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First Group of Entries in “The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook” Coming in August
By Modupe Labode, Will Walker, and Robert Weible, Editors of "The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook" We are excited to announce that the first [...]
“Opportunity Disguised as Chaos” – A Q&A with Brooke Salvanto of Tuckerton Seaport, Small Museums Luncheon Speaker
By Brooke Salvanto, Executive Director, Tuckerton Seaport & Baymen’s Museum and Aimee E. Newell, Executive Director, Luzerne County Historical Society The AASLH [...]
AASLH Receives Grant to Study Americans’ Attitudes Towards History
By John Marks, PhD., Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives, AASLH AASLH learned this week that we have received a major grant of $479,000 [...]
New Media and Kansas City
This is the third post in a week-long series spotlighting Kansas City and Annual Meeting topics leading up to the [...]
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 [...]
Advocacy Alert: IMLS Reauthorization Introduced in Congress
IMLS Reauthorization Introduced in Congress Contact Your Senators Today Last week, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) introduced S. 3391, the Museum and Library Services Act of [...]
Change and Grow or Shut Your Doors: A Volunteer-Run Museum’s Conference Takeaway
Kathy McDonald, President and Curator of the Sebastian Area Historical Society, was awarded a scholarship to attend the 2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting. You can learn more about [...]
2016 Annual Meeting Wrap-Up: Session Recordings, Photos, Takeaways, and More
First of all, thank you. Thank you to our program committee, the host committee and local institutions, our onsite volunteers, speakers, tour guides, and everyone [...]
Little Fish, Big Pond: One Small Museum Curator’s Conference Experience
Downtown Charlevoix, MI Jacob Thomas was awarded a Small Museums Scholarship to attend the 2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting. You can learn more about the [...]
The Self-Directed Nature of Interpretation
This article was originally published in the Spring 2015 issue of History News magazine. You can read the article, which is part of a larger article) in PDF [...]
Placing Family History in Context: A Personal Example & Ideas for Museums
There’s no missing Americans’ passionate interest in genealogy today. Aging baby boomers have greater free time for research and deepened appreciation for family ties. Massive [...]