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“What Did the Women Do?”: Using Museum Theatre to Share Multiple Perspectives from the Past
“What did the women do?” This question from our Executive Director was the beginning of our organization’s journey into Museum Theatre, and [...]
Creating Good Parental Leave Policy at a Small Museum: Lessons from the Lombard Historical Society
When I read Melissa Prycer's AASLH posts, "Baby Boom: Motherhood and Museums" and "Baby Boom II: Motherhood and Museums One Year Later," I [...]
The Origins of National Women’s History Month
The iconic Rosie the Riveter is frequently used as a symbol throughout National Women’s History Month. Image: J. Howard Miller, “We [...]
Book Review: Lois Hamill’s Archives for the Lay Person
(This review originally appeared in the February 2016 edition of Ohio Local History Alliance's The Local Historian.) Lois Hamill’s Archives [...]
Cracking the Nut to Reach Large Urban School Districts
As outreach educators in the museum world, many of us dream of taking our programs to large urban school districts [...]
New AASLH Books for History Professionals (Spring 2016)
We are proud to announce the newest spring 2016 titles in the AASLH Series from Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. View the [...]
Welcome to Michigan: A Message from the Michigan Museums Association
Michigan is filled with a wide array of people, communities, and landscapes. From the tiny towns of the Upper Peninsula [...]
Beyond Comment Cards
During the past year or so, I assisted the Bullock Texas State History Museum staff with a multi-phase evaluation of a portion of the museum's permanent exhibits. [...]
Calling all Food and Brewery Experts for St. Paul
When you travel, do you relish diving into local eateries and cuisine of the local? There are two tours at 2014 AASLH Annual Meeting that [...]
Are We Sell-Outs? House Museums, Alcohol and Educational Mission
Last month, I wrote a post about a program I work on called History Happy Hour, specifically describing the audience it attracts. History Happy Hour [...]
Women’s History Affinity Community Planned
Are you interested in women’s history and how you can better interpret it? When women’s stories are confined to kitchens or needlework exhibits, we miss [...]
Registration Open for 2014 Online Conference
Register Now! Held every year in conjunction with the Annual Meeting, the AASLH Online Conference provides an opportunity for you, your colleagues, and volunteers to [...]
Answering The Call to Serve: Camp Logan, Houston, Texas 1917-1919
AASLH Member Since 2013 This summer marks 100 years since Germany invaded Belgium and Europe went to war. When the United States entered the global [...]