“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 This is [...]
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 about the [...]
Local Museums, Libraries, and Archives Participate in Remembering WWI Project
A few months ago, we invited local institutions in AASLH’s network to contribute content to the US National Archives’ centennial project, Remembering [...]
People on the Move: 50 Years of Documenting and Researching Migration Experiences at the Immigration History Research Center & Archives
People on the Move: 50 Years of Documenting and Researching Migration Experiences at the Immigration History Research Center & Archives [...]
The Haymarket Project
The Haymarket Project features the film and exhibition, Haymarket: the Soul of the City, a Haymarket publication, and tours of [...]
Re-envisioning the Ropes Mansion
In 2009, a fire forced the evacuation of the contents of the Peabody Essex Museum’s Ropes Mansion— a carefully preserved [...]
The Private Jefferson: From the Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society
Thomas Jefferson has been described as an “American Sphinx”: as the drafter of the Declaration of Independence and president of [...]
A Night at the Museum: Public-Private Collaboration Done Right
I was thrilled to attend the opening of American Enterprise, the new business exhibit that opened at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History on [...]
National History Day: Leadership and Legacy in History
In June, I had the opportunity to work with National History Day staff at the National Contest in College Park, MD to facilitate a teacher [...]
AASLH 2015 Attendees Suggest Session Topics for 2016
We sent all attendees of the 2015 Annual Meeting a survey to find out what we did right and what we could improve. In that [...]
Power of Possibility: A Small Museums Scholarship Experience
By Shelly Drummond, Plant City Photo Archives and History Center, Plant City, FL As a grateful recipient of a Small Museums Scholarship, I flew into [...]
The Words (and numbers) Still Matter
The Words (and numbers) Still Matter In the context of a conference on computerization of museum catalog records, more than 20 years ago, I predicted [...]
2016 Call for Proposals
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) will present its 2016 annual meeting in Detroit, MI, from September 14-17, in partnership with the [...]