Is This 1904? In Praise of the History Enterprise
By David Grabitske, Castroville, TX Thursday, December 29, 1904, was a fair-weather day in Chicago, cold and clear. Henry E. Bourne [...]
Book Review: Te Papa to Berlin
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. By Bill Tramposch, Mendocino, CA I have just had the pleasure [...]
Curating During a Pandemic: A Lesson in Democracy and Fresh Air
The reimagined exhibition was installed outside, offering visitors a safe, open air experience free of charge. By Beth Maloney [...]
An Emerging History Professional’s Guide to #AASLH2019
By Casey Wooster, AASLH Emerging History Professionals Affinity Community I'm going to let you in on a little secret: I [...]
House Party: Exploring Philadelphia’s Historic House Museums
Photograph by Marlene Schonbrun and Ann Broder, courtesy of Elfreth's Alley Association. By Iliana Morton, AASLH Emerging History [...]
Join Us for Community Conversations at #AASLH2019
Community in action at #AASLH2018. By Aja Bain, AASLH Program and Publications Manager (and Community Enthusiast) For years [...]
The Philadelphia Psychiatrist Who Changed LGBTQ History
By Hannah Fisher Gray, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania Come learn about the man who changed the course of LGBTQ [...]
“Here’s a chance for that historian to do something”
“Here's a chance for that historian to do something…. what's her name?” -- James T. Kirk, “Space Seed,” Star Trek This is how the conversation [...]
Unpaid Internships in the Field
In recent days, several people have newly expressed concerns about the presence of unpaid internships in the history field and about the inclusion of these [...]
Local Museums, Libraries, and Archives Participate in Remembering WWI Project
A few months ago, we invited local institutions in AASLH’s network to contribute content to the US National Archives’ centennial project, Remembering WWI. Through participation [...]
Networking with a Purpose: StEPs Groups Help Small Organizations Take a Leap Forward
It’s called StEPs (Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations) and it is AASLH’s entry level assessment program for small- to mid-sized history organizations. Introduced [...]
Two Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in November
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates in the last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study standards program designed specifically for [...]
Will You Support AASLH?
DONATE TODAY Today is #GivingTuesday—a day dedicated to giving back. AASLH joins charities, nonprofits, social service organizations and others all over the world to ask [...]