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Placing Family History in Context: A Personal Example & Ideas for Museums
There’s no missing Americans’ passionate interest in genealogy today. Aging baby boomers have greater free time for research and deepened appreciation for [...]
Storify from #AASLHchat on Incorporating Pop Culture into Tours and Programming
Last week, AASLH hosted our very first #AASLHchat on Twitter. Our guest hosts, the Educators and Interpreters Affinity Community, created a great [...]
Notes to Self or When to Stay Up Late at Conferences
AASLH conference time is almost here! Last year was such a great conference, and I even wrote a few notes to myself [...]
The SCARY Truth Facing Historic Houses
The ghost of Christmas Yet to Be brings Scrooge all of the bad news in Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Well, today [...]
I Remember When Part 10
Fun with “C:\>” In the olden days (before Bill Gates introduced the Windows operating system and became a multi-billionaire), it [...]
A Night at the Museum: Public-Private Collaboration Done Right
I was thrilled to attend the opening of American Enterprise, the new business exhibit that opened at the Smithsonian’s National [...]
National History Day: Leadership and Legacy in History
In June, I had the opportunity to work with National History Day staff at the National Contest in College Park, [...]
Close Encounters with the 18–34 Demographic – The Museum turns the tables to get in touch with a key audience
How do you create a meaningful visitor experience for the 18–34 demographic—while also meeting the mandate of the Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC)—in a world [...]
Welcoming the Rechargers
I’m writing this post on Black Friday. As my family is enjoying our local Thanksgiving Day parade then racing from one store to the next [...]
AASLH is a Proud Sponsor of Museums Advocacy Day
When: February 25-26, 2013 Where: Washington DC We are stronger when we speak with one voice, and Museums Advocacy Day is the perfect opportunity to [...]
Tour “Too Rushed” Not About Time – Who’d Have Thunk?
Digging deeper for information with visitors can really pay off in the long run. We can learn why they’ve said things and understand the real meaning.
Turning (Free) Social Media into Revenue
Like a lot of you reading this post, I work for a small historical institution. Also like a lot of you, the “marketing” line item [...]
Report Cards – They’re Not Just For Kids
Report cards help you see on paper how far you’ve come since your last evaluation. They also help you plot long-term and short-range goals, chart your energy savings, develop realistic budgets, and raise more money.