Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories
In February 2016, Stones River National Battlefield (SRNB) in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, debuted two public programs to celebrate Black History Month. On February [...]
AASLH Responds to President’s Executive Order Restricting Entry to U.S.
Feb 1, 2017 AASLH Responds to President’s Executive Order Restricting Entry to U.S. At this moment, when the President of the United [...]
Advocacy Alert: Ask Your Legislators to Fund the ESSA
Last year, AASLH worked with the National Coalition for History to advocate for the reauthorization of the Every Student Succeeds Act. Signed [...]
March StEPs Certificates
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 [...]
Meet the Emerging History Professionals Committee
The AASLH Emerging History Professionals (EHP) Affinity Community supports, connects, and unites the newest generation of state and local history practitioners. [...]
Want to Improve Society? Take a Look Around the Office
Our work in the not-for-profit sector focuses on making society better. We strive to improve the lives of those in [...]
14 AASLH Members Receive Over $1 Million in NEH Grants
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced today that it will award $21.1 million in grants for 248 humanities [...]
Why You Need to Survey Teachers
Certainly there are teachers who love your museum or historic site, but wouldn't you like to attract even more school groups? One important step in [...]
Learning Theories: Applied
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how to teach people to apply different learning theories to the tours they lead. Constructivism, the idea (dreadfully [...]
Did You Know There Were 282 Daily Train Movements in St. Paul?
Need to gather a fresh stash of History Facts for parties? Then don’t miss two jammed-packed tours at the 2014 AASLH Annual Meeting that are [...]
Virginia Association of Museums Launches Online Community and Unveils Fresh New Logo
AASLH Member Since 1995 The Virginia Association of Museums (VAM) is pleased to announce we have launched our new website and interactive community, powered by YourMembership.com. [...]
From Large to Small: Three Lessons
Eighteen months ago, I left my position at Conner Prairie Interactive History Park to become Director of Nickel Plate Arts, a new community arts organization [...]
AASLH Announces Leadership Transition
For Immediate Release American Association for State and Local History Announces Resignation of Terry Davis, President and CEO Nashville, TN—The American Association for State and [...]