We Are All the Spinning Wheel
Throughout the course of my visits to museums, historic houses, and historic sites around New England, I found one specific object repeatedly [...]
Out with the Old, In with the Slightly More Updated and Stimulating Exhibit Experience
The Hezekiah Alexander House on the Charlotte Museum of History's property dates to 1774. By Sara Blanchett Through the AASLH [...]
5 Sites to Celebrate National Poetry Month
National Poetry Month, inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, has become a worldwide celebration of the beauty and cultural [...]
Flux and Fluidity: Telling Historical Stories in Re-Purposed Houses of Worship
A model of the Lloyd Street Synagogue during its occupancy by St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church (1889-1905). [...]
AASLH Spring Webinar Series on Volunteer Management
AASLH's popular volunteer webinar series is back, and this year, when you when you register for the first webinar, you'll get [...]
AASLH’s Museums Advocacy Day Wrap-Up
John and Bethany at Museums Advocacy Day A record number of museum people hit Capitol Hill offices last week [...]
2016 AASLH Online Conference Recorded Sessions Now Available for Download
Six sessions recorded as part of our Online Conference for the 2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting in Detroit are now available for [...]
President Lincoln’s Cottage Gains 501(c)(3) Status, Will Continue Working Closely with NTHP
Since opening its doors to the public for the first time in 2008, President Lincoln’s Cottage (AASLH member since 2011) has been operated by the [...]
Historical Society of Washington, DC and HistoryIT Release New Digital Archive Portal for DC History
Earlier this month, the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. and history technology and consulting firm HistoryIT (AASLH members since 1995 and 2013, respectively) announced the release of a [...]
Meet a Member: Hope Shannon
Meet a Member is a biweekly blog series spotlighting our members. AASLH has 5,500 fascinating members working hard for the field of history, and we want [...]
Nomenclature 4.0: New Terms for Mobile Devices
Today’s world is increasingly inundated with new models of mobile devices. This increase of various technological devices prompted the Nomenclature Task Force to think about [...]
A High-Water Mark for History, When the Community Is the Museum, and Other Highlights from History News’ Autumn 2015 Issue
It’s always exciting to get the first box of the new History News at the AASLH offices. Though we may have talked about the articles [...]
Peabody Essex Museum Receives $750K Grant to Expand Native American Fellowship
The Boston Globe reported this morning that the Peabody Essex Museum (AASLH member since 2002) has received a $750,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in [...]