Field Services Alliance

The Field Services Alliance (FSA) is an organized group of individuals, offices, and agencies that provide training, guidance, and other forms of assistance to local historical societies, archives, libraries, and museums in their respective states or regions. The FSA exists to create a forum to share information, provide mutual support and collegiality, and promote scholarship among those who, on a statewide or regional level, offer educational services to local historical organizations and other who practice history.

About Us

Our Mission

The Field Services Alliance (FSA) exists to create a forum to share information, provide mutual support and collegiality, and promote scholarship among those who, on a statewide or regional level, offer educational services to local historical organizations and others who practice history.

Who We Are

FSA members are paid staff members of organizations that have and promote an organized, ongoing program for delivery of services to small, grassroots history organizations. If your historical organization needs assistance, contact the field services office in your state by referring to the Agent Listing tab.

What We Do

The types of services that individual Field Services offices vary, but can include:

Workshops and webinars geared toward the operation of museums
Onsite visits and consultations
Grant programs
Technical resources and documents
Meeting facilitation
Supply kits
Assessments
Network-building opportunities
And much more

The FSA meets twice yearly – once for an annual Spring Training (hosted virtually) and once at the AASLH Annual Conference. In addition, the FSA offers an FSA Tips session each year during the annual meeting on a topic geared towards small museums.

Our History

In July 1988, a group convened in Chicago by AASLH as the Field Services Task Force agreed to continue meeting to discuss mutual interests and concerns. Borne of that decision was a collaboration among a small group of public historians which has evolved into an active group of field services representatives who share ideas, resources, and strategies for their work to support local history organizations and practitioners.

Committee

Field Services Alliance Committee

The AASLH Field Services Alliance Affinity Community is led by the following committee:

Allison Campbell, Immediate Past Chair (2022-2025)
Washington State Historical Society, Tacoma, WA
[email protected]

Tamara Hemmerlein, Chair (2022-2025)
Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN
[email protected]

Erik London, Vice Chair (2023-2025)
Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, AL
[email protected]

Katie Lowe, Secretary (2022-2025)
Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts, Philadelphia, PA
[email protected]

David Belew (2023-2025)
Maryland Center for History and Culture, Baltimore, M
[email protected]

Marie Desrochers (2023-2025)
Utah Division of Arts and Museums, Salt Lake City, UT
[email protected]

Emily Hermans (2022-2025)
Texas Historical Commission, Austin, TX
[email protected]

Emily Huebner, (2024-2026)
Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area, Frederick, MD
[email protected]

Katie Henry (2023-2025)
Oregon Heritage Commission, Salem, OR
[email protected]

Emily Johnson (2022-2025)
Utah Division of Arts and Museums, Salt Lake City, UT
[email protected]

AASLH Staff Contact
Matt Arthur, Professional Development Manager
[email protected]
615-320-3203

Resources

Blog

Read FSA-related posts on the AASLH blog.

About Field Services

About Field Services Alliance

Resource Center

Browse through more resources in the AASLH Resource Center.

Agent Listing by State

Looking for help?

Field Services Alliance (FSA) members are paid staff members of organizations that have and promote an organized, ongoing program for delivery of services to small, grassroots history organizations.

If your historical organization needs advice or technical assistance, please contact the field services office in your state. Additionally. you’ll find national resources below the state listings as well as a list of interested colleagues who aren’t directly associated with a field service office but are willing to assist local organizations.

Alabama
Alabama Department of Archives & History

Alaska
Alaska State Museum

Arizona
Museum Association of Arizona
Contact: [email protected]

Arkansas
Arkansas Historical Society
Contact: Donna Ludlow, 479-575-5884

The Department of Arkansas Heritage

California
Balboa Art Conservation Center
Contact: [email protected], 619-236-9702

California Association of Museums
Contact: [email protected], 831-471-9970

Colorado
Colorado-Wyoming Association of Museums
Contact: https://www.cwam-us.org/contact

History Colorado / Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation
Contact: https://www.historycolorado.org/contact-us, 303-447-8679

Connecticut
Connecticut Humanities
Contact: Scott Wands, 860-937-6535

Connecticut League of History Organizations
Contact: [email protected], 860-832-2674

Florida
Florida Association of Museums
Contact: [email protected], 850-222-6028

Georgia
Georgia Association of Museums & Galleries
Contact: [email protected], 770-853-7539

LYRASIS

Idaho
Idaho State Historical Society
Contact: https://history.idaho.gov/contact, 208-334-2682

Illinois
Illinois Association of Museums
Contact: [email protected]

Illinois Heritage Association
Contact: [email protected], 217-359-3781

Illinois Humanities

Indiana
Indiana Historical Bureau
Contact: [email protected], 317-232-2535

Local History Services, Indiana Historical Society
Contact: [email protected], 317-234-0170

Iowa
Iowa Museum Association
Contact: [email protected], 319-239-2236

State Historical Society of Iowa
Contact: [email protected], 515-281-4006

Kansas
Kansas Museums Association

Kentucky
Kentucky Heritage Council
Contact: 502-564-7005

Kentucky Historical Society
Contact: Amanda Higgins, 502-564-1792 (General phone, will connect to Community Engagement Offices)

Kentucky Museum and Heritage Alliance
Contact: [email protected]

Louisiana
Historic New Orleans Collection

Maryland
Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area
Contact: Elizabeth Scott Shatto, 240-285-6727

Maryland Center for History and Culture
Contact: Katie Caljean, 410-685-3750

Maryland Historical Trust
Contact: Elizabeth Hughes, 410-467-9556

Maryland Humanities Council
Contact: [email protected], 410-685-0095

Massachusetts
NEDCC Northeast Document Conservation Center
Contact: [email protected], 978-470-1010

Michigan
Historical Society of Michigan

Michigan Historical Center

Michigan Museums Association

Minnesota
Midwest Art Conservation Center
Contact: [email protected], 612-870-3120

Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums
Contact: [email protected], 612-500-7460

Minnesota Association of Museums
Contact: [email protected]

Minnesota Historical Society – Local History Services
Contact: [email protected], 651-259-3492

Rethos (formerly the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota)
Contact: [email protected], 651-293-9047

Mississippi
Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Contact: [email protected], 601-576-6901

Mississippi Humanities Council
Contact: Stuart Rockoff, 601-432-6753

Missouri
Missouri Association for Museums and Archives

Missouri Humanities Council

Montana
Montana Historical Society
Contact: Bruce Whittenberg, 406-444-2694

Nebraska
Nebraska Museums Association
Contact: [email protected]

Nevada
Nevada Museums Association
Contact: [email protected]

New Hampshire
New Hampshire Historical Society

New Jersey
Advocates for New Jersey History
Contact: [email protected]

County Culture and Heritage (Each county has a field services office. You can be directed to your specific office by contacting them).
Contact: [email protected], 732-745-4489

New Jersey Historical Commission
Contact: Niquole Primiani, 609-943-3307

Preservation New Jersey
Contact: [email protected] , 609-583-0881

South Jersey Cultural Alliance
Contact: [email protected], 609-626-3630

New Mexico
New Mexico Association of Museums
Contact: [email protected]

New York
Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York
Contact: [email protected], 215-545-0613

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor

Greater Hudson Heritage Network

Museum Association of New York (MANY)

North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Contact: 919-814-6800

North Dakota
State Historical Society of North Dakota
Contact: [email protected], 701-328-2666

Ohio
Ohio History Connection
Contact: [email protected]

Ohio Museums Association
Contact: [email protected]