Digital Resources and Accessibility for Museums and Historical Sites
By Nathan Wuertenberg July 26 marked the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark [...]
We Must Save Museums to Make History
By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO TIME Magazine’s Olivia Waxman recently published an article discussing the impact the COVID-19 pandemic [...]
Ona Judge Revisited: Reflections on the #AASLH2019 Keynote, One Year Later
By Janice Klein It’s now been almost a year since AASLH met in Philadelphia, and I am still thinking about the [...]
First Group of Entries in “The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook” Coming in August
By Modupe Labode, Will Walker, and Robert Weible, Editors of "The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook" We are excited to announce that [...]
“Opportunity Disguised as Chaos” – A Q&A with Brooke Salvanto of Tuckerton Seaport, Small Museums Luncheon Speaker
By Brooke Salvanto, Executive Director, Tuckerton Seaport & Baymen’s Museum and Aimee E. Newell, Executive Director, Luzerne County Historical Society [...]
AASLH Receives Grant to Study Americans’ Attitudes Towards History
By John Marks, PhD., Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives, AASLH AASLH learned this week that we have received a major grant [...]
#AASLH2019: Explore More at an Evening Event
By McKenna Britton, Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia is an assemblage. A city created from a collage of [...]
AASLH President and CEO’s Address 2017
President and CEO’s Address (Excerpt) AASLH Meeting of the Membership Austin, TX, September 8, 2017 Getting to Austin was difficult for many of you, and [...]
New Book Series from AASLH: Exploring the Stories of America’s Historic Treasures
This new series is aimed at paid and unpaid public history professionals as well as history lovers, particularly those who wish they could visit certain [...]
Field Services Alliance Asks You!
The Field Services Alliance (FSA) is an organized group of individuals, offices, and agencies that provide training opportunities, guidance, technical services, and other forms of assistance [...]
2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Schedule Change: Saturday Keynote
Due to circumstances beyond our control, Congressman Joaquin Castro is unable to join us on Saturday, September 9th for the closing keynote of the 2017 [...]
Notable Books for a Global Society: A Selected Bibliography of Books Featuring the Histories of Strong Women and Girls
Civil rights pioneer Sylvia Mendez, plaintiff in Californian desegregation court case Mendez v. Westminster (1947) alongside the cover of the children’s book about her [...]
Submit a Session for AASLH 2018
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) will present its 2018 annual meeting in Kansas City, MO, from September 26-29. Deadline for submissions [...]