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Reframing History
We need a more productive public conversation about history. Today, AASLH is proud to introduce Reframing History, a new set of [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
2020 Leadership in History Award Winners
Secretary of the Smithsonian Lonnie G. Bunch, our 2017 Award of Distinction recipient, with former Council Chair Katherine [...]
A Statement from AASLH
The past few days have provided crushing reminders of how the nation still struggles with violence and racism born [...]
Think Creatively to Find Hidden History
By Emily Libecap, International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, KY How do we find historical information on people who [...]
Lessons from Reopening in Texas City
By Amanda Vance, Texas City Museum Beginning May 1, Texas museums were allowed to open back up to the [...]
Coming Soon: Forgotten Fortunes
By Donovan Jacobs Does your state, county, city, or other region have a story about a historically important, valuable, or unusual object that has been [...]
A Crisis of Faith: Interpreting Leonard Bernstein’s Music and Religion
Photos courtesy of Jessi Melcer. By Barbara Franco, independent scholar, museum consultant, and co-editor of Interpreting Religion at Museums and Historic Sites (Rowman [...]
Explore Women’s History in Kansas City at #AASLH18!
Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration. By Megan Byrnes, incoming co-chair, AASLH Women's History Affinity Group Whether you are attending this [...]
Historic Prayers in Historic Churches
By Spencer W. McBride, Ph.D. One of my favorite historical sites to visit whenever I am in Philadelphia is Christ Church. Beyond its obvious architectural [...]
The Value of Small Museum Experience, or Why I Don’t Have a “Better” Job
By Aimee E. Newell, Ph.D., Executive Director, Luzerne County Historical Society, Wilkes Barre, PA I met someone a couple of months ago who, after I explained [...]
Educators and Interpreters Gearing Up for the Annual Meeting
By Megan Wood, Director of Museum and Library Services, Ohio History Connection and Chair, Educators and Interpreters Committee At the Annual Meeting this year, the Educators [...]