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 following recent [...]
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 in-person conference [...]
When You Swim with Dolphins…
By Harry Klinkhamer, Historical Resources Manager, City of Venice, FL In what feels like an eternity ago, AASLH held the 2019 [...]
Seven Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in October
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s [...]
From Oklahoma to Philly: A Scholarship Winner’s Perspective on #AASLH2019
By Natalie Wadle, Shawnee Tribe Cultural Center, Miami, OK This year I was fortunate enough to attend the AASLH Annual [...]
Best Practices for StEPs Success
By Cherie Cook, Senior Program Manager, AASLH When I think about best practices for museums, my curatorial work from years [...]
Making History Matter: Agency
Visitors at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum confront the choices made by local activists to challenge Jim Crow in [...]
2018 Small Museums Scholarships Available
Small Museums Scholarships 2018 AASLH Annual Meeting and Online Conference Kansas City, MO – September 26-29 DEADLINE: June 8 The American Association for State and [...]
It’s Official: We’re Dating Our Building
Back in 2016, AASLH was searching for new office space. Our rented office on Church Street where we had been for decades was no longer [...]
Federal Support for History Matters
Yesterday (February 12, 2018), President Trump sent his Fiscal Year 2019 budget request to Congress. Once again, he has proposed eliminating or slashing federal programs [...]
Your Organization’s Worst Nightmare
To many people, she appeared the model employee. As the longtime finance director, she had gained the unconditional trust of the executive director and control [...]
Join the Museum Education Roundtable Board of Directors
The Museum Education Roundtable (MER) is seeking nominations of qualified, committed and diverse professionals for election to the MER Board of Directors! About the Museum [...]
StEPs Spotlight: Geneva History Museum
Exciting changes are happening at the nearly 1,000 organizations taking part in the StEPs program (Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations). Our “StEPs Spotlight” blog [...]