New AASLH Book: Think Like a Curator
Now Available! Think Like a Curator: A Guide to Curatorial Practice in History Organizations By Donna R. Braden Paperback $40 AASLH [...]
Advocacy Update: Congressional Support for U.S. 250th Funding
We again need your voice to ask for 250th anniversary funding to the IMLS and the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, to be [...]
Impact of Federal and State Actions on History Organizations
Recent federal and state actions are creating a difficult and uncertain environment for the history field. With your help, AASLH is [...]
Defending Our Full, Shared History at the Smithsonian and National Park Service
Yesterday, President Trump issued an executive order that attempts to dictate what history is shared at Smithsonian Institution and [...]
URGENT: Take Action to Defend IMLS
Representatives Dina Titus and Suzanne Bonamici are circulating a letter for other members of the House of Representatives to [...]
Announcing The Stewardship Archive: Safeguarding Essential Information to Protect America’s Public Lands, Waters, and Places of Cultural Heritage
David Harmon, Executive Director, George Wright Society There are growing concerns about the removal of public information related to [...]
Forward Together: an Update on IMLS
Last week was another busy week of federal challenges to museums and history organizations. The American Alliance of Museums [...]
From Hawai’i to Mobile: An Archivist’s Take on the 2024 Annual Conference
By Helen Wong Smith, University of Hawai'i and SAA Past President Despite serving on the AASLH Leadership Nominating Committee in 2018-2019, attending the AASLH [...]
New AASLH Book: Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites
Now Available! Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites Edited By Kenneth C. Turino and Max A. van Balgooy Paperback $40 AASLH Members / [...]
Updated AASLH Book: The Oral History Manual
Now Available! The Oral History Manual Fourth Edition By Barbara W. Sommer and Mary Kay Quinlan Paperback $36 AASLH Members / $45 Nonmembers Ebook [...]
Remembering Indigenous People’s History
By Megan Spainhour, AASLH Membership and Office Coordinator Monday, October 14th is celebrated as Indigenous People’s Day, and so today we also honor the [...]
Now Accepting Session Proposals for the 2025 AASLH Annual Conference
Your Content Goes Here Now Accepting Session Proposals 2025 AASLH Annual Conference The American Experiment September 10 – 13, 2025 Cincinnati, Ohio Proposals [...]
How Gen Z Wants to Celebrate America’s 250th
Your Content Goes Here -By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO "The United States turns 250 years old in 2026. Gen Z will [...]