Three Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in May
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study standards [...]
Public History in a Social Service Agency: The House on Henry Street Exhibition Connects Staff and Neighbors with Their Past
By Katie Vogel, Public Historian, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY There is a resonance between the past and present that invigorates [...]
An Invitation to #AASLH2019
This August 28-31, the joint American Association for State and Local History and International Coalition of Sites of Conscience Annual Meeting will [...]
Kansas City Award Winners
This is the second post in a week-long series spotlighting Kansas City and Annual Meeting topics leading up to the [...]
Welcome to Speaker Week: Inspiration from Past AASLH Annual Meeting Speakers
This is the first post in a week-long series spotlighting Kansas City and Annual Meeting topics leading up to the [...]
Friday Favorites: Three Things I’m Listening To
I have a very long commute to the AASLH office each morning and home each afternoon. This provides ample time [...]
Book Review: A Practical Guide to Museum Ethics
This review originally appeared in the Spring 2017 issue of History News. A Practical Guide to Museum Ethics By Sally [...]
Four Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in October
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study standards program designed specifically for small to [...]
A Golden Age for Historic Properties
In the Summer 2007 History News, John and Anita Durel predicted that "Historic properties are on the verge of a golden age. Over the next [...]
Grant Opportunity: Civic Engagement Through Literature with the NEA Big Read
Have you heard of the NEA Big Read? The National Endowment for the Arts recently released the application guidelines for 2017-2018 NEA Big Read grants. [...]
AASLH and NEMA Partner to Strengthen History Organizations in New England
Organizations in the New England region, especially all-volunteer ones, can save money and put their organization on a path to progress as the result of [...]
History, Memory, and Disability Rights: Creating Inclusive Public Humanities Programs
“History, Memory, and Disability Rights: Creating Inclusive Public Humanities Programs,” a one-day public humanities conference and workshops that features current research on the complex and [...]
Presidential Medal Given to Students Opposed to Slavery Program at President Lincoln’s Cottage
Students Opposing Slavery (SOS), a youth education program of President Lincoln’s Cottage, was awarded the Presidential Award of Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons [...]