Reframing History Podcast Now Available
The new Reframing History initiative provides the field with a set of evidence-backed recommendations to communicate about history more convincingly and [...]
AASLH Statement on Montpelier Board and Montpelier Descendants Committee
AASLH urges The Montpelier Foundation (TMF) to honor its June 2021 commitment to treat the Montpelier Descendants Committee (MDC) as its [...]
AASLH Acquires the ARCUS Leadership Program
One of the most important things we do at AASLH is connect our members and others in the history community to [...]
Readjusting and Moving Forward
By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO Moving the AASLH conference online has been a challenge on multiple levels. [...]
What Then Must Be Done?
By Avi Decter and Ken Yellis For us, as for many Americans, the current crisis is the most consequential [...]
Timing is Everything for #AASLH2020
By Alex Rasic, Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum and AASLH Council The pandemic has changed so much for [...]
The Emerging History Professional’s Guide to #AASLH2020
By Iliana Morton, AASLH Emerging History Professionals Committee There’s something magical about conferences, especially as an Emerging History Professional. [...]
Book Review: Moving Image and Sound Collections for Archivists
This review originally appeared in the Autumn 2018 issue of History News. Moving Image and Sound Collections for Archivists By Anthony Cocciolo (Chicago: Society of [...]
Local Government: Who and What Is It?
Read part one of the advocacy series here. Memorial City Hall in Auburn, New York. By Sean Blinn, Programming Director, Heritage Trail Association, Bridgewater, [...]
StEPs Spotlight: Monroe County Museum
Exciting changes are happening at the 1,000 organizations taking part in the StEPs program (Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations). Our “StEPs Spotlight” blog series [...]
Advocacy at the Local and County Level: Why It Matters
By Sean Blinn, Programming Director, Heritage Trail Association, Bridgewater, NJ “When I was growing up, there was a beautiful historic building at the corner. There was [...]
AASLH Announces 1000th StEPs Program Enrollment
We are thrilled to announce the enrollment of our 1000th StEPs member, President Lincoln's Cottage in Washington, D.C.! StEPs (Standards and Excellence Program for History [...]
Small Museums Scholarships Available for #AASLH2019
AASLH will hold its 2019 Annual Meeting and Online Conference in Philadelphia August 28-31. This year’s theme, What Are We Waiting For?, examines the personal, [...]