Looking Back on the Basics of Archives
By Bethany L. Hawkins, AASLH COO When I started working at AASLH as Program Associate in October 2005, one of my [...]
2023 AASLH Annual Conference Meet and Eats
AASLH is offering an opportunity to get together with fellow attendees for a meal and conversation during the lunch break from [...]
NEH Grant Allows AASLH to Distribute Additional US 250th Field Guides
By Madeleine Rosenberg, AASLH Pomeroy Foundation Semiquincentennial Manager The U.S. 250th anniversary in 2026 is now less than three years away. [...]
A Common Cause to All
By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO For the past several years the American Association for State and Local [...]
On Carol Kammen
Carol Kammen (center) receiving the Award of Distinction in 2007 from AASLH President Terry Davis (right) and AASLH Chair [...]
Two First-Time Attendees Reflect on Museums Advocacy Day 2023
Nolan Dahm and Lauren Wallace in Washington, DC at Museums Advocacy Day 2023. Each year, the American Association for [...]
2022 Annual Report Documents Active Year for AASLH
2022 was an active year for the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)! Uniting much of the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]