What’s New at the AASLH/AMA 2021 Annual Meeting? – UPDATED
By Bethany L. Hawkins Registration is now open for the AASLH/AMA Annual Meeting. We cannot wait to see you Little Rock [...]
From “Places of Worship” to “Gathering Places”
New York's Eldridge Street Synagogue, now a museum. By Christopher D. Cantwell More than thirty years ago, historian James [...]
Virtual Networking with the E&I Community
By AASLH's Educators and Interpreters Affinity Community On April 21, the Educators and Interpreters group held their latest meet-up via Zoom [...]
Taking a Breath at Mid-Career
Bethany and her son visiting Historic Granville in Tennessee. Some people buy fancy cars or get a new [...]
FSA Tips: Fundraising
By the AASLH Field Services Alliance At the 2019 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, the Field Services Alliance led a [...]
StEPs Spotlight: McHenry County Historical Society & Museum
Exciting changes are happening at the more than 1,000 organizations taking part in the StEPs program (Standards and Excellence Program [...]
Three Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in November
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s [...]
14 AASLH Members Receive Over $2.5 Million in NEH Grants
This month the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced that it will award $18.6 million in grants for 199 humanities projects. “These new NEH-supported projects deepen [...]
A Student Advocate’s Perspective on Museums Advocacy Day 2018
Museums Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C. in February was an extremely eye-opening experience in the field I plan to dedicate my life to. I was [...]
NEH Offers Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions
The National Endowment for the Humanities’ Division of Preservation and Access has offered Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions since 2000. These grants help smaller [...]
Relevancy, Fun, Engagement: Focusing on Visitors at the Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Locust Grove in Louisville, Kentucky What do Locust Grove in Louisville, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, and the Harriet Beecher Stowe House in [...]
Museum Education Roundtable Announces 2017 Award Winners
The Museum Education Roundtable is pleased and proud to announce the 2017 recipients of its inaugural Awards for Writing Excellence and Editorial Excellence for the Journal [...]
Small but Mighty: Empowering You to Make Over Your Exhibit
By Crystal Wimer, Executive Director, Harrison County WV Historical Society I want to begin this blog by thanking AASLH for awarding me a New Professional [...]