The Detroit Museums Pop-Up Shop #AASLHMMA2016
With all the exciting speakers and sessions at the Annual Meeting, it’s often impossible to get out of the convention center to [...]
Proposed Changes to the AASLH Bylaws
At its June meeting, the AASLH Council approved several proposed changes to the AASLH Bylaws which will be presented for a vote [...]
Message from the Council Chair
July 18, 2016 Greetings, History matters and needs to be in our conscious present. The tone for summer 2016 across our nation [...]
Lace Up Your Kicks
I'm a runner. I certainly won’t break any speed or distance records, but I like getting out there to run. [...]
Review: Zen and the Art of Local History
Note: In 2014, AASLH and the British Association for Local History (BALH) began steps to make common cause in the [...]
Trevor’s Ridiculously Subjective Louisville Restaurant Guide
Louisville is a fantastic food city. There’s a lot more out there than fried chicken, hot browns and derby pies [...]
Don’t Miss #AASLH2015 Online!
Don’t Miss the 2015 AASLH Online Conference! It’s an opportunity for you, your colleagues, and volunteers to attend the annual [...]
AASLH Annual Meeting (#AASLH2012) in Salt Lake City
Hello, Everyone! This week we are joined by Jamie Glavic (@museumminute). Jamie is the Stragtegic Projects Coordinator at the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus, Ohio. She will [...]
Attracting Latino Audiences: What Are You Doing?
The Latino population in the United States is growing at a rapid pace, but according to an AAM survey, only 9% of museum-goers fits this [...]
School Group Tour Logistics
Another school year is upon us... So, this week we will be taking a look at school group tour logistics. Do you have a plan [...]
Small Museums, Big Impact!
At AASLH’s 2010 Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City, Small Museums Committee (SMC) members showed how small museums and their communities, despite their relatively smaller sizes, [...]
Commemoration in the Postmodern Age
Hello Everyone, I am very excited to be leading the blogging sessions for this month. I have asked a number of colleagues from around the field to contribute [...]
Exhibit Label Basics
Museums are about teaching and learning in different ways. People learn at museums through what they see, touch, hear, smell, and read. Reading is one way [...]