Recap of Women’s History at the 2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting
Van Hoosen Farm, September 2016 visit. Photo by Susan Ferentinos. Our women’s history offerings at the joint meeting of the [...]
Top Takeaways from the #AASLHMMA2016 Mentoring Roundtable
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Detroit for our Emerging History Professionals Mentoring Roundtable (and for our Happy Hour aftewards, [...]
What AASLH Attendees Want to Learn at the 2017 Annual Meeting
We sent all attendees of the 2016 Annual Meeting a survey to find out what we did right and what we could [...]
Max Starkloff and the Fight for Disability Rights
In the 1970s, Max Starkloff and other disability rights leaders formed what became known as the Independent Living Movement, enabling [...]
National Archives Awards $1.8 Million in Grants for Historical Records Projects
Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero has awarded 32 grants totaling $1,822,946 to projects being undertaken in 26 [...]
Accessible Tech Options for Small Museums Session Proposal Needs Your Help!
Liz Shultz at the Oberlin Heritage Center in Oberlin, Ohio, is looking for other folks from small museums to join [...]
Meet a Member: Gil Gott
We are excited to launch this new biweekly blog series called “Meet a Member.” AASLH has 5,500 fascinating members working hard [...]
Taking “Small” Seriously
More resources enable quality but do not guarantee it. Quantity doesn’t always mean quality. Being “small” isn’t a matter of good or bad; it’s just different.
Tales from Austin: The Bullock Texas State History Museum
Collections-based Programs in a Non-Collecting Institution? Picture this: you're leading a group of visitors through your permanent exhibition. They are entranced by your description of [...]
Lessons Learned in Youth Engagement
Post contributed by Callie Hawkins, Associate Director for Programs at President Lincoln's Cottage Last February, President Lincoln’s Cottage launched Can You Walk Away?, an exhibit [...]
Building a Community to Support Accessibility
Last month marked the 23rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Even though accessibility has improved a lot since then, many museums still struggle with being more open and accommodating.
Heritage Health Index II Coming Soon
by Heritage Preservation AASLH Institutional Member since 1990 Heritage Preservation, working in cooperation with IMLS, will conduct a second Heritage Health Index. The original survey, [...]
A “Senior” Moment on Guided Tours
By 2015, AARP forecasts that 45% of the United States population will be age 50 or older. This segment of our population has grown sizably [...]