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AASLH 2020 Call for Proposals
By Omar Eaton-Martínez, 2020 AASLH Program Chair The American Association for State and Local History will present its 2020 Annual Meeting in [...]
Becoming a More Inclusive AASLH
By Richard M. Josey Jr., AASLH Diversity and Inclusion Committee Vice-Chair and Member of Council In September 2018, John Dichtl, President and [...]
The Way We Do the Things We Do: Making History-Making Visible
Photos of Sami people and others dressed as Sami at the Nordic Museum. By Benjamin Filene, North Carolina Museum of [...]
14 Ways Organizations Are Using Visitors Count Data to Better Understand Visitors
Photograph used with permission from Conner Prairie Are you looking for accurate and actionable data to better [...]
Education Crash Course at Locust Grove Workshop
Last month, I attended my first AASLH workshop, "Focusing on Visitors: Public Programming and Exhibits at History Institutions." My attendance was [...]
Personal Encounters with the Tough Stuff of History
In the last few years, our field has begun to engage more intentionally with the stories and lives of enslaved [...]
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” [...]
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 [...]