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 to make [...]
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 Joshi (India), [...]
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 been working [...]
2018 AASLH Staff Picks for Historical Media
As 2018 comes to a close, AASLH staff wanted to share some of our favorite historical media we've encountered this [...]
16 Tips for Creating a Small Museum YouTube Series
By Jarrett Zeman, Assistant Director and Curator, The 1890 House Museum, Cortland, NY In 2018, the 1890 House Museum in [...]
Exploring History’s Relevance at #AASLH18
By Dulce Kersting-Lark, Executive Director, Latah County Historical Society, Moscow, ID I was so grateful to receive a Small Museums Scholarship [...]
From Student to Small Museum Manager at #AASLH18
By Cora Arney, Historical Consultant/House Manager, Delhi Historical Society, Cincinnati, OH This year, it was my pleasure to attend the AASLH Annual [...]
Liberating Threads, Liberating Histories
Michelle D. Flamer with her quilt New Century Poll Tax. As a history student at Morgan State University, Cynthia Neverdon participated in non-violent [...]
AASLH Announces Election Slate for Council and Leadership Nominating Committee
We are proud to announce the slate of candidates for four open spots on the AASLH Council and two spots on our Leadership Nominating Committee. [...]
Women Who Mentor: Laurel Miller, Interpretive Exhibits Manager, Draper Spark!Lab, National Museum of American History
The Draper Spark!Lab, Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. One of the [...]
Remembering WWI at the US National Archives
Women's Machine Gun Squad Police Reserves April 2017 marks the 100-year anniversary of the United States entering WWI. To commemorate this anniversary, the [...]
Hesitant to Discuss Religious History? Not at Kalaupapa
Kalaupapa Peninsula In our relationships with co-workers, friends, and family, there are generally two topics we’re inclined to avoid: politics and religion. For museums [...]
Real World History: Formal Learning in Museums and Historic Sites
A Real World History student at the Phillips Collection The idea for Real World History came to me on a bus, and like so many [...]