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Storify of the Jan 2017 #AASLHchat: Building Better Boards
On January 24, AASLH held our fourth #AASLHchat on Twitter. These monthly discussions are shaping up to be a great way for AASLH’ers [...]
Warnersville: Our Home, Our Neighborhood, Our Stories
This collaborative exhibit focused on Warnersville, the first planned African American community in Greensboro, NC. The project had three primary goals: to [...]
Starring North Carolina!
Starring North Carolina!, an 8,400-square-foot exhibit featuring more than 600 artifacts, ran at the North Carolina Museum of History from November 15, 2014, [...]
Why Focusing on Visitors Should Be Part of the Exhibit Planning Process
Many of us have played a role in creating a program or exhibit that we thought was going to be [...]
AASLH’s “Interpreting LGBT History” Wins 2016 NCPH Book Award
Interpreting LGBT History at Museums and Historic Sites (part of the AASLH Interpreting History Series) has been selected as the winner [...]
New Report Reveals Each Generation Less Likely to Visit Historic Sites Than the Last
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences’ Humanities Indicators (HI) project released a new report this morning on historic site [...]
Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington Welcomes New Curator from Germany
The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington (AASLH Member since 1990) is pleased to introduce our new curator, Christiane Bauer. [...]
Apply Now for 2014 Developing History Leaders @SHA
For more than 50 years, SHA has provided an intensive residential professional development experience for history professionals. Date: November 1 – 22 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana [...]
The Many Roles of a Historic Cemetery
Earlier this month I wrote about the challenges associated with defining sacred place. While one person may emotionally perceive a religious structure or even a [...]
Do You Docent?
Colleague, former Education and Interpretation Committee member, and all around terrific history professional Michelle Moon recently posted on the use of the term docent at her [...]
Are We Telling the WHOLE Story?
The interpretation of historic houses for many visitors seems to be the same story, different house. Whether it be the home of a revolutionary leader, [...]
Maymont Mansion Ranks #13 in Virginia’s Favorite Architecture Poll
AASLH Member Since 1977 The Virginia Center for Architecture announced last week that Maymont Mansion ranked #13 in a public poll to identify Virginia’s Favorite [...]
Cooking up History
In more than 15 years of working in museums, from art museums to historic sites, I’ve grown used to artifacts having, shall we say, interesting [...]