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Statement on Preparations for the United States’ 250th Anniversary in New York
In a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul earlier this month, two state lawmakers urged the governor to seat her [...]
A Common Cause to All
By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO For the past several years the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) [...]
On Carol Kammen
Carol Kammen (center) receiving the Award of Distinction in 2007 from AASLH President Terry Davis (right) and AASLH Chair of Council [...]
Attend the 2022 AASLH Annual Conference and Plan for the Semiquincentennial
Attend the 2022 AASLH Annual Conference in Buffalo this September and make planning for the Semiquincentennial, or 250th anniversary [...]
Read the Annual Update on the Semiquincentennial
The Semiquincentennial, or 250th anniversary, of the founding of the United States is now just four years away! This [...]
Are Historians Ready For The Semiquincentennial?
By Lia Warner, NYU Graduate Summer Fellow This July 4th will mark the four-year countdown to the 250th anniversary [...]
Making Individual Membership More Valuable
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is making changes and adding benefits to our basic Individual [...]
A Statement from AASLH
The past few days have provided crushing reminders of how the nation still struggles with violence and racism born in the past and harbored [...]
Think Creatively to Find Hidden History
By Emily Libecap, International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, KY How do we find historical information on people who were excluded from mainstream historical [...]
Lessons from Reopening in Texas City
By Amanda Vance, Texas City Museum Beginning May 1, Texas museums were allowed to open back up to the public. Here in Texas City, [...]
Reconnecting with Key Constituencies
By Avi Decter and Ken Yellis At the moment, no one can predict with any accuracy what the long-term effects of the global pandemic [...]
Navigating Discussions About Collections as Financial Assets
By Cherie Cook, Senior Program Manager, AASLH Last week, the AASLH Council adopted a revised and re-titled position paper to replace the outdated Capitalization [...]
Phone Calls and Lip Balm: Small Museums Taking Care of Volunteers During COVID-19
A volunteer-led tour at the Center for Colorado Women’s History at the Byers-Evans House in Denver, Colorado. By Jacqui Ainlay-Conley, Chair, AASLH [...]