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Marilyn’s Dress and Museum Ethics
By Katie Stringer Clary, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC First things first: I am not a textiles conservator. I am a [...]
Statement on Mass Shooting in Buffalo
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) acknowledges the physical, emotional, and psychological impact that the mass shooting at [...]
Survey Results from the History in Our Parks Task Force
By Tony Pierucci, Chair, History in Our Parks Task Force Thousands of history practitioners work for public parks agencies. The field [...]
Small Museums Strong at 2020 AASLH Annual Meeting
The Lula Dorsey Museum at the YMCA of the Rockies in Colorado will share their volunteer program ideas [...]
What Kind of Ancestor Will You Be?
By Omar Eaton-Martínez, AASLH 2020 Annual Meeting Program Chair Like many of you, I was disappointed in not being [...]
“Making Friends with Belly Dancers”: Q&A with a Small Museum in El Paso
By Laura Casey, Texas Historical Commission and AASLH Small Museums Affinity Community Q&A with Jeff Harris of the Magoffin [...]
Authenticity and Authority: The Role of Historic Sites
By Avi Decter and Ken Yellis Historic house museums, historic sites, and history museums constitute the largest class of [...]
AASLH Announces Collections Management Software Task Force
By Julie Kemper, Kentucky Historical Society We all depend on our collections management software (CMS), but some days it just won’t do what we want [...]
Seven African American Museums Selected for First NMAAHC StEPs Cohort
Over the next twelve months, seven African American history organizations will form a cohort while receiving guidance in the areas of management and governance, learning [...]
Crowdsourcing Slavery Interpretation Challenges
By Kristin Gallas, Interpreting Slavery Ever feel like there is a lot of potential that goes untapped at conferences? Let’s change that. Join us on [...]
Stopping Stones and the Slave Dwelling Project Are Coming to Kansas City
There are a couple of unique opportunities for attendees at the upcoming AASLH conference in Kansas City. These events are not officially connected to the [...]
Collections Management: Dispatches from the Trenches
By Nik Honeysett, CEO, Balboa Park Online Collaborative Beginning in November 2017, the Balboa Park Online Collaborative (BPOC) contracted with LYRASIS to embark on a [...]
Leading by Inclusion
By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO Inclusivity and relevance are core values at the heart of AASLH and central to conversations around the country [...]