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What the Federal Budget Means for History Organizations
On May 4, Congress approved a $1.1 trillion omnibus appropriations bill that will fund the federal government for the rest of fiscal year (FY) [...]
Get Ready for AASLH 2017 with these Six Books on Texas History
Tejano Monument in Austin During the 2016 Annual Meeting Program Committee Meeting in Detroit, Bob Beatty said “All of you [...]
Religion in Museums: The New Book
Photo via religioninmuseums.wordpress.com Just ten or so years ago museums almost entirely ignored religion. Sure, archaeology and anthropology museums paid [...]
How Should Museums Contribute to Community Recovery After Disasters?
Greetings from the AASLH’s archives! Today I want to pose a few questions inspired by one intriguing archival finding. These [...]
StEPs in the Classroom: A Collaboration Between the Watts Museum and the WVU Public History Program
This spring, a class of public history graduate students at West Virginia University had the opportunity to participate in AASLH’s [...]
Three Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in June
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 [...]
Kennedy Center’s Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability Conference, July 31 – August 6, Pittsburgh, PA.
Every year the Kennedy Center's Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD®) conference brings together professionals, both experienced and new, who are working [...]
Using Games to Teach History: The Oregon Trail Case Study
At the AASLH Annual Meeting in St. Paul this past September, I had the good fortune to lead a workshop on game design with David [...]
3 Reasons Why You Need Visitors Count!
Successful museums and sites clearly understand what their visitors want and need for a high quality experience. They also know success requires collecting real data [...]
Create a Social Media Quiz for Your Museum
If you're as addicted to Facebook as I am, you're probably already familiar with social media quizzes. You know, the ones asking, “Which Ninja Turtle [...]
Why We Do What We Do
The other day I was sitting at my computer searching online for student engagement. I was looking for any ideas or techniques that would be a [...]
AASLH Invites Nominations for 2015 Leadership in History Awards
Contact: Bethany Hawkins [email protected] 615-320-3203 Every year, AASLH bestows the Leadership in History Awards in recognition of excellence in the field of state and local [...]
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 [...]