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Master Local Historian: AASLH Launches Historian Training Program for the Public
A photograph of the Tennessee State Library and Archives building taken on July 17, 1956, a few short years after it [...]
To Do Rightly: Congregations as Incubators of American Activism
Photo by Victor Manuel Ramos. Courtesy of Arch Street Meeting House. Last year, the Arch Street Friends Meeting House in [...]
Three Ways History Organizations Can Talk About Environmental History
Image from Ursus Among Us exhibit. Want to explore the intersection between the natural sciences and history at your organization? [...]
Bringing Women’s History into the Classroom: The 2016 George Washington Teacher Institute
Since 1999, the George Washington Teacher Institute at Mount Vernon provides teachers across the country with historical thinking skills and [...]
War and Peace: Following the Footsteps of the Huron-Wyandot
On Wednesday, September 14 from 8:30am-5 pm, attendees of the AASLH/MMA 2016 Annual Meeting in Detroit will have the chance to [...]
100 Cities/100 Memorials Will Help Restore & Preserve Local WWI Memorials Across US
The U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library have announced a new program to [...]
Seven Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in July
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study standards program [...]
Minnesota in the ‘70s
Minnesota in the '70s explores a pivotal decade in the state's history. As the 1960s transitioned into the conservatism of the 1980s, this evolution put [...]
Beyond Pontiac's Shadow: Michilimackinac and the Anglo-Indian War of 1763
British fur traders, officers, and soldiers occupied Fort Michilimackinac in 1761, a year after the conquest of Canada. While French soldiers departed, most of the [...]
A New Level of Engagement
In 2013, I took the leap and applied to the Developing Leaders @SHA (Seminar for Historical Administration), recognizing that after fifteen years in the field [...]
Valentine’s Day — Bah, Humbug!
Wedding party at Lippitt House Museum. Courtesy of Yaritza Colon Photography Oh the romance of a “real” Victorian valentine. Just like Christmas, Victorians [...]
The Problem with Cans and Tins
Cans and tins can be challenging to classify. At times the terms are used interchangeably depending upon the context, the contents of the container, and [...]
AASLH Offering Two Grant Writing Webinars in February
Do you want more funding for your organization? Are you applying for grants this fall and need to improve your chances? AASLH is offering two [...]