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My 5 Favorite Props to Use in Programs
One thing that every interpreter has to do to be effective is to get and keep their audiences' attention. If no one [...]
Visitors and Originality in Historic House Museums: A Look at the Impact of Furnishing Plans
Library: Longfellow’s House – Washington Headquarters National Historic Site; By Daderot (Own work) [CC0] “Is everything original?” “Is this what [...]
AASLH Welcomes First 30 Academic Program Members
In April 2016, AASLH launched a brand new membership type for Academic Programs. Designed specifically to meet the needs of faculty and [...]
“What I’m Looking for in a Museum Visit”: The Seasoned Museum-Goer
Sometimes, people who start out as our visitors become something more: volunteers, collaborators, contractors, the list goes on and on. [...]
Stitching History from the Holocaust
Six million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. Each had a story and a life, yet for too many of [...]
West by Orphan Train
It seems incomprehensible that there was a time in America’s not-so-distant past when nearly a quarter of a million children [...]
A Stone of Hope: Black Experiences in the Fox Cities
In 2014, the History Museum at the Castle and African Heritage, Inc. created a civic engagement initiative to highlight the [...]
Representing Corporate History at AASLH’s Annual Meeting
Each year, the Corporate History Affinity Group has at least one session, a tour, and a luncheon at AASLH’s annual meeting. In previous years, sessions [...]
Our new blog is taking off!
As part of AASLH’s website redesign, we are proud to launch a new blog from the Corporate History Affinity Group. The Corporate History group is [...]
Welcome to the Historic House Museum Blog
If you have found this blog, then odds are good that you direct, staff, or volunteer at a historic house museum. Welcome – please sit, [...]
The History of the AASLH Religious History Community
In 2007 I attended my first AASLH annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Being new to the AASLH scene I primarily kept to myself as I [...]
From a Small Museum Scholarship Winner
John Ward House, c.1710. One of three historic buildings at the Buttonwoods Museum in Haverhill, MA. Can your museum afford institutional memberships with [...]
AASLH Announces New Council Members
NASHVILLE, TN— The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) announced the election of four history professionals to its governing council on September 20 [...]