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2021 Call for Proposals Now Open
Little Rock Central High School, now a National Historic Site. By Michelle Moon, 2021 AASLH Program ChairThe American Association for State [...]
A New Professional’s Time at #AASLH2020
The word "sankofa" and its bird symbol from West Africa represent the need to reflect on the past to build [...]
What “The Plague” Has to Tell Us
By Avi Decter and Ken Yellis Albert Camus’s 1947 novel The Plague, set in Oran, Algeria, seems to anticipate our experience [...]
What Are We Waiting For?
This article is from the Spring 2019 issue of History News, AASLH's quarterly magazine. Members can access the full issue [...]
Overcoming Barriers to Interpreting Religion
Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. By Barbara Franco, Religious History Affinity Community Chair Adapted from her presentation [...]
The 250th Anniversary Is Just Seven Years Away
“Revolution 250 event in Boston Harbor.” Credit: Jim Collins Photography/Revolution 250 By John Marks, Senior Manager of Strategic [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Emerging History Professionals at the 2017 Annual Meeting
EHPs enjoying last year’s Annual Meeting mixer in Detroit. Image courtesy of Hannah Hethmon. On behalf of the Emerging History Professionals (EHP) Affinity [...]
And Then They Booed: Emergency Planning for Outdoor Events
Brucemore hosts the Cedar Rapids, Iowa community for 9 signature events and 32 specific performances annually. Emergency planning is crucial! And then they [...]