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Interpreting Slavery with Children and Teens: Researchers Seek Input from the Field for a New AASLH Book
A school tour at Gunston Hall. In our travels to promote our first book, Interpreting Slavery at Museums and Historic [...]
Joining the Fray: Emerging Museum/History Professionals and the Future of our Fields
SEMC EMPs, courtesy James Quint The establishment of new emerging professional groups in museums, history, and related fields, as well [...]
WW1 Poppy Program Raises Money for National WW1 Memorial in DC and Your Community
AASLH is pleased to be working with our colleagues at the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission to promote the WW1 Poppy Program. [...]
Have a Great Book Idea? The AASLH Editorial Board Is Seeking Book Proposals
Every year, AASLH partners with Rowman & Littlefield Press to publish practical and relevant books for history professionals. These publications [...]
3 Takeaways from “Interpreting Slavery: Building a Theoretical Foundation”
The Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site (ULSG) in St. Louis, Missouri, preserves and interprets the lives of Ulysses S. [...]
AASLH Launches New Membership Category for Academic Programs
We are excited to announce a brand new membership category for Academic Programs. This membership for Public History, Museum Studies, and [...]
NEH helps fund major public programming and publishing initiative to mark the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I
New York, NY. — Library of America has been awarded a $550,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities [...]
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. [...]