Holiday Gift Ideas from AASLH
Looking for a gift idea for yourself or someone who loves or works in public history? Consider these ideas from the [...]
Giving Thanks at AASLH
Last week, the American Association for State and Local History staff gathered for a staff retreat. In addition to discussing plans [...]
Need a Session Idea for #AASLH2023?
By Bethany Hawkins, AASLH Chief of Operations Are you thinking about proposing a session for the 2023 AASLH Annual Conference in [...]
What’s New at the 2022 AASLH Annual Conference
Starting with last year’s Annual Conference in Little Rock, the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) began [...]
Announcing the 2022 AASLH Leadership in History Award Winners
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) proudly announces the winners of the 77th annual Leadership in [...]
Rick Hill is the 2022 AASLH Annual Conference Keynote Speaker
The 2022 AASLH Annual Conference takes place this September in Buffalo, New York, which is on the unceded lands [...]
AASLH Annual Conference Registration Now Open
Registration for the 2022 Annual Conference is now open! Register Here We hope you will join us in-person [...]
Field Services Alliance Tips: Re-opening Museums During COVID-19
By Laura Casey, Museum Services Coordinator, Texas Historical Commission, Austin, TX The Problem: The arrival of COVID-19 in January 2020 and the eventual closure [...]
How Do You Document Nothing?
By Harry Klinkhamer The COVID-19 pandemic has gripped the nation and the world. It has shut down economies and closed everything from nail salons [...]
Episodes of Change: A Long View of Museum-Making in America
By Avi Decter and Ken Yellis The long-term impact of the pandemic on American museums is hard, if not impossible, to predict. At the [...]
AASLH Announces 2020 Election Slate for Council and Leadership Nominating Committee
We are proud to announce the slate of candidates for four spots on the AASLH Council, three Council officers, and three spots on our Leadership [...]
The New 3 Rs: Resilience, Responsibility, and Risk
Image of 1963 March on Washington courtesy of the Library of Congress. By Avi Decter and Ken Yellis As if a virulent [...]
The Dilemma of Tactiles and Interactives in this New Age
By Tim Grove, Grove History Consulting I became alarmed recently when a former colleague told me that the director of a large history and [...]