Saving WWII History: Preserving an Original Structure from an American Concentration Camp
In 2015, the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation (HMWF) rescued a structure used to incarcerate Japanese Americans during World War II. The 120 [...]
Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History
Thirty years ago, the Washington State Historical Society’s board of trustees, headed by publisher and historian John M. McClelland Jr., founded Columbia: [...]
Birthplace of Country Music Museum permanent exhibits
The Birthplace of Country Music Museum (BCMM) opened in August 2014 to tell the story of the 1927 Bristol Sessions recordings, explore how evolving sound [...]
Earth Day and History Organizations: Making Green Connections
Every year it surprises you - Earth Day, again!? Should you join in? Can you find the time? Can you [...]
New AASLH Book: Art of the Amistad and the Portrait of Cinqué
The Amistad incident, one of the few successful ship revolts in the history of enslavement, has been discussed by historians [...]
AASLH Annual Meeting: Call for Posters 2016
This year the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is holding our annual meeting in partnership with the [...]
8 Ways to Keep History Relevant
We have all talked about it. Children are not learning enough about history in schools. Leaders rarely look at history [...]
Extra Extra Large Art: Conservation Treatment of the Garibaldi Panorama at NEDCC
AASLH Member Since 1982 NEDCC’s paper conservators recently worked on a project that could be classified as EXTRA EXTRA large. The Garibaldi Panorama is among [...]
Programming as an Experiment
After joining the Indiana Historical Society team in February, it's been an amazing 4 months of opportunities and some challenges. The most inspiring part of [...]
Country Living to the Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous in St. Paul
Are you a country mouse or a city mouse? Perhaps a little bit of both? Take these tours at the 2014 AASLH Annual Meeting and [...]
Bullock Texas State History Museum Names New Director
AASLH Member Since 2001 On June 16, 2014, Victoria Ramirez, Ed.D. was named director of the Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin, Texas. The announcement [...]
Nathaniel L. Stebbins Maritime Photograph Collection Digitized at NEDCC
AASLH Member Since 1982 The Nathaniel L. Stebbins collection, one of Historic New England’s most significant photographic collections, is now accessible online. Stebbins, a widely [...]
Then Now Wow Observation
Working on a team of evaluators to observe a child as he or she explores an exhibition was a new and exciting experience for me. [...]