Georgia Historical Society Honors Robert L. Brown, Jr.
AASLH Member Georgia Historical Society Honors Robert L. Brown, Jr. with John Macpherson Berrien Award “In grateful recognition of a lifetime of achievement [...]
AASLH Announces IMLS Grant to Improve Our Continuing Education Program
We are excited to announce that AASLH is the recipient of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to improve and [...]
Kettle Creek Battlefield: A Laboratory for Exploring Layers of Relevance
Symbolic Revolutionary War veterans’ cemetery at Kettle Creek. The Kettle Creek Revolutionary War Battlefield, located between modern Tyrone and Washington, [...]
Finding Eleanor Pack: Challenges and Methods in Researching Domestic Staff at Nemours
Kitchen at Nemours, undated. Nemours Estate Archive. Historic estates are living in a post-“Downton Abbey” world and visitors [...]
A Few Simple Tips for Public Historians Working with Confrontational Visitors
An interpreter at Mackinac State Historic Parks, Michigan. This article was originally posted on Exploring the Past and is [...]
My 5 Favorite Props to Use in Programs
One thing that every interpreter has to do to be effective is to get and keep their audiences' attention. If [...]
Visitors and Originality in Historic House Museums: A Look at the Impact of Furnishing Plans
Library: Longfellow’s House – Washington Headquarters National Historic Site; By Daderot (Own work) [CC0] “Is everything original?” “Is [...]
Wanting to Be Everywhere at Once
By the skin of my teeth, I got my American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) annual meeting registration form submitted by the early [...]
Leverage Your AASLH Membership to Maximize Your Potential with Employers
Hiring managers don’t always turn to major job posting sites to find candidates that fit their needs. In fact, some actually prefer to search for [...]
#AASLH2015 Stories from the HEART: 10 Years After Katrina
Collections in Pass Christian Historical Society Vault Friday, October 14, 2005, Hattiesburg, MS: Within minutes of our arrival, we were told by a [...]
Registration Open for the 2015 AASLH Online Conference
Registration Open for the 2015 AASLH Online Conference! Register Now! Held every year in conjunction with the Annual Meeting, the AASLH Online Conference provides an [...]
Why Should it Matter if We Have Women on U.S. Currency?
Take a moment to open up your wallet, and look closely at the paper bills and coins contained within. What common features do you notice? [...]
Musings from a Historic Shaker Village During the 1940s
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 [...]