The More the Merrier? Or Why I Don’t Want Historic Sites to Be Like Disney World on a Holiday
By Bethany L. Hawkins, Chief of Operations My family and I recently visited Walt Disney World. Due to timing, we made the [...]
History Shark Tank: New for #AASLH2019!
(Yes, we know these are dolphins. Keep reading and it will all make sense.) By Tim Grove Have you seen [...]
The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook: Creating an Open Digital Resource
By Sheila A. Brennan, Advisory Committee Member, The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook As a member of The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook advisory committee, I [...]
Relevancy, Fun, Engagement: Focusing on Visitors at the Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Locust Grove in Louisville, Kentucky What do Locust Grove in Louisville, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, and the [...]
Museum Education Roundtable Announces 2017 Award Winners
The Museum Education Roundtable is pleased and proud to announce the 2017 recipients of its inaugural Awards for Writing Excellence [...]
Small but Mighty: Empowering You to Make Over Your Exhibit
By Crystal Wimer, Executive Director, Harrison County WV Historical Society I want to begin this blog by thanking AASLH for [...]
Introducing the History Leadership Institute
We are excited to announce a major re-envisioning of the Seminar for Historical Administration. Effective immediately, SHA will become the [...]
Forgotten Pioneers: The Chinese in Montana
The exhibit Forgotten Pioneers: The Chinese in Montana offers an unprecedented glimpse at a little understood chapter in Montana's past. By 1870, the (mostly male) [...]
A Past Uncovered: The Story of the Enslaved People of Travellers Rest
Travellers Rest was the home of Judge John Overton built in 1799 on the site of a pre-historic Mississippian burial mound. His work as an [...]
Artifacts of Outlander: Connecting the Public to History and Archaeology Using Popular Culture
This exhibit interprets local colonial history and archaeology through the lens of an enormously popular book and television series, showcasing the similarities and differences between [...]
Crossing Borders, Bridging Generations
Beginning in 2011, Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) undertook a significant history project that convened the most prominent experts and scholars on racial and ethnic identity, [...]
The Legacy of Seattle Hip-Hop
The Legacy of Seattle Hip-Hop was on view at MOHAI from September 2015 through May 2016, curated by community members Jazmyn Scott and Aaron Walker-Loud. [...]
A Death in the Family
The W.H. Stark House in Orange, Texas, was occupied from 1894-1936 by W.H. and Miriam Stark, and since 1981, the property had been open for [...]