Reflections on 50 Years of the Seminar for Historical Administration
This article is from Volume 78 #1 of History News, AASLH’s quarterly magazine. Members can access the full issue in the [...]
Visit the Erma Hayman House, Boise’s Newest Cultural Site
By Makenzi Dunstan, City of Boise Arts & History Department While visiting Boise, Idaho for the 2023 AASLH Annual Conference, “I, [...]
Tour the James Castle House at the 2023 AASLH Annual Conference
By Makenzi Dunstan, City of Boise Arts & History Department The 2023 AASLH Annual Conference, “I, Too, Am America,” places diverse [...]
Keep Moving Forward
In three years, the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a moment that [...]
Docents as Museum Professionals: Lessons from the Amory Regional Museum
By Bryan Mathison, Senior Library Associate at Mississippi State University and Docent/Research Associate at the Amory Museum The city [...]
Get to Know Boise’s Rich History with These Books and Documentaries
By Bethany Hawkins, AASLH Chief of Operations The 2023 AASLH Annual Conference will be held in Boise, Idaho, on [...]
Help Your Organization and the Field: Respond to the 2023 National Visitor Survey
The fifth annual American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) “National Visitation Survey for History Organizations” is now [...]
Releasing Potential Capital at Museums
By Avi Decter and Ken Yellis For more than two years, the disruptions of the pandemic have challenged America's history organizations. Mandated closings, layoffs [...]
While Speaking About Preserving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage, Air Raid Warnings Sounded
Ihor Poshyvailo, director of the Maidan Museum in Ukraine, speaks about damage to cultural institutions in the country due to Russia's invasion. [...]
Meet the New AASLH Book Series Editor
Dr. Rebekah Beaulieu is the new AASLH book series editor. The book series editor works with the AASLH Editorial Board and Aja Bain, AASLH [...]
Educating Your Board About History Work
By Bethany L. Hawkins, AASLH Chief of Operations I have worked full-time in the history field for over twenty-seven years. My first job was [...]
Frederick Law Olmsted in Buffalo
Cazenovia Park By Bethany L. Hawkins, AASLH Chief of Operations April 26 is the 200th birthday of the famed landscape architect Frederick [...]
How Civic Season Can Help History Organizations Serve the Next Generation
The American Association for State and Local History is a partner of Made By Us, an initiative of history and civics organizations to inspire, [...]