Program Planning and Proper Names
By Bethany L Hawkins, AASLH Chief of Operations Recently, I was reading Christianity Today and one of its articles made me [...]
Association of African American Museums Becomes Advisory Board Partner of AASLH’s History Leadership Institute
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is excited to announce that the Association of African American Museums has [...]
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2023 Leadership in History Awards
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Leadership in History Awards recognize excellence and innovative achievements in projects, programs, [...]
AASLH Summer Interns: Sam Dinnie
Sam and their advisor accepting the Outstanding Senior Thesis award. By Sam Dinnie, 2022 AASLH Summer Intern [...]
Experience the Power of Place with Tours at the Annual Conference
“Right Here, Right Now: The Power of Place” is the theme of the 2022 AASLH Annual Conference. Our host [...]
Right Here, Right Now: A Message from the 2022 AASLH Annual Conference Co-Chairs
By Sarah Jencks, Partner, History Co:Lab and Jennifer Ortiz, Director, Utah Division of History We are thrilled to gather [...]
AASLH Summer Interns: Marissa Hamm
Fellows Anne Comer and Marissa Hamm in the sitting room of the Thomas Cole National Historic Site with [...]
Digital Resources and Accessibility for Museums and Historical Sites
By Nathan Wuertenberg July 26 marked the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark civil rights law [...]
We Must Save Museums to Make History
By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO TIME Magazine’s Olivia Waxman recently published an article discussing the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on [...]
Ona Judge Revisited: Reflections on the #AASLH2019 Keynote, One Year Later
By Janice Klein It’s now been almost a year since AASLH met in Philadelphia, and I am still thinking about the keynote address delivered [...]
Seizing the Moment: An Opportunity to Explore and Experiment
By Avi Decter and Ken Yellis The perfect storm we have been living through has given the word pivot new currency and relevance. Everyone, or so it seems, [...]
Monuments, History, and History Organizations
By John Dichtl, President and CEO, AASLH While the widespread fervor to rethink and take down some of the nation’s thousands of historical monuments [...]
Understanding the New Valuing History Collections Position Paper
By AASLH Standards and Ethics Committee The AASLH Standards and Ethics Committee has compiled FAQs to help explain the new Valuing History Collections position [...]