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Got Icelandic? This Project is Cataloging Icelandic Immigrant Manuscripts at U.S. Historical Organizations
During the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, thousands of Icelanders immigrated to North America. The majority settled in Canada—mostly in a [...]
Three Ways History Organizations Can Collect and Interpret Memorials
Dear Boston: Messages from the Marathon Memorial When faced with tragedies, communities may find healing in creating memorials. Museums and [...]
Three Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in June
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates in the last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study standards program [...]
Why Religious History is Essential to a Thriving Democracy
Old abandoned white wooden chapel on prairie at sunset with cloudy sky. In 1822, Thomas Jefferson wrote a [...]
Corporate History at the 2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Conference
Ford Motor Company Archives storage in the bowling alley at Fair Lane, 1953. Via The Henry Ford Mark [...]
The Detroit Museums Pop-Up Shop #AASLHMMA2016
With all the exciting speakers and sessions at the Annual Meeting, it’s often impossible to get out of the convention [...]
Proposed Changes to the AASLH Bylaws
At its June meeting, the AASLH Council approved several proposed changes to the AASLH Bylaws which will be presented for [...]
Detroit Historical Society Past>Forward Exhibitions
Prior to 2012, the Detroit Historical Museum had its share of strategic issues. First, the museum's core permanent exhibitions were more than 20 years old, [...]
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 [...]