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The Personal is Professional: Reckoning with Slavers in the Family
By Sarah Jencks, Director of Education and Interpretation, Ford's Theatre My parents are in their seventies, and they still live in the [...]
Four 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 program designed specifically [...]
AASLH Announces Election Slate for Council and Leadership Nominating Committee
We are proud to announce the slate of candidates for four open spots on the AASLH Council, three Council officers, and two spots [...]
Reimagining Historical Societies: A Community Collaboration
Moore-Youse Home Museum in Muncie, Indiana Last Fall, the Delaware County Historical Society approached Ball State University for [...]
A New Way to Hire Interpreters: Lessons from Old World Wisconsin
Members of the Madison Theater rehearse for the one-act play, "Over the Teacups." 1950. WHS Collection. We’re standing [...]
AASLH Joins Over 100 Organizations Around the Country Endorsing the Values of History Relevance
Nashville, TN (March 15, 2017) — The American Association for State and Local History today joins more than 100 [...]
Connect with AASLH at the Tennessee Association of Museums Annual Meeting
Are you going to the Annul Meeting of the Tennessee Association of Museums this week? AASLH staff members will be [...]
Jan 15 is Deadline for Enrollment in Next Wave of Visitors Count! Research
Visitors Count! is now accepting enrollments for the next wave of research. The deadline is January 15, 2016. Visitors Count! is AASLH’s visitor research program [...]
History Wins! Obama Signs ESSA: This Means New Funding for K-12 History & Civics
Yesterday morning, December 10, President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) into law. Thank you to all the AASLH members who heeded the [...]
Floyd Co. Hist. Soc. in VA Receives Grant for Elementary Education Program
The Floyd County Historical Society (AASLH member since 2009) has been awarded a grant by the Larry Woodrow Vest Fund of Foundation For Roanoke Valley to [...]
State Historical Museum of Iowa’s Award Winning Education Program Recognized in Media
The Des Moines Register published an article today about the Community Based Learning Program run by the State Historical Museum of Iowa. This collaboration between [...]
Many Faces, One Community
In 2002, the Midway Village Museum (MVM) faced a crisis. Community focus groups viewed MVM less as Rockford’s history museum and more as a place [...]
Women Who Motor
Women Who Motor expanded interpretation at the Ford House beyond stories of the Ford family to examine the interactions and transformations of women and cars [...]