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 [...]
Call for Posters for AASLH 2025 Annual Conference
Your Content Goes Here Sponsored by the National Council on Public History AASLH has partnered with the National Council on [...]
Announcing the National Survey of History Practitioners
Today, the AASLH Public History Research Lab is launching a major new research initiative: the National Survey of History Practitioners. This [...]
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 [...]
URGENT: Take Action to Defend IMLS
Representatives Dina Titus and Suzanne Bonamici are circulating a letter for other members of the House of Representatives to [...]
Announcing The Stewardship Archive: Safeguarding Essential Information to Protect America’s Public Lands, Waters, and Places of Cultural Heritage
David Harmon, Executive Director, George Wright Society There are growing concerns about the removal of public information related to [...]
Forward Together: an Update on IMLS
Last week was another busy week of federal challenges to museums and history organizations. The American Alliance of Museums [...]
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 [...]
Conference Connections at AASLH2024
By René A. Ballesteros, Latinos in Heritage Conservation My name is René A. Ballesteros, and I recently attended the 2024 AASLH Annual Conference thanks [...]
New Ideas and Inspiration: A First-Time Attendee at AASLH2024
By Valerie Mendoza, The Other Roads Historical Consulting The last thing I expected to encounter as I prepared for my first AASLH conference was [...]
After the Election
As Americans vote to shape the future of our country, it’s vital to recognize the essential role history organizations play in strengthening democracy. At [...]
From Hawai’i to Mobile: An Archivist’s Take on the 2024 Annual Conference
By Helen Wong Smith, University of Hawai'i and SAA Past President Despite serving on the AASLH Leadership Nominating Committee in 2018-2019, attending the AASLH [...]
New AASLH Book: Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites
Now Available! Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites Edited By Kenneth C. Turino and Max A. van Balgooy Paperback $40 AASLH Members / [...]