Climate and Sustainability Initiatives at the 2023 AASLH Annual Conference
By The AASLH Climate and Sustainability Affinity Committee The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has a number of [...]
To be Bold, Brave, Unstoppable and Write Unapologetically Black Histories
"Celebrating Black History at the University of Idaho," a traveling exhibition. By Dr. Sydney Freeman, Jr., Full Professor at the University [...]
Idaho Pride from 1989 to 2023
Boise Pride Parade, June 1997, taken by Deborah Graham, MSS 192 Collection on Gay Life, courtesy of Boise State University By [...]
New Member Benefit: Discount on Insurance Plans
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) now offers a new benefit to all individual and institutional [...]
AASLH Members Are Participating in this Week’s Inaugural Civic Learning Week
Today is the beginning of the inaugural Civic Learning Week. This event is organized by iCivics and the CivXNow [...]
Andrea Jones Named Next Director of the AASLH History Leadership Institute
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is pleased to announce that Andrea Jones has been named [...]
Save the Date for Our Virtual Summit About Commemoration and America’s 250th
Save the Date Commemoration Reconsidered: Ethics, Justice, and America’s 250th Anniversary Virtual Summit April 27 – 28, 2023 Sponsored [...]
AASLH Releases 2022 National Census of History Organizations
How many history organizations are in the United States? What are the fundamental characteristics of our field? Today, AASLH is excited to answer these [...]
AASLH Announces 2022 Election Slate
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) announces the slate of candidates for the 2022 AASLH Council election. There are three officer [...]
History Leadership Institute Seminar Returns in New Format, New Season
By Max van Balgooy, Director of the History Leadership Institute The History Leadership Institute, the American Association for State and Local History’s (AASLH) professional [...]
Marilyn’s Dress and Museum Ethics
By Katie Stringer Clary, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC First things first: I am not a textiles conservator. I am a museum studies professor [...]
Statement on Mass Shooting in Buffalo
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) acknowledges the physical, emotional, and psychological impact that the mass shooting at Tops Friendly Market [...]
Survey Results from the History in Our Parks Task Force
By Tony Pierucci, Chair, History in Our Parks Task Force Thousands of history practitioners work for public parks agencies. The field of history within [...]