Public History and the Changing Nature of Faith
Central Synagogue in the Lexington Avenue, New York City As a Divinity school student with a focus on public history [...]
Women Who Mentor: Gemma Birnbaum, Assistant Director of Curriculum, The National WWII Museum
The National WWII Museum’s U.S. Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center. One of the founding objectives of the Women’s History Affinity [...]
Reimagining Historical Societies: A Community Collaboration
Moore-Youse Home Museum in Muncie, Indiana Last Fall, the Delaware County Historical Society approached Ball State University for help in [...]
To All the Job Seekers Out There…A Little Advice
To All the Job Seekers Out There I know there is a lot of advice on the World Wide Web [...]
Is Religious History Relevant?
The prominence of religion in the history of our country is undeniable. Many of the first North American settlers brought [...]
Pond-Hopping: How Working Abroad Can Improve Your Local History Practice
Would you like to travel the world? Not for one or two weeks, but for a year, or possibly two. [...]
Packing Shoes for Conferences and Other Somewhat Serious Thoughts on Professional Footwear
I just spent five days in Washington, D.C., at the American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting and, while I am [...]
StEPs Groups: More Than “Misery Loves Company”
Organizations enrolled in StEPs are finding they make much more progress when they work on the program within a group setting. And the reason for their [...]
From Peru to Memphis: Successful Community Museum Projects
Small museums dot the landscape of rural communities throughout the United States. This summer, we had the opportunity to add a dot in the rural [...]
Schooled by LEGO Star Wars!
Last month my husband and I took our two boys, ages 5 and 3, to a Star Wars Reads Day event at a local library. [...]
AASLH Introduces New Book Series: Interpreting History Series
This major new series from the American Association for State and Local History and Rowman & Littlefield Publishers provides expert, in-depth guidance in interpretation for museum and historic [...]
Identifying Firearms for Nomenclature
One of the most challenging aspects I had in collections care when I first started was dealing with a firearms collection. I grew up around [...]
We Wish you a Merry (oh, shut up already!)
Holiday decorating at historic house museums takes many forms. There are great philosophical debates on the importance of historical accuracy versus proper collections management [...]