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Improving Exhibits, One Step at a Time
By Sara Francis, Glenwood Springs Historical Society & Frontier Museum, Glenwood Springs, CO I am grateful to AASLH for awarding me the [...]
Extended! Enroll in StEPs and Receive Three Bonus Resources
The work that needs to be done at our nation’s museums is endless. But, as we all know, our energy and resources [...]
Five Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in April
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study standards [...]
Call for Papers: Interpreting Labor History at Museums and Historic Sites
Interest in and support for labor unions is on the rise in the United States, especially among millennials. Younger Americans tend [...]
Managing Interpreters: Presentations as Road Maps
Meandering. Wandering aimlessly. Lost. Confused. Does this describe your worst road trip? Maybe it describes the conversations between the public [...]
“Here’s a chance for that historian to do something”
“Here's a chance for that historian to do something…. what's her name?” -- James T. Kirk, “Space Seed,” Star Trek [...]
Unpaid Internships in the Field
In recent days, several people have newly expressed concerns about the presence of unpaid internships in the history field and [...]
House or Home? Rethinking the House Museum Paradigm
Wheelwright House, Strawbery Banke Museum At their best, historic sites and house museums provide meaningful and personal touchstones to the past. They provide [...]
Cemetery Preservation & Interpretation: A Resource Collection
Here is a collection of all AASLH resources on preserving and interpreting historic cemeteries. For more resources on a wide range of subjects, visit our Resource [...]
Gotta Catch ‘Em All: The Battle over Pokémon Go in Museums
Given the positive and negative stigma surrounding Pokémon Go I decided to write a follow-up to my original blog, “Engaging New Museum Audiences with Pokémon [...]
Free Digital Preservation Workshop in Atlanta- Oct 10
On Monday, October 10, 2016, the Digital POWRR Team will be conducting a FREE workshop at the Atlanta History Center in Atlanta, GA entitled From Theory [...]
How Heritage Museums & Gardens Use Visitors Count to Make Unforgettable Visitor Experiences
Working on the Visitors Count project for the last couple of years has been a satisfying experience of learning where we are performing well and [...]
What Taking History to Underserved Communities Taught Me About Museum Education
This summer, I am completing a fellowship program through The Columbus Foundation at the Ohio History Connection. I have been facilitating History to Go, an [...]