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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 [...]
Interpreting Slavery with Children and Teens: Researchers Seek Input from the Field for a New AASLH Book
A school tour at Gunston Hall. In our travels to promote our first book, Interpreting Slavery at Museums [...]
Joining the Fray: Emerging Museum/History Professionals and the Future of our Fields
SEMC EMPs, courtesy James Quint The establishment of new emerging professional groups in museums, history, and related fields, [...]
WW1 Poppy Program Raises Money for National WW1 Memorial in DC and Your Community
AASLH is pleased to be working with our colleagues at the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission to promote the WW1 [...]
Practicing Facilitation: Lessons from the Tenement Museum
Visitors on the Hard Times tour. Collection of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. This post was originally published [...]
How Aid to Norway During WWII Transformed Into a History Museum
2015 marks AASLH's 75th Anniversary Year. For the occasion, AASLH has created a blog series for members to share their unique history and memories. Contributions [...]
AASLH’s Gift Guide For History Lovers & Museum Professionals
Trying to find the perfect gift for friends or family in the public history field? We all know history lovers are book lovers, so here [...]
Trying New Ways to Reach Classrooms
Every summer we organize social studies based professional development opportunities for teachers. These events are always very well attended, and we try to provide fun, [...]
Advocacy Alert: Urge Congress to Restore K-12 History & Civics Education
Members of the Historical Community, AASLH and the National Coalition for History rarely raise legislative alerts like this one. But we need your help today [...]
The Last Homestead
The Last Homestead tells the story of Linda and Harold “Mac” McKinstry, a young couple who homesteaded at the mouth of Pacific Creek in 1915, not far [...]
“What I’m Looking for in a Museum Visit”: The Seasoned Museum-Goer
Sometimes, people who start out as our visitors become something more: volunteers, collaborators, contractors, the list goes on and on. In 1999, Ken and Ruth [...]