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Are You Ready for the New FLSA Regulations?
**UPDATED 11/29/16*** "On Tuesday, November 22, a federal district judge in Texas issued a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of the Overtime Final [...]
Twitter as a Professional Network
This blog was originally posted on Once Upon a Museum. It is reposted here with permission from the author. Major benefit of [...]
Letter from the President: On Being an Inclusive History Organization
AASLH President & CEO John Dichtl speaking at the 2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting As reported in this blog and in [...]
National September 11 Memorial Museum
Opened in May 2014, the National September 11 Memorial Museum is the global focal point for preserving the history of the [...]
North Dakota: People Living on the Land
This project developed an innovative online curriculum for eighth graders in North Dakota and presents a comprehensive and accessible look [...]
Carver County Historical Society Website Redesign
The Carver County Historical Society research library is a vast collection of maps, genealogies, newspapers, research articles, and photographs used [...]
Two Wars on the Frontier
Two Wars on the Frontier is the annotated journal of A. J. Carlson, a Minnesota soldier who fought in both [...]
UPDATE: Approaching Docent Training
Last July, I wrote a post called “Approaching Docent Training.” I talked about how we were in the middle of a massive renovation at the [...]
What I’m Looking for… (thoughts from a nine-year-old museum visitor)
Tyler (right) and her sister Ryan with Harry Potter's robe at the Smithsonian. This post is the second from my in-house (literally) focus [...]
Stop! Collaborate and Listen!
Collaboration is the key to survival in today's economic environment. It's no longer enough to do what you've always done, no matter how well you [...]
It’s Worth It! Hosting a Summer Camp
This post is by Kate Baldwin, Curator of Education at the Litchfield Historical Society in Litchfield, Conn. The Civil War Experience is the most [...]
A Touchy Subject
Leading tours in a historic house filled with objects and furnishings has its benefits and drawbacks. While it gives us an opportunity to immerse visitors [...]
Taking Your Museum to the Streets – Chandler Edition
Every so often it becomes necessary to close a museum building. Maybe it's because of a facility issue, or a lack of funding, or an [...]