Beyond Passion Projects: Rethinking the Economic Models of Public History
Mural designed by Daisy Salto and painted by the sixth grade class at Mark Twain Elementary School, Chicago IL, 2016. Unveiled [...]
Leveraging Technology to Do Better History
Digital technology is vast, constantly changing, and increasingly necessary to understand and utilize if your site wants to stay relevant. Here are [...]
Call for Articles: Emerging History Professional Takeover of History News Magazine
Emerging History Professionals are taking over the Winter 2018 issue of AASLH’s History News magazine! The issue will be guest co-edited by [...]
How to Connect with the Educators & Interpreters at the AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting
Educators & Interpreters…Start Planning! Holy cow—September is here! Forget about back to school, Labor Day, the end of another delightful [...]
Explore the Home of Dr. Bertha Van Hoosen, Founder of the American Women’s Medical Association at AASLH/MMA 2016
Join the Women’s History Affinity Group on Friday, September 16, 2016 from 1:30 to 5:30 PM. as they visit Dr. [...]
How to Connect with the Military History Affinity Community at the AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting
Got military stuff in your collection and wondering how to interpret it to your audience? You can find the answers [...]
The Emerging History Professionals’ Guide to the 2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting
The Emerging History Professionals Affinity Community has created an "EHP Track" for any students and new professionals attending the 2016 [...]
Remember the Ladies!
March is Women's History Month, so what better time to announce the formation of our newest affinity group? Formed in November 2014, the Women's History [...]
The T-Rex of Awesomeness
When two museum friends gather, you often end up going to a museum. Such was the case last fall, when I headed to Chicago for [...]
I Remember When – Part 7
Production Line Cataloging I recall the experience of working with the volunteer staff of a shire (county) museum in Western Australia back around 1990, and [...]
The Ideal Director?
For AASLH’s online course on Leadership and Administration, I was required to review sample job descriptions for directors in history organizations. I was not looking [...]
The Future of Education: The Role of Museums and Historical Organizations
The Center for the Future of Museums at the American Alliance of Museums put out a report that includes a call to action for museums [...]
When is a Coin, Not Really a Coin?
When is a coin not really a coin? That's not a trick question by any means. For a military college, there is a very distinct [...]