Taking a Breath at Mid-Career
Bethany and her son visiting Historic Granville in Tennessee. Some people buy fancy cars or get a new haircut when [...]
FSA Tips: Fundraising
By the AASLH Field Services Alliance At the 2019 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, the Field Services Alliance led a tips session [...]
StEPs Spotlight: McHenry County Historical Society & Museum
Exciting changes are happening at the more than 1,000 organizations taking part in the StEPs program (Standards and Excellence Program for History [...]
From California to Italy, Visitor Engagement and Meaning-Making Matter
By Alexandra Rasic, Director of Public Programs, Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum As summer comes to a close, many of [...]
Six Truman Destinations to Explore in Kansas City
By Margaret Keough, Mid-America Arts Alliance, Kansas City, MO Famous for the phrase “The buck stops here,” Harry S. Truman, [...]
AASLH Announces Collections Management Software Task Force
By Julie Kemper, Kentucky Historical Society We all depend on our collections management software (CMS), but some days it just [...]
Seven African American Museums Selected for First NMAAHC StEPs Cohort
Over the next twelve months, seven African American history organizations will form a cohort while receiving guidance in the areas [...]
Interpreting Slavery with Children and Teens: Researchers Seek Input from the Field for a New AASLH Book
A school tour at Gunston Hall. In our travels to promote our first book, Interpreting Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites, and lead [...]
Joining the Fray: Emerging Museum/History Professionals and the Future of our Fields
SEMC EMPs, courtesy James Quint The establishment of new emerging professional groups in museums, history, and related fields, as well as outside of [...]
WW1 Poppy Program Raises Money for National WW1 Memorial in DC and Your Community
AASLH is pleased to be working with our colleagues at the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission to promote the WW1 Poppy Program. This is a [...]
Practicing Facilitation: Lessons from the Tenement Museum
Visitors on the Hard Times tour. Collection of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. This post was originally published on the author's Medium. It has been [...]
StEPs Spotlight: The Black Heritage Society of Washington State on Becoming Better Stewards of Their Collections
Exciting changes are happening at the 800+ organizations taking part in the StEPs program (Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations). Our "StEPs Spotlight" series [...]
Idealism, Ego, and Wising Up: Having My Idealism Crushed Helped My Career
When I was in my mid-20s I was working on a community engagement grant project that involved bringing K-12 students and community members (from an [...]