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Think Creatively to Find Hidden History
By Emily Libecap, International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, KY How do we find historical information on people who were excluded [...]
Lessons from Reopening in Texas City
By Amanda Vance, Texas City Museum Beginning May 1, Texas museums were allowed to open back up to the public. Here [...]
Reconnecting with Key Constituencies
By Avi Decter and Ken Yellis At the moment, no one can predict with any accuracy what the long-term effects of [...]
“It’s About Transparency and Respect”: An Interview with NAGPRA Liaison Sheila Goff
Mesa Verde National Park in southwest Colorado. Following a career that involved working with forty-eight tribes, 212 individual [...]
Research is Respect: the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund for Cemetery Preservation
By T. DeWayne Moore, Executive Director, Mt. Zion Memorial Fund, Oxford, Mississippi The Mt. Zion Memorial Fund is a research and historic [...]
AASLH’s National Visitation Survey
Two weeks ago, AASLH announced the opening of a national survey of visitation at history organizations. It marked the beginning [...]
Announcing the Featured Speakers for the AASLH 2019 Annual Meeting
AASLH is pleased to announce our featured speakers for the 2019 Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting, presented in partnership with [...]
What the Federal Budget Means for History Organizations
On May 4, Congress approved a $1.1 trillion omnibus appropriations bill that will fund the federal government for the rest of fiscal year (FY) 2017. President Trump [...]
Get Ready for AASLH 2017 with these Six Books on Texas History
Tejano Monument in Austin During the 2016 Annual Meeting Program Committee Meeting in Detroit, Bob Beatty said “All of you need to read [...]
Religion in Museums: The New Book
Photo via religioninmuseums.wordpress.com Just ten or so years ago museums almost entirely ignored religion. Sure, archaeology and anthropology museums paid attention, but most [...]
Will the High Tide of a National Designation Raise All Women’s History Boats?
Will the high tide of a national designation raise all women’s history boats? Just over one year ago, the former Sewall-Belmont House & Museum (SBHM) [...]
Three Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in April
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates in April! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations (StEPs) is AASLH’s self-study standards program designed specifically for [...]
What Public Historians Can Learn from Fourth Graders
Ranger Nick Sacco with a group of Fourth Graders at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site. All photo credits go to the National Park [...]