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Introducing AASLH Resource Kits
By Sam Dinnie, 2022 AASLH Summer Intern In a moment rife with rapid changes to our social and political landscape, history [...]
Small Museums and the Annual Conferences’ Power of Place
By Elizabeth P. Stewart, Renton History Museum and AASLH Small Museums Committee The AASLH Annual Conference Early Bird deadline on July [...]
Louder than Words
By Avi Decter and Ken Yellis Although DEAI (Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion) has been around for more than twenty years, [...]
AASLH Statement on Recent Anti-Transgender/LGBTQ Legislation in Arkansas
Given that AASLH’s in-person, onsite annual conference will take place in Little Rock, Arkansas (September 22-25), we have been [...]
AASLH Council Commits to In-Person Conference for September 2021
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is pleased to confirm that the association will hold an [...]
When You Swim with Dolphins…
By Harry Klinkhamer, Historical Resources Manager, City of Venice, FL In what feels like an eternity ago, AASLH held [...]
More States Join 250th Anniversary Commemoration Effort
By John Marks, Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives, AASLH A little over a year ago, the Congressionally-appointed U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission [...]
Five Things to Know about Light in Your Museum Space
This post is brought to you by our Field Services Alliance Affinity Community. By Todd S. Mahon, State History Services Manager, Minnesota Historical Society, St. [...]
StEPs Spotlight: Our Latest Gold Graduate, the Greeneville Greene County History Museum
Exciting changes are happening at the more than 1,000 organizations taking part in the StEPs program (Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations). Our “StEPs [...]
Evaluate to Advocate: Gathering Data to Tell Your Story
Read parts one and two of the advocacy series. By Sean Blinn, Programming Director, Heritage Trail Association, Bridgewater, NJ In previous posts about advocating for your [...]
Shapell Roster Project Seeks Jewish Civil War Sources and Descendants
By Eliza Kolander, Outreach Specialist, Shapell Manuscript Foundation What began as an endeavor to corroborate a long-antiquated list of Jews who served during the Civil [...]
Upcoming Changes to the History Leadership Institute
Indiana Historical Society, host of the History Leadership Institute Last year AASLH reimagined the former “Seminar for Historical Administration” as the History [...]
“It’s About Transparency and Respect”: An Interview with NAGPRA Liaison Sheila Goff
Mesa Verde National Park in southwest Colorado. Following a career that involved working with forty-eight tribes, 212 individual human repatriations, 272 funerary object [...]