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Saving WWII History: Preserving an Original Structure from an American Concentration Camp
In 2015, the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation (HMWF) rescued a structure used to incarcerate Japanese Americans during World War II. The 120 [...]
Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History
Thirty years ago, the Washington State Historical Society’s board of trustees, headed by publisher and historian John M. McClelland Jr., founded Columbia: [...]
Birthplace of Country Music Museum permanent exhibits
The Birthplace of Country Music Museum (BCMM) opened in August 2014 to tell the story of the 1927 Bristol Sessions recordings, explore how evolving sound [...]
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 [...]
Curtains Without Borders Has Created a National Database of Historic Stage Scenery
Curtains Without Borders is a small non-profit organization that has been documenting and restoring historic stage scenery for almost 20 [...]
Leadership Matters at Every Level
I wasn’t the typical student in the most recent Leadership and Administration in History Organizations online course through AASLH. I’m not [...]
Connecting to Educators – Back to Basics: Research
Recently I was asked to lead a webinar on connecting with educators for Ohio History Connection's Creative Learning Factory. (They have a whole series of [...]
A History of XYZ in ### Objects
In April, Slate’s culture blog Brow Beat showed how the meme started by Neil MacGregor’s excellent book A History of the World in 100 Objects [...]
Preserving the Religious History of Southern Idaho
Jefferson County Historical Society in Rigby, Idaho Earlier this month I visited numerous historical societies and museums in the small towns of south-eastern [...]
Engaging the Public: Seven Rules
Steven Lubar, Director of Brown University's Public Humanities Program has recently posted "Seven Rules for Public Humanists." Without losing meaning, one could easily swap the words "Public Humanists" [...]
Where are All the School Groups Part 2 — Teachers
As mentioned in the last installment of this View from the Porch, teachers are the nut we need to crack in order to gain field [...]
AASLH Announces 2014 Leadership in History Award Winners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bethany Hawkins [email protected] 615-320-3203 Seventy-seven recipients from thirty-two states receive highest honor from AASLH NASHVILLE, TN—June 2014—The American Association for State and [...]