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War and Peace: Following the Footsteps of the Huron-Wyandot
On Wednesday, September 14 from 8:30am-5 pm, attendees of the AASLH/MMA 2016 Annual Meeting in Detroit will have the chance to attend a [...]
100 Cities/100 Memorials Will Help Restore & Preserve Local WWI Memorials Across US
The U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library have announced a new program to help people [...]
Seven Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in July
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study standards program designed specifically [...]
What to expect when running the Nomenclature 4.0 update to PastPerfect 5
Last week, I installed the Nomenclature 4.0 update to the Wisconsin Veterans Museum's PastPerfect 5 database and converted the lexicon from Nomenclature [...]
Are Religious Objects Controversial? You bet! Learn How to Address Them in Louisville
As I browsed the preliminary program for the 2015 Annual Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, the session "Controversial Objects" caught my attention. [...]
Part 2 – Things to See During the 2015 Annual Meeting: Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill
One of the greatest treasures to be found at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is its collection of historic buildings. [...]
Managing Interpreters– Presentations as Road Maps
Managing Interpreters: Presentations as Road maps Meandering. Wandering aimlessly. Lost. Confused. Does this describe your worst road trip? Maybe it [...]
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 [...]
American Association for State and Local History Announces 2011 Award Winners
Fifty-nine recipients from thirty-four states receive highest honor from AASLH AASLH Award of Distinction Bestowed to Dennis O’Toole NASHVILLE, TN—June 2011—The American Association for State [...]
New Annual Day to Honor “Greatest Generation”
AASLH Invites History Organizations to Observe National Spirit of ’45 Day in their community on second Sunday in August AASLH encourages history organizations across the country to join the [...]
Getting Started with Grant Writing
By Carlyn Hammons AASLH Individual Member since 2004 Program Specialist, Texas Historical Commission, Austin, TX Do you need to know how to get started applying [...]
The Grant Wood Sleeping Porch at Brucemore
In 1925, the lady of Brucemore Irene Douglas paid a local artist $125 to design and construct a sleeping porch for her daughter's bedroom so [...]