New AASLH Book: Think Like a Curator
Now Available! Think Like a Curator: A Guide to Curatorial Practice in History Organizations By Donna R. Braden Paperback $40 AASLH [...]
Advocacy Update: Congressional Support for U.S. 250th Funding
We again need your voice to ask for 250th anniversary funding to the IMLS and the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, to be [...]
Impact of Federal and State Actions on History Organizations
Recent federal and state actions are creating a difficult and uncertain environment for the history field. With your help, AASLH is [...]
Carrying the Banner
Your Content Goes Here As Americans prepare to commemorate the 250th anniversary of independence, “The Star-Spangled Banner” has [...]
Defend the Institute of Museum and Library Services
In March, President Trump signed an executive order gutting the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). IMLS is [...]
Do You Have Veterinary Objects and Texts in Your Collection?
Mary-Elizabeth Ellard, DVM Founded in 1978, the American Veterinary Medical History Society (AVMHS), is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated [...]
Defending Our Full, Shared History at the Smithsonian and National Park Service
Yesterday, President Trump issued an executive order that attempts to dictate what history is shared at Smithsonian Institution and [...]
Happy 84th Anniversary AASLH!
AASLH’s first logo, 1940 by Megan Spainhour, AASLH Membership and Office Coordinator In 1904, the American Historical Association established the Conference of [...]
HLI Takes Public History to the Streets
By Andrea Jones, Director, History Leadership Institute With Nicole Martinez LeGrand, Multicultural Collections Curator, Indiana Historical Society Does our daily grind stand in the [...]
Small Museums and Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
By Joan H. Baldwin Decades ago, when I was offered my first job as a county historical society director, I felt like the saint [...]
We Need You at Museums Advocacy Day 2025
Museums Advocacy Day February 24 – 25, 2025 Washington, DC Organized by the American Alliance of Museums Supported by the American Association for State [...]
AASLH Announces New Location for the History Leadership Institute and Opens Registration for 2025 Cohort
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is excited to announce a significant change for the History Leadership Institute (HLI), the premier [...]
A New Strategic Framework
By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO AASLH staff, committees, and Council have been discussing the organization’s strategic direction off and on for the [...]