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New AASLH Book: Think Like a Curator
Now Available! Think Like a Curator: A Guide to Curatorial Practice in History Organizations By Donna R. Braden Paperback $40 AASLH [...]
Advocacy Update: Congressional Support for U.S. 250th Funding
We again need your voice to ask for 250th anniversary funding to the IMLS and the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, to be [...]
Impact of Federal and State Actions on History Organizations
Recent federal and state actions are creating a difficult and uncertain environment for the history field. With your help, AASLH is [...]
HLI Takes Public History to the Streets
By Andrea Jones, Director, History Leadership Institute With Nicole Martinez LeGrand, Multicultural Collections Curator, Indiana Historical Society Does our [...]
Small Museums and Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
By Joan H. Baldwin Decades ago, when I was offered my first job as a county historical society director, [...]
We Need You at Museums Advocacy Day 2025
Museums Advocacy Day February 24 – 25, 2025 Washington, DC Organized by the American Alliance of Museums Supported by [...]
AASLH Announces New Location for the History Leadership Institute and Opens Registration for 2025 Cohort
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is excited to announce a significant change for the History [...]
AASLH Stands for Public Access to History Books and Supports History Practitioners
Over the past few years, a small but vocal group of Americans have attempted through various means to limit public access to full, evidence-based [...]
Take Courage: Personal Agency and Mutual Encouragement
By Avi Decter They draw near and come. Each one helps the other, saying to his fellow, "Take Courage!" Isaiah 41: 5-6 A recent [...]
Supporting the Next Generation, Part 2: Takeaways
Erin Wright (IHS intern 2022-2023) leads the Ugly Sweater contest at an annual event. By Bethany Hrachovec, Indiana Historical Society and AASLH [...]
Supporting the Next Generation, Part 1: Reflections
Cheyenne Grimes (IHS intern 2020-2021) leads a walking tour she researched and wrote. By Bethany Hrachovec, Indiana Historical Society and AASLH Educators [...]
Curating Opportunity: Practical Tips for Developing a Graduate Internship
Abigail Chavez (left) with undergraduate Archives Student Assistant Alena Buckley ‘23. Chavez served as the Public History Graduate Intern with Illinois College (Jacksonville, [...]
Small Museum Virtual Summit Registration Now Open
small But MIGHTY: the powerful resilience of SMALL museums Virtual Summit December 5 - 6, 2023 $55 AASLH Members / $75 Nonmembers Small history [...]