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Take Courage: Personal Agency and Mutual Encouragement
By Avi Decter They draw near and come. Each one helps the other, saying to his fellow, "Take Courage!" Isaiah 41: [...]
Supporting the Next Generation, Part 2: Takeaways
Erin Wright (IHS intern 2022-2023) leads the Ugly Sweater contest at an annual event. By Bethany Hrachovec, Indiana Historical [...]
Supporting the Next Generation, Part 1: Reflections
Cheyenne Grimes (IHS intern 2020-2021) leads a walking tour she researched and wrote. By Bethany Hrachovec, Indiana Historical Society [...]
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 [...]
Announcing the 2023 History Leadership Institute Seminar Cohort
The 2022 History Leadership Institute Seminar cohort in Indianapolis. The AASLH History Leadership Institute is the nation’s oldest and [...]
5 Ways to Make Your Historic House Museum Visitors Feel at Home (Even with Uncomfortable Topics)
By Bethany L. Hawkins, Chief of Operations, AASLH One common criticism of historic house museums is they are static and impersonal. Even when curators [...]
AASLH Committees at Work (Part 1)
Once or twice a year we ask the chairs of AASLH committees to summarize what their group has been working on and plans to [...]
History Museums and Trust
By John Garrison Marks, Director, AASLH Public History Research Lab Americans trust history museums—or so we like to tell ourselves. Back in November on [...]
Black History Month Resources
In celebration of Black History Month, AASLH has compiled a list of resources from our Resource Center that we are sharing free for the [...]
15 AASLH Members Receive Over $2.5 Million in NEH Grants
This month, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced that it will award $24.7 million in grants for 208 humanities projects. “These NEH [...]
2021 AASLH Annual Report
AASLH is pleased to share our 2021 Annual Report with the field. Despite another year that was anything but predictable, our community came together [...]