A Death in the Family
The W.H. Stark House in Orange, Texas, was occupied from 1894-1936 by W.H. and Miriam Stark, and since 1981, the property had [...]
Project 2-3-1: Two Boxcars, Three Blocks, One City: A Story of Elgin’s African-American Heritage
Project 2-3-1: Two Boxcars, Three Blocks, One City: A Story of Elgin’s African-American Heritage is a documentary film and traveling exhibit created [...]
2015 Students Opposing Slavery International Summit
President Lincoln’s Cottage (PLC) opened in 2008 as a historic site and museum in northwest Washington, D.C. While in residence, Lincoln opened [...]
History Unfolded: US Holocaust Memorial Museum Launches Citizen History Project
How much did Americans know about the Holocaust when it was happening? How did they respond? The United States Holocaust Memorial [...]
Meet a Member: Sewall-Belmont House & Museum
We are excited to launch a new biweekly blog series called “Meet a Member.” AASLH has 5,500 fascinating members working [...]
Jan 15 is Deadline for Enrollment in Next Wave of Visitors Count! Research
Visitors Count! is now accepting enrollments for the next wave of research. The deadline is January 15, 2016. Visitors Count! [...]
History Wins! Obama Signs ESSA: This Means New Funding for K-12 History & Civics
Yesterday morning, December 10, President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) into law. Thank you to all the [...]
When Volunteers Go Rogue. . .
At the 2013 AASLH Annual Meeting, I attended a great session on revamping volunteer programs. During the breakout groups, the folks in my group all [...]
Spring Training in St. Paul
I always enjoy attending the Minnesota Evaluation Studies Institute’s Spring Training and this year I invite my museum colleagues to join me. MESI’s annual training [...]
Building a Network: The Pinal County Museum Meet Up
By Berlin Loa A simple plan sparked by the recognition of common cultural heritage, the value of shared community knowledge, and the potential to put [...]
AASLH Champions History
Museums Advocacy Day 2014 AASLH is a proud co-convenor of Museum Advocacy Day (MAD), sponsored by the American Alliance of Museums. which will take place Feb. [...]
Registration Open for the 2014 Building Museums Symposium
An annual symposium on the mysteries, pitfalls, and rewards of planning and managing museum building projects. The symposium is organized under three inter-related themes: Vision, [...]
AASLH Awards: A Winner’s Perspective
Southlake Historical Society, an all-volunteer local historical society in Texas designed our website, www.southlakehistory.org, in 2012 and 2013 with the goal of presenting our city’s [...]