Is This 1904? In Praise of the History Enterprise
By David Grabitske, Castroville, TX Thursday, December 29, 1904, was a fair-weather day in Chicago, cold and clear. Henry E. Bourne [...]
Book Review: Te Papa to Berlin
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. By Bill Tramposch, Mendocino, CA I have just had the pleasure [...]
Curating During a Pandemic: A Lesson in Democracy and Fresh Air
The reimagined exhibition was installed outside, offering visitors a safe, open air experience free of charge. By Beth Maloney [...]
House Party: Exploring Philadelphia’s Historic House Museums
Photograph by Marlene Schonbrun and Ann Broder, courtesy of Elfreth's Alley Association. By Iliana Morton, AASLH Emerging History [...]
Join Us for Community Conversations at #AASLH2019
Community in action at #AASLH2018. By Aja Bain, AASLH Program and Publications Manager (and Community Enthusiast) For years [...]
The Philadelphia Psychiatrist Who Changed LGBTQ History
By Hannah Fisher Gray, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania Come learn about the man who changed the course of LGBTQ [...]
Focus on Women’s History at #AASLH2019
Philadelphia Museum of Art, East Entrance. Photo: Philadelphia Museum of Art By Jennifer Krafchik, Co-Chair, AASLH Women’s History [...]
Networking with a Purpose: StEPs Groups Help Small Organizations Take a Leap Forward
It’s called StEPs (Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations) and it is AASLH’s entry level assessment program for small- to mid-sized history organizations. Introduced [...]
Two Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in November
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates in the last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study standards program designed specifically for [...]
Will You Support AASLH?
DONATE TODAY Today is #GivingTuesday—a day dedicated to giving back. AASLH joins charities, nonprofits, social service organizations and others all over the world to ask [...]
Votes for Women, Y’all: Celebrating the Women’s Suffrage Centennial in Arkansas and Beyond
Inaugural Suffrage Sprint & Stroll on the steps of the State Capitol in Little Rock, August 26, 2017. If you actively support the [...]
All Hands on Deck: Mobilizing Communities to Preserve World War II History
Home Front Project interns interviewing Elinor Otto,one of the longest-working Rosie the Riveters. When World War II started, I lived in San [...]
Keeping History Above Water: Conference on Heritage Sites and Rising Waters
It was raining, and flooded, in historic Annapolis, Maryland, when 265 of us gathered for the second Keeping History Above Water conference. The swag was [...]