Meet a Member: Terri Blanchette
Meet a Member is a regular blog series spotlighting our members. AASLH has 5,500 fascinating members working hard for the field of history, [...]
Dodge vs. Ford: The Ways They Lived and Worked (#AASLHMMA2016 Tour Spotlight)
Dodge vs. Ford: The Ways They Lived and Worked is a tour option at the 2016 AASLH/MMA Conference in Detroit on Saturday, [...]
Navy Unveils National Museum of the American Sailor
NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. – The Great Lakes Naval Museum was officially renamed the National Museum of the American Sailor during a [...]
Why Should it Matter if We Have Women on U.S. Currency?
Take a moment to open up your wallet, and look closely at the paper bills and coins contained within. What [...]
Musings from a Historic Shaker Village During the 1940s
2015 marks AASLH's 75th Anniversary Year. For the occasion, AASLH has created a blog series for members to share their [...]
Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum Week
The American Alliance of Museums has declared the week of August 8-15 as the fourth annual "Invite Congress to Visit Your [...]
Running at AASLH?
Time is winding down to #AASLH2015! I could go on and on about how excited I am about the professional [...]
For the Love of the Small Museum: Propose Conference Sessions
Small museum people like you can do more to promote a dialogue.
For Valentine’s Day: Tell Your Museum Advocates How Much You Care
“Building relationships is key to everything your museum does.”
From the Visitor’s Perspective
While I have to confess that I don’t read a whole lot of blogs, I always appreciate Linda Norris' perspective and insights when I read [...]
What is your “How I Got Here” story?
Whenever I meet people at conferences, I always ask one of my favorite questions: “How did you get involved with small museums?” I find that relatively few people set out with the idea of a museum career. What’s your passion story? How did you get started in small museums?
Keeping Collections Storage Safe From Insects
By Scott Carrlee AASLH Individual Member since 2007 Curator of Museum Services, Alaska State Museums, Juneau, AK What is the best policy for making sure [...]
History Organizations Need to Change, But How?
by Carl Nold, President and CEO, Historic New England, Boston, MA AASLH Institutional Member since 1999 Members of the Outdoor History Museum Forum, a national [...]