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Practicing Facilitation: Lessons from the Tenement Museum
Visitors on the Hard Times tour. Collection of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. This post was originally published on the [...]
StEPs Spotlight: The Black Heritage Society of Washington State on Becoming Better Stewards of Their Collections
Exciting changes are happening at the 800+ organizations taking part in the StEPs program (Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations). Our [...]
Idealism, Ego, and Wising Up: Having My Idealism Crushed Helped My Career
When I was in my mid-20s I was working on a community engagement grant project that involved bringing K-12 students and community [...]
Using Front Line Staff to Build the Best Visitor Experience
Do a quick Google search for the definition of Visitor Experience. Go ahead. You won’t find one. Primarily because we, [...]
Two AASLH Members Receive 2016 National Medal
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has announced the ten recipients of the 2016 National Medal for Museum and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]