New AASLH Book Series: Practical Guides for the Public Historian
New AASLH Book Series: Practical Guides for the Public Historian With a focus on establishing accessible introductions to timely topics in [...]
Meet the 2024 History Leadership Institute Cohort
Meet the 2024 History Leadership Institute Cohort The American Association for State and Local History is excited to announce that we [...]
2024 Call for Book Proposals
2024 Call for Book Proposals Do you have a book idea? “Somebody somewhere has solved the problem that bothers you. Somewhere [...]
Five Reasons You Should Participate in Museums Advocacy Day
By Eric Morse, AASLH Senior Manager of Marketing and Member Strategy Last year, I had the opportunity to participate [...]
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2024 AASLH Leadership in History Awards
Now Accepting Nominations! 2024 Leadership in History Awards Nomination Deadline: March 1 Have you and your organization created an [...]
Registration Now Open for Doing History in Polarized Times Virtual Summit
Doing History in Polarized Times Virtual Summit February 8 - 9, 2024 $60 AASLH Members / $75 Nonmembers Registration [...]
AASLH Stands for Public Access to History Books and Supports History Practitioners
Over the past few years, a small but vocal group of Americans have attempted through various means to limit [...]
Charlotte’s “Hidden Gem” Takes on the “Gem State”
By Terri L. White, President and CEO, Charlotte Museum of History, Charlotte, NC I am deeply grateful to have been awarded one of the [...]
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 first programs was [...]
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 12:30-1:45 p.m. on [...]
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. As we rapidly [...]
A Guide to Boise’s Old Pen District
Editor's Note: The evening event on Wednesday, September 6 at the 2023 AASLH Annual Conference will be held at the Old Idaho Penitentiary district [...]
AASLH Receives Nissan Foundation Grant
In June 2023, the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) received a $49,797 grant from the Nissan Foundation for the “Making History [...]