Meet You at the Basque Block in Boise at the 2023 Annual Conference
The 2023 AASLH Annual Conference will be held in Boise, Idaho, September 6-9, 2023. In this post, Annie Gavica gives an [...]
The Power of Place: My Experience at the AASLH Conference
Historic marker describing an Underground Railroad stop in Niagara Falls. By Cathy Runnels, George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy [...]
The Pre-Registration Deadline for the 2022 Virtual Conference is Wednesday
The pre-registration deadline for the 2022 Virtual Conference is this Wednesday! Registration is only $60 for AASLH members and $80 for [...]
Statement on Mass Shooting in Buffalo
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) acknowledges the physical, emotional, and psychological impact that the mass [...]
Survey Results from the History in Our Parks Task Force
By Tony Pierucci, Chair, History in Our Parks Task Force Thousands of history practitioners work for public parks agencies. [...]
Releasing Potential Capital at Museums
By Avi Decter and Ken Yellis For more than two years, the disruptions of the pandemic have challenged America's [...]
While Speaking About Preserving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage, Air Raid Warnings Sounded
Ihor Poshyvailo, director of the Maidan Museum in Ukraine, speaks about damage to cultural institutions in the country [...]
Are We Stronger Together?
By Avi Decter and Ken Yellis In a recent blog, Randi Korn and Paul Pearson underscored the importance of each museum or site, arboretum, [...]
Moving Forward
By Randi Korn and Paul Pearson At a particularly bleak moment in December 1776, George Washington declared, “Desperate diseases require desperate measures.” Museums, historic [...]
Finding Our Way Together
By John Dichtl, President and CEO, AASLH Eight weeks into the pandemic (or more, depending on what part of the country you’re in), and [...]
Conversations and Surveys for History Organizations
As history organizations around the country adapt to the rapidly evolving public health situation, we'll be sharing resources and ideas from across the field [...]
It’s Strategic to Think of the Future: Strategic Planning in the Time of COVID-19
By Daniel Ronan, Resilient Heritage The effects of COVID-19 have brought significant impacts to many history museums and cultural institutions. With most organizations experiencing [...]
Sharing Authority After the Plague
By Avi Decter and Ken Yellis Watching the President, Vice President, and assorted scientists and governors awkwardly "sharing authority" daily, questions arise as to [...]