The Dilemma of Tactiles and Interactives in this New Age
By Tim Grove, Grove History Consulting I became alarmed recently when a former colleague told me that the director of a [...]
2020 Leadership in History Award Winners
Secretary of the Smithsonian Lonnie G. Bunch, our 2017 Award of Distinction recipient, with former Council Chair Katherine Kane and [...]
A Statement from AASLH
The past few days have provided crushing reminders of how the nation still struggles with violence and racism born in the [...]
Public History in a Social Service Agency: The House on Henry Street Exhibition Connects Staff and Neighbors with Their Past
By Katie Vogel, Public Historian, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY There is a resonance between the past and present [...]
An Invitation to #AASLH2019
This August 28-31, the joint American Association for State and Local History and International Coalition of Sites of Conscience Annual [...]
AASLH 19th Amendment Centennial Value Statement
Pictured here is Annie Sybil Thomas Jarret at the Republican National Convention in either the 1940s or 1950s held [...]
Improving Exhibits, One Step at a Time
By Sara Francis, Glenwood Springs Historical Society & Frontier Museum, Glenwood Springs, CO I am grateful to AASLH for awarding [...]
#AASLH17 Sessions: Taming Civics and Facilitation as Activism
As we prepare for the 2017 Annual Meeting in Austin, the Educators and Interpreters Affinity Group Committee is trying an experiment. We’re giving presenters who are chairing sessions with [...]
#AASLH17 Sessions: Engaging Millenials and Producing Podcasts
As we prepare for the 2017 Annual Meeting in Austin, the Educators and Interpreters Affinity Group Committee is trying an experiment. We’re giving presenters who are chairing sessions with [...]
Call for Book Proposals: Controversial Monuments and Memorials
Controversial Monuments and Memorials: A Guide from the American Association for State and Local History In the wake of the horrific recent events in Charlottesville, [...]
Religious History Opportunities in Austin
Mission Concepción in San Antonio. Photo by Travis Witt. Will you be among the hundreds of history professionals who are coming to the Annual [...]
How Local History Can Enrich Narratives of the LGBT Past
Cushing Memorial Library at Texas A&M University, home of the Don Kelly Collection. Photo by Rebecca Hankins. This summer, I spent a month [...]
Dozens of History Leaders to Gather at 2017 SHA in Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN—Nearly fifty leaders in the management of history organizations will gather in Indianapolis in November as part of Developing History Leaders @SHA, formerly known [...]