Doing History/Doing Justice in the Small Museum
Historic home in Little Rock's Quapaw Quarter. (LRCVB) By Elizabeth Stewart, Renton History Museum & AASLH Small Museums Committee [...]
Need Help Deciding Which Sessions to Attend at the AASLH/AMA 2021 Annual Meeting?
By Bethany Hawkins, AASLH Chief of Operations If this is your first AASLH Annual Meeting or you just want some help [...]
Small Museums at the 2021 AASLH/AMA Annual Meeting
Cabin at Historic Arkansas Museum. (LRCVB) Are you at a small museum and wonder what a conference by a [...]
URGENT: COVID-19 Advocacy Alert
Urge Your U.S. Legislators to Include Museums in COVID-19 Relief AASLH is working with AAM and other museum associations [...]
Share Your Thoughts on the Women’s History Affinity Group Forum!
Three medical students at the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania (WMCP), 1885. From left to right: Dr. Anandibai [...]
Planning for the Evolving COVID-19 Situation
By Jennifer Kilmer, Washington State Historical Society, Tacoma, WA As Director of the Washington State Historical Society, I have [...]
Feeling Overwhelmed by COVID-19 Preparations? Here Are 4 Steps You Can Take Today
By Erin Carlson Mast, CEO and Executive Director, President Lincoln’s Cottage, Washington, D.C. For the past two weeks, the [...]
Beyond Due Diligence: The Importance of Credit Panels
One of the many pleasures of a recent visit to the American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia, was an encounter with a credit panel [...]
Take Me Out to the (Old Timey) Ball Game
Full disclosure: I'm no sports fan. Not even close. But last year I discovered something that made sports not only tolerable but enjoyable to watch [...]
Five Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in April
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study standards program designed specifically for small to [...]
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 [...]