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Five Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in October
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates in the last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study standards program [...]
Building Relationships in a Small Community
When I heard the AASLH Annual Meeting was going to be in Austin, Texas in September, I knew I had to figure [...]
StEPs Spotlight: Cleveland Grays Armory Museum
By Aja Bain, AASLH, and Mary Beth Rauzi and Mary Manning, Cleveland Grays Armory Museum Exciting changes are happening at the 960 [...]
The Legacy of Seattle Hip-Hop
The Legacy of Seattle Hip-Hop was on view at MOHAI from September 2015 through May 2016, curated by community members [...]
A Death in the Family
The W.H. Stark House in Orange, Texas, was occupied from 1894-1936 by W.H. and Miriam Stark, and since 1981, the [...]
Project 2-3-1: Two Boxcars, Three Blocks, One City: A Story of Elgin’s African-American Heritage
Project 2-3-1: Two Boxcars, Three Blocks, One City: A Story of Elgin’s African-American Heritage is a documentary film and traveling [...]
2015 Students Opposing Slavery International Summit
President Lincoln’s Cottage (PLC) opened in 2008 as a historic site and museum in northwest Washington, D.C. While in residence, [...]
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Wendell Berry
Photo by Guy Mendes. With only two months til the Annual Meeting and the early bird registration deadline of July 24 fast approaching, [...]
From Historic House Museum to 21st Century Museum
The Woodrow Wilson Family Home: A Museum of Reconstruction While never leaving your house, office or hometown most of you reading this post probably took [...]
History vs. Heritage – What stories are museums sharing?
Margaret Biser’s recent Vox.com article, “I used to lead tours at a plantation. You won’t believe the questions I got about slavery,” outlines some of [...]
Are you coming to the 2015 Annual Meeting?
The deadline for the “Early Bird” rate for the 2015 AASLH annual meeting is fast approaching. The Religious History Affinity Group invites you to register [...]
The Value of the Lexicon and the Quest for Museum Documentation
Every object has a story. When an object is acquired by a museum and the accession process is underway, the quest for documenting the object [...]
From an Academic Perspective: Why Do I Care about the AASLH Annual Meeting?
I can't wait for the 2015 AASLH meeting in Louisville. Really…I am conference excited. For me, this year, that is something special, since this will [...]