Fifteen Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in December and January
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates in the last two months! The Standards and Excellence Program for History [...]
Understanding the Challenges of History in Our Parks
Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail, Mississippi By Antone Pierucci, Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District, Jurupa Valley, CA It’s [...]
AASLH Receives NEH Grant to Prepare for 250th Anniversary
This week, AASLH received a $150,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop planning and educational resources to help [...]
Eight Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in October
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s [...]
AASLH Announces the HLI Class of 2018
By Max van Balgooy, HLI Director AASLH welcomes the Class of 2018 to the History Leadership Institute (HLI) next week in Indianapolis. [...]
Creativity Starts at Home
AASLH has long been the home for history. Our community brings together the curators, volunteers, administrators, educators, researchers, and many [...]
Humanities for All: Publicly-Engaged Humanities Database for History Organizations
A newly-launched database by the National Humanities Alliance, Humanities for All helps showcase how institutions of higher education have partnered with [...]
Flux and Fluidity: Telling Historical Stories in Re-Purposed Houses of Worship
A model of the Lloyd Street Synagogue during its occupancy by St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church (1889-1905). Note the addition of a [...]
AASLH Spring Webinar Series on Volunteer Management
AASLH's popular volunteer webinar series is back, and this year, when you when you register for the first webinar, you'll get 25% off the next two. [...]
AASLH’s Museums Advocacy Day Wrap-Up
John and Bethany at Museums Advocacy Day A record number of museum people hit Capitol Hill offices last week for Museums Advocacy Day. I [...]
2016 AASLH Online Conference Recorded Sessions Now Available for Download
Six sessions recorded as part of our Online Conference for the 2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting in Detroit are now available for purchase ($15 AASLH Members/ $30 [...]
“What Did the Women Do?”: Using Museum Theatre to Share Multiple Perspectives from the Past
“What did the women do?” This question from our Executive Director was the beginning of our organization’s journey into Museum Theatre, and into a whole [...]
Creating Good Parental Leave Policy at a Small Museum: Lessons from the Lombard Historical Society
When I read Melissa Prycer's AASLH posts, "Baby Boom: Motherhood and Museums" and "Baby Boom II: Motherhood and Museums One Year Later," I was inspired to [...]