Can I Call It A Coozy? Classifying the Iconic Beverage Holder in Collections
Shortly after Nomenclature 4.0 was released, a colleague of mine John Neill, Riley County Historical Museum contacted me through social media asking, “Not sure [...]
Center for Home Movies Searching for Public Holdings of Amateur Films
The Center for Home Movies is undertaking, thanks to support from the Library of Congress and CLIR, a survey of home movies and [...]
Museums Working with Communities: The Book
I am pleased to announce that my colleague Beth Bollwerk and I have a new book that will be available in the [...]
New Exhibition Explores Puerto Rican and Latino Art and Heritage in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia History Museum has been a member of AASLH since 2003. PHILADELPHIA, PA, November 10, 2015 — The Philadelphia [...]
Naugatuck Historical Society Recognized in Local News for StEPs Achievements
The Naugatuck Historical Society (AASLH Member since 1996) was recognized by Citizen's News for earning certificates for two StEPs sections (Bronze [...]
New-York Historical Society to Receive Time Inc.’s Enormous Archive
New York, NY—November 6, 2015—The New-York Historical Society is pleased to announce that Time Inc. is donating its colossal archive [...]
On Being Historic and Green
Visitor #1 (exiting a recreated 1700’s log house at an open air site): “I wouldn’t have wanted to live [...]
Teen Program Success – The Big 10 List from Museum Teen Summit
The Museum Teen Summit - a group of youth leaders representing different museums in New York City – is dedicated to improving and promoting the role of youth in museums.
Re-think, Adapt, and Change
How many teachers attend your teacher workshops? Do you have the same teachers & schools attending each workshop? How can you adapt, change, or even [...]
Need More Time?
Most of us have a very small staff - or no staff at all - so we're supposed to wear many hats. As executive director of [...]
What I’m Looking For in a Museum Visit…
Museums make family memories - like getting "lost" in the Colonial Williamsburg hedge labyrinth. I grew up in Maine. My mom was an [...]
Visitor Engagement: It’s All About Connections
One of the best sessions at a museum conference that I ever attended was at the 2010 AASLH Annual Meeting. The presenters were Erik Holland, [...]
Founders Online Launches
by National Archives AASLH Institutional Member since 1987 Last month, the National Archives launched the Founders Online website http://founders.archives.gov/. This free online tool brings together [...]