Announcing the AASLH 2025 Leadership in History Award Winners
For eighty years, the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has presented Leadership in History Awards to establish and [...]
Announcing the AASLH 2025 History in Progress Award Winners
For eighty years, the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has presented Leadership in History Awards to establish and [...]
Announcing the AASLH 2025 Albert B. Corey Award Winner
Your Content Goes Here AASLH 2025 Leadership in History Awards United Lynn Pride of Lynn, Massachusetts, Recognized with Albert B. [...]
Contact Congress: Save Agencies that Support History Orgs and Nonprofit Tax Status
In this update: Contact Congress: Reject the president’s budget proposal and support IMLS, NEH, and NPS Contact Congress: Don’t [...]
New AASLH Book: Think Like a Curator
Now Available! Think Like a Curator: A Guide to Curatorial Practice in History Organizations By Donna R. Braden Paperback [...]
Advocacy Update: Congressional Support for U.S. 250th Funding
We again need your voice to ask for 250th anniversary funding to the IMLS and the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, [...]
Impact of Federal and State Actions on History Organizations
Recent federal and state actions are creating a difficult and uncertain environment for the history field. With your help, [...]
Defend the Institute of Museum and Library Services
In March, President Trump signed an executive order gutting the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). IMLS is the only federal agency that [...]
Do You Have Veterinary Objects and Texts in Your Collection?
Mary-Elizabeth Ellard, DVM Founded in 1978, the American Veterinary Medical History Society (AVMHS), is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to promoting research, study, understanding, [...]
Defending Our Full, Shared History at the Smithsonian and National Park Service
Yesterday, President Trump issued an executive order that attempts to dictate what history is shared at Smithsonian Institution and National Park Service sites. The [...]
URGENT: Take Action to Defend IMLS
Representatives Dina Titus and Suzanne Bonamici are circulating a letter for other members of the House of Representatives to sign, asking the Trump administration [...]
Announcing The Stewardship Archive: Safeguarding Essential Information to Protect America’s Public Lands, Waters, and Places of Cultural Heritage
David Harmon, Executive Director, George Wright Society There are growing concerns about the removal of public information related to climate change and other topics [...]
Forward Together: an Update on IMLS
Last week was another busy week of federal challenges to museums and history organizations. The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and the eight other [...]