Conquering the Fear of Fundraising at Museums and Historic Sites
The leadership team for our largest fundraiser, History with a Twist. In honor of the 50th anniversary of our founding, we [...]
A Historic House Exposed: Why Millermore is Pulling Back the Curtain for Visitors
The Master Bedroom currently contains all of the modern things that complete a historic home. In honor of Dallas Heritage [...]
Civil Rights and a Civil Society
Supervisors to first-responders attend training offered by staff of the Civil Rights Room of the Nashville Public Library. This article [...]
Nevada Museums Association 2016 Annual Conference: Call for Proposals
The Nevada Museums Association is requesting proposals for the 2016 Annual Meeting at Lake Tahoe, October 26 - 28. This [...]
Increasing Accessibility for Visitors Who Are Visually Impaired: Simple Solutions for Small Museums
The 25thanniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has provided museums and museum associations the opportunity to review and [...]
Greetings from Detroit: A Message from the 2016 AASLH Annual Meeting Host Committee
In the waning days of the year 1900, Detroit mayor William C. Maybury had an idea. He wanted to create [...]
Re-Imagining the Historic House Museum: A Workplace for Women
In recent years, discussions about the future of the historic house museum have ebbed and flowed. A watershed moment may [...]
Sharing What Matters
I recently came across a Facebook post from a friend who loves history, but does not make a practice of posting about his experience with guides at [...]
AmeriCorps and the PoCo Muse
Six years ago, I began working as Executive Director of the Porter County Museum (or PoCo Muse, as it’s affectionately known). I don’t remember many [...]
Jeffris Family Foundation Makes $375,000 Challenge Grant to Historic Madison, Inc.
AASLH Member Since 1983 At their annual meeting June 19, the Board of Directors of the Jeffris Family Foundation announced that they have awarded a [...]
In the House and on the Web: Twenty-first-Century Strategies for Interpreting Historic Interiors at the Nichols House Museum
AASLH Member Since 2005 Join us in Boston, Massachusetts on October 3, 2014 for a one-day international symposium on the benefits and challenges of using [...]
Postcards: Messages, Mediums and Materials
Last winter, I fielded a question from a colleague which spurred on some deep thoughts on postcards and the importance of descriptive words and cross-indexing. [...]
Tell the Department of Education to Make History and Civic Education a Priority
The US Department of Education is seeking comments on new proposed definitions and priorities that will guide the future of its various discretionary grant programs. [...]