Emerging History Professionals at the 2017 Annual Meeting
EHPs enjoying last year’s Annual Meeting mixer in Detroit. Image courtesy of Hannah Hethmon. On behalf of the Emerging History [...]
And Then They Booed: Emergency Planning for Outdoor Events
Brucemore hosts the Cedar Rapids, Iowa community for 9 signature events and 32 specific performances annually. Emergency planning is crucial! [...]
41 AASLH Members Receive Over $9 Million in NEH Grants
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced that it will award $39.3 million in grants for 245 humanities projects and programs this summer. [...]
Museums Working with Communities: The Book
I am pleased to announce that my colleague Beth Bollwerk and I have a new book that will be available [...]
We’re Moving! AASLH Office Closed October 11-14
Our new office building! We’re Moving! From the afternoon of October 11 through the morning of the 14th, [...]
Magical Awards Banquet: A Small Museums Scholarship Experience
Elizabeth Marston, Director of the Elgin History Museum (Elgin, IL), was awarded a scholarship to attend the 2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting. You [...]
Recap: Corporate History at the 2016 AASLH Annual Meeting
Thank you to all those that attended our Corporate History tour, session, and luncheon. It turned out to be a [...]
Public Historian, Corporate Historian
When I was invited to guest-write a blog post relating to corporate history, my first thought was: am I a corporate historian? Or am I [...]
Something Old, Something New: Sharing History During Weddings & Rentals
How do you share the history of your historic house or site during rental events? At Indiana Landmarks’ 1865 Morris-Butler House we've been asking ourselves the [...]
What I Look For In A Museum Visit
What I Look for in a Museum Visit is an on-going series in which museum visitors of all ages, backgrounds and interest levels are invited [...]
That Book Idea You’ve Been Thinking About? We’ve Got an Outlet for That!
After a long (and often very snowy winter), spring has sprung. With spring comes new life and new possibilities. Perhaps it’s time to give life [...]
Posters from the Front and Back
I’ve been working with a new acquisition that keeps reminding me why sometimes I practice corporate history, sometimes federal government history, and many times both. [...]
Not Just Another Event Center
The Historic Ambassador House and Heritage Gardens, Inc. in Fishers, Indiana is a rehabilitated historic home owned by the City of Fishers and managed as [...]