Historic Preservation and The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook
“Women Barbers at Tule Lake Segregation Center,” Library of Congress. By Priya Chhaya, National Trust for Historic Preservation, The Inclusive [...]
Creating Inclusive Environments for History Practitioners: #AASLH2019 Conference Sessions
By Stacy Klingler, AASLH Diversity and Inclusion Committee Diversity and inclusion work in history organizations goes beyond inclusive history content and audience [...]
Philadelphia Celebrates National History Day Winners
By Michael Madeja, American Philosophical Society Museum, Philadelphia, PA In a city whose history organizations face innumerable challenges, we witness many more [...]
NEH Grant Opportunity for Community Archives
Are you working on a project that might be eligible for support through a Common Heritage grant? NEH’s “Common Heritage” [...]
Intern Spotlight: Folklorist Anne Rappaport
Our spring intern is wrapping up her time with us at AASLH! Anne Rappaport has been working on continuing education [...]
Fifth Annual Slave Dwelling Project Conference Call for Proposals
Cabin c. 1830, Sotterley Plantation, Hollywood, Maryland. The fifth annual Slave Dwelling Project conference will be held at [...]
2017 Online Conference Recordings Now Available
The AASLH Online Conference is a yearly component of our Annual Meeting where six of our most popular sessions are [...]
Cohn High School: How We Love Thee
In the summer of 2014, the West Baton Rouge Parish School board announced that the Cohn High School (1949-1969) would be demolished. Dedicated to the [...]
Purchased Lives: New Orleans and the Domestic Slave Trade, 1808–1865
Purchased Lives: New Orleans and the Domestic Slave Trade, 1808–1865 was a special project presented by The Historic New Orleans Collection (THNOC) presented March 17–July [...]
4th Graders' QR Codes for Historic Sites in Lecompton, Kansas
What happens when a fourth grade teacher in a small town brings together the local elementary school, community volunteers, and two museums so that her [...]
First in the Nation: Shaping Presidential Politics Since 1972
The exhibit First in the Nation: Shaping Presidential Politics since 1972 at the State Historical Museum of Iowa explains the history of the Iowa caucuses [...]
Indiana History for the Secondary Classroom
In Indiana, as in many states, the public school curriculum mandates state history just once — in fourth grade. The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) viewed [...]
Wetlands & Waterways: The Key to Cahokia
The Interpretive Center at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, managed by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, explains the Mississippian Culture to over 280,000 annual visitors. [...]