2021 Publication Award Winners
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) proudly announces the winners of the 2021 Leadership in History Awards for [...]
Climate Sustainability at #AASLH2021
By Climate and Sustainability Affinity Committee Planning to attend AASLH 2021 in Little Rock? Tracking travel emissions is the first step toward documenting [...]
Vaccines & US: Cultural Organizations for Community Health
By Amy L. Marino and Zahava D. Doering, PhD To our professional colleagues: As we all prepare to welcome visitors and [...]
New Report Outlines National Planning for “America 250”
By John Marks, Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives, AASLH Earlier this month, the United States Semiquincentennial Commission published its report to [...]
Fifteen Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in December and January
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates in the last two months! The Standards and Excellence [...]
Announcing the History Leadership Institute Class of 2020
HLI Class of 2018 at the Indiana Medical History Museum. AASLH is excited to announce the [...]
Update on #MeToo, AASLH, NCPH, and the Field
By Erin Carlson Mast, CEO and Executive Director, President Lincoln’s Cottage, Washington, D.C. A little over five months have passed [...]
Onward To New Challenges
On my final day at AASLH, I wanted to express my gratitude to everyone I have come in contact with over the last twelve years [...]
MayDay Sale on Preparedness Resources from AASLH
Every May 1, public historians and heritage professionals focus on the important work of emergency planning and preparedness. Historic resources and sites are valuable and [...]
14 Ways Organizations Are Using Visitors Count Data to Better Understand Visitors
Photograph used with permission from Conner Prairie Are you looking for accurate and actionable data to better understand what your visitors want and [...]
Education Crash Course at Locust Grove Workshop
Last month, I attended my first AASLH workshop, "Focusing on Visitors: Public Programming and Exhibits at History Institutions." My attendance was made possible by receiving AASLH’s [...]
Personal Encounters with the Tough Stuff of History
In the last few years, our field has begun to engage more intentionally with the stories and lives of enslaved people -- in many cases, [...]
NEH Grant Opportunity for Community Archives
Are you working on a project that might be eligible for support through a Common Heritage grant? NEH’s “Common Heritage” program supports community digitization and [...]