Book Review: Fostering Family History Services: A Guide for Librarians, Archivists, and Volunteers
This review originally appeared in the Summer 2018 issue of History News. Fostering Family History Services: A Guide for Librarians, Archivists, and [...]
AASLH 2019 Call for Proposals
By Jackie Barton, 2019 Annual Meeting Program Chair The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) will present its 2019 Annual [...]
From California to Italy, Visitor Engagement and Meaning-Making Matter
By Alexandra Rasic, Director of Public Programs, Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum As summer comes to a close, many of us are [...]
Emerging History Professionals at the 2017 Annual Meeting
EHPs enjoying last year’s Annual Meeting mixer in Detroit. Image courtesy of Hannah Hethmon. On behalf of the [...]
And Then They Booed: Emergency Planning for Outdoor Events
Brucemore hosts the Cedar Rapids, Iowa community for 9 signature events and 32 specific performances annually. Emergency planning is [...]
41 AASLH Members Receive Over $9 Million in NEH Grants
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced that it will award $39.3 million in grants for 245 humanities projects and programs [...]
NARA Wants You to Contribute Local WWI Content
The recently completed US National Archives’ (NARA) Remembering WWI tablet app invites teachers and institutions to engage with NARA’s extensive [...]
How Do You Work Before Your Work: Office Space and Museum Tour Prep
My office was recently found itself in a discussion about office layouts for an organization. Specifically the old debate over an open plan office (or [...]
Improving the Emerging Professional Experience at the AASLH Annual Meeting
Are you an emerging history professional who plans to attend AASLH's 2016 annual meeting in the Motor City (Detroit)? If so, the AASLH Emerging History [...]
Ready to Learn? 8 Upcoming Continuing Education Events You Should Know About
Upcoming in AASLH's Continuing Education Series are webinars (two are free for members), workshops, and online courses. Register today to secure you spot. Visit our online [...]
AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recordings Now Available on iTunes and Soundcloud
Did you know that session and speaker recordings from past Annual Meetings back to 2007 are available on both iTunes and Soundcloud? Check out presentations [...]
Book Review: Lois Hamill’s Archives for the Lay Person
(This review originally appeared in the February 2016 edition of Ohio Local History Alliance's The Local Historian.) Lois Hamill’s Archives for the Lay Person: a [...]
Cracking the Nut to Reach Large Urban School Districts
As outreach educators in the museum world, many of us dream of taking our programs to large urban school districts in our regions but often [...]