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Four Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in May
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates in the last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations (StEPs) is AASLH’s self-study [...]
What It’s Like to Work with a Marketing Agency on Your Annual Fundraiser
The annual fundraiser at the Napa Valley Museum Year after year museums and historical societies and countless other nonprofit organizations [...]
AASLH Response to Federal History Funding Cuts
Dear Members and Friends of AASLH, Yesterday, May 23, President Trump sent a FY2018 budget request to Congress that would drastically cut [...]
IMLS Launches Community Catalyst Initiative Focused on Community-Centric Approaches for Museums and Libraries
A new initiative of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) will help libraries and museums develop a deeper [...]
Religion and the Western Landscape: A Continuation of the Discussion “Is Religious History Relevant?”
“Is religious history relevant?” From my experience, I’m surprised that the question even needs to be asked. Let me explain [...]
Engaging New Museum Audiences with Pokémon Go
As a follow-up to Alexandra Rasic’s blog last week, "Is There a Place for Pokémon Go in History Museums," I [...]
Is There a Place for Pokémon Go in History Museums?
Some very excited colleagues came into my office earlier this week: “Hey…we’re not only the site of two Pokémon Gyms, [...]
American Association For State And Local History Announces New Leadership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE John Dichtl Appointed President & CEO; Bob Beatty Named COO Effective May 1, 2015 Nashville, TN—Celebrating its 75th anniversary, the American Association for [...]
Together We Can Listen – Incorporating Evaluation Pt. 1
There is no better way to ensure a historic house museum’s longevity and vitality than to elicit input from your audiences and respond constructively. Without [...]
What my obsession with Serial taught me about Interpretation
Like hundreds of thousands of others across the globe, I became obsessed with Serial, a smart, whodunit, episodic podcast. Like, sit in my parked car [...]
For the Record: Nomenclature…Moving 4-ward
"Record, 45 RPM" -- a new term in Nomenclature 4.0Wisconsin Historical Society 2001.50.13 The new year provides those of us on the [...]
When Things Aren’t in the Plan
Long before I got into museum work, I was a big fan of plans. Life plans, weekend plans, whatever—I was always the person who got [...]
Teens in Museums: Part 1
Editors notes: One of the craziest parts of my "curatorial" jobs is working with a unique group of high school students to teach them about [...]