AASLH Announces 2017 Small Museums Scholarship Winners
Now in their eleventh year, the Small Museums Affinity Group's annual scholarships help colleagues from small museums across the country join us [...]
Deaccessioning and Capitalization of Collections
In late July, news broke in The New York Times, Boston Globe, and National Public Radio about the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, [...]
#AASLH17 Session: Commemorating Tragedy, Healing Wounds
As we prepare for the 2017 Annual Meeting in Austin, the Educators and Interpreters Affinity Group Committee is trying an experiment. We’re giving presenters who are [...]
History, Memory, and Disability Rights: Creating Inclusive Public Humanities Programs
“History, Memory, and Disability Rights: Creating Inclusive Public Humanities Programs,” a one-day public humanities conference and workshops that features current [...]
Presidential Medal Given to Students Opposed to Slavery Program at President Lincoln’s Cottage
Students Opposing Slavery (SOS), a youth education program of President Lincoln’s Cottage, was awarded the Presidential Award of Extraordinary Efforts [...]
Recap of Women’s History at the 2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting
Van Hoosen Farm, September 2016 visit. Photo by Susan Ferentinos. Our women’s history offerings at the joint meeting [...]
Top Takeaways from the #AASLHMMA2016 Mentoring Roundtable
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Detroit for our Emerging History Professionals Mentoring Roundtable (and for our Happy [...]
AASLH Members Save 20%
Did you know that AASLH members always get 20% off when ordering AASLH Book Series titles? Call Rowman & Littlefield Customer Service at 1-800-462-6420 or [...]
Bringing White House History to Local Schools
For the past eight years, the White House Historical Association has offered in-school programs for elementary students in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. When they [...]
A Colonial Collection Transformed into a Local Museum
Celebrating 75 Years of Making the Past More Meaningful to All Americans 2015 marks AASLH’s 75th Anniversary Year. For the occasion, AASLH has created a [...]
Banking on Accuracy in Nomenclature
Finding the correct term in nomenclature can be challenging, especially because many terms appear to be similar at first glance. However, there are more specialized [...]
New Leadership in Place at AASLH
May 1, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY NEW LEADERSHIP IN PLACE John Dichtl Assumes New Post as President/CEO Nashville, [...]
Sounds of Silence
Grady Mcferrin, The Driveway Moment, 2009 What are the sounds of your historic house museum? I thought about this the other day as [...]