Remembering WWI at the US National Archives
Women's Machine Gun Squad Police Reserves April 2017 marks the 100-year anniversary of the United States entering WWI. To commemorate [...]
Hesitant to Discuss Religious History? Not at Kalaupapa
Kalaupapa Peninsula In our relationships with co-workers, friends, and family, there are generally two topics we’re inclined to avoid: politics and [...]
Real World History: Formal Learning in Museums and Historic Sites
A Real World History student at the Phillips Collection The idea for Real World History came to me on a bus, and [...]
Puppies, Students, & Trivia: 5 Ideas to Engage your Community
In our institutions, many of us are tasked with increasing programming and outreach of the museum. I find that when [...]
New Online Exhibit/Oral History Project at King County Archives: Public Health’s Response to AIDS in Seattle-King County,1982-1996
The King County Archives in Seattle, Washington (new members of AASLH) announces publication of its new online exhibit, Responding to [...]
AASLH Statement on CT Governor’s Elimination of $1.73 Million in Funding for CT Humanities
June 9, 2016 Connecticut Governor Danell Malloy has chosen to use his veto powers to eliminate funding for Connecticut Humanities in the [...]
So Many Terms in So Many Fields: Where to put your terms in PastPerfect 5
If you are using PastPerfect 5 to catalog your museum collections, you might be a little intimidated by all of [...]
Widening the Circle
The Laurel Historical Society has been exploring our museum’s role in the community. We began by asking ourselves, “How can our programs and activities encourage [...]
Regional Terminology
Soda, pop, or coke? Shopping cart or buggy? At one point or another, we have all come across regional language differences. I grew up in [...]
Today is Giving Tuesday. Will you give to AASLH?
We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. Now, we have #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. Today, [...]
What happened to the Junior Membership program?
I was recently pouring through old minutes from the Detroit Historical Society to write a blog for AASLH’s 75th anniversary next year. As can be [...]
Historic Buildings and Landscapes as Museum Collections
With a portfolio of 27 historic sites across the country, from Philip Johnson’s Glass House in New Canaan Connecticut, to the Cooper-Molera Adobe in Monterey, [...]
Add a Term to PastPerfect 5
If you have experience cataloging museum collections in PastPerfect 5, then it is likely that at some point you've needed to use an object name [...]