albany, NY 9/21-9/24
1977 Charleston, SC 09/27-09/30
1978 Springfield, IL 9/19-9/23
1979 Tucson, AZ 9/16-9/21
1960 Iowa City, IA 8/30-9/2
1961 San Francisco, CA 8/30-9/1
1962 Buffalo, NY 8/22-8/24
1963 Raleigh, NC
1964 Oklahoma City, OK 10/28-10/31
1965 Harrisburg, PA
1966 Atlanta, GA
1967 Toronto, Ontario 8/30-9/2
1968 Washington, DC 9/25-9/28
1969 St Paul, MN
1950 Portland, OR, Reed College August 28-31
1951 Uni. Of Delaware, (Newark?) DE June 14-16
1952 Houston, TX 10/22-10/25
1953 Detroit, MI 9/9-9/13
1954 Madison, WI 9/9-9/11
1955 Williamsburg, VA 9/25-9/27
1956 Old Sturbridge Village, MA 10/7-10/9
1957 Columbus, OH 10/4-10/5
1958 Salt Lake City, UT 8/17-8/20
1959 Philadelphia, PA 10/7-10/9
1941 Chicago, IL 29-Dec Jointly held with Am Historical Assoc.
1942 Richmond, VA October 27-28 Jointly held with Am Assoc. of Archivists
1943 Princeton, NJ Nov 16-17
1944 Harrisburg, PA Nov 9-10 Jointly session with SAA
1945 Indianapolis, IN Nov 7-8
1946 Washington, DC October 25-26 Joint meeting with SAA
1947 Glenwood Springs and Denver, CO Sept 3-7 Joint meeting with SAA
1948 Sir Walter Hotel, Raleigh, NC Oct 27-29 Joint meeting with SAA
1949 Burlington, VT Sept 12-14

Past Summits