How Do You Document Nothing?
By Harry Klinkhamer The COVID-19 pandemic has gripped the nation and the world. It has shut down economies and closed everything [...]
Episodes of Change: A Long View of Museum-Making in America
By Avi Decter and Ken Yellis The long-term impact of the pandemic on American museums is hard, if not impossible, to [...]
AASLH Announces 2020 Election Slate for Council and Leadership Nominating Committee
We are proud to announce the slate of candidates for four spots on the AASLH Council, three Council officers, and three spots [...]
An Invitation to #AASLH2019
This August 28-31, the joint American Association for State and Local History and International Coalition of Sites of Conscience Annual [...]
AASLH 19th Amendment Centennial Value Statement
Pictured here is Annie Sybil Thomas Jarret at the Republican National Convention in either the 1940s or 1950s held [...]
Improving Exhibits, One Step at a Time
By Sara Francis, Glenwood Springs Historical Society & Frontier Museum, Glenwood Springs, CO I am grateful to AASLH for awarding [...]
Extended! Enroll in StEPs and Receive Three Bonus Resources
The work that needs to be done at our nation’s museums is endless. But, as we all know, our energy [...]
StEPs Spotlight: Essex Historical Society is Achieving Success Through Change and Risk-Taking
Exciting changes are happening at the 900 organizations taking part in the StEPs program (Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations). Our "StEPs Spotlight" blog series [...]
AASLH Announces 2017 Small Museums Scholarship Winners
Now in their eleventh year, the Small Museums Affinity Group's annual scholarships help colleagues from small museums across the country join us at our Annual [...]
Deaccessioning and Capitalization of Collections
In late July, news broke in The New York Times, Boston Globe, and National Public Radio about the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, deciding to deaccession [...]
#AASLH17 Session: Commemorating Tragedy, Healing Wounds
As we prepare for the 2017 Annual Meeting in Austin, the Educators and Interpreters Affinity Group Committee is trying an experiment. We’re giving presenters who are chairing sessions with [...]
Ask FSA: Introducing The Coalition of State Museum Associations (COSMA)
There are 46 state museum associations throughout the United States. Like field services staff, these associations work to provide assistance and service to museums and museum [...]
#AASLH17 Educators and Interpreters Sessions
As we prepare for the 2017 Annual Meeting in Austin, the Educators and Interpreters Affinity Group Committee is trying an experiment. We’re giving presenters who [...]