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#AASLH17 Sessions: Taming Civics and Facilitation as Activism
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 [...]
#AASLH17 Sessions: Engaging Millenials and Producing Podcasts
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 [...]
Call for Book Proposals: Controversial Monuments and Memorials
Controversial Monuments and Memorials: A Guide from the American Association for State and Local History In the wake of the horrific recent [...]
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 [...]
What AASLH Attendees Want to Learn at the 2017 Annual Meeting
We sent all attendees of the 2016 Annual Meeting a survey to find out what we did right and what [...]
#Hashtag Revolution
With many museum visitors now carrying smart devices everywhere they go, a museum visit now typically includes on-the-spot social media activity. Earlier this year, a [...]
The History Relevance Campaign Moves to the Next Step
Having laid the groundwork, the History Relevance Campaign (HRC) is ready to take a big step forward and needs your help. The HRC started a [...]
Teamwork and Internal Collaboration
Recently, staff at the White House Historical Association were asked to complete a job description questionnaire, which asked everyone to provide a list of key [...]
Empty Spaces: Interpreting without Furnishings at Gunston Hall
It was a balmy and hot day in July. Fear and anxiety were in the air as the moving truck slowly backed up to the [...]
“Here’s a chance for that historian to do something”
“Here's a chance for that historian to do something…. what's her name?” James T. Kirk, “Space Seed,” Star Trek This is how the conversation usually [...]
Preparing for Nomenclature 4.0 in PastPerfect
With the upcoming release of Nomenclature 4.0 for Museum Cataloging, there is no better time to finish any old lexicon clean-up projects in your PastPerfect database. [...]