One Theme, Two Conferences

In 2022, the American Association of State and Local History offered two conferences that share the same theme. The Annual Conference was held in Buffalo, New York in September. The Virtual Conference was held in November.

The 2022 theme was “Right Here, Right Now: The Power of Place.” History is powerfully embedded in our sense of place. The spaces we occupy have stories and we have a responsibility to ensure that the histories we share represent the diversity and complicated narratives of the space.

“The Power of Place” is one of the five themes that AASLH has identified for the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026. You can find out more about these themes in Making History at 250: A Field Guide for the Semiquincentennial. Learn more about planning for the Semiquincentennial at aaslh.org/250.

Upcoming Annual Conferences

2023 Annual Conference, September 6-9, Boise, ID

2024 Annual Conference, September 11-14, Mobile, AL

2026 Joint Annual Conference with National Council on Public History

Past Annual Conferences

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2020 Online 10/12-10/15
2021 Little Rock, AR 09/22-09/25
2021 Online 10/12-10/15
2022 Buffalo, NY 09/14-09/17