#AASLH2019: Creative and Experimental Sessions
The four session tracks at the 2019 AASLH Annual Meeting in Philadelphia this August are designed to organize the conference content [...]
#Suffrageat100 Resources: First Installment of the Online Biographical Dictionary of the Woman Suffrage Movement in the U.S. is Now Online!
Henry Mayer. “The Awakening.” Illustration. Puck: volume 77, no. 1981, February 20, 1915, pages 14-15. From Library of Congress Prints and [...]
2019 Leadership in History Award Winners
AASLH is proud to announce the winners of the 74th annual Leadership in History Awards, the most prestigious recognition for achievement in [...]
Living in the Past: the Heritage House Program at Strawbery Banke Museum
The front entrance of the Penhallow House on Washington St., Portsmouth, NH. In a transitional world, museums must [...]
Sharing History with a Smartphone App
Visitors exploring the West Virginia Women’s Heritage Trail on Clio at Arts Monongahela in Morgantown, West Virginia. As [...]
Protecting the Legacy: Documenting Political Activity of African American Women in Tennessee Prior to 1930
Studio portrait of Annie Sybil Thomas Jarret taken by James P. Newton around 1900 in Memphis, Tennessee. Two [...]
Two Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in February
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 [...]
Recognizing the Rainbow: The National Park Service’s Quest to Include LGBTQ Americans in Telling All Americans’ Stories
Tim Gill, founder of the Gill Foundation, holds up a copy of the 1200 page theme study at the launch party on October 11, [...]
Finding Eleanor Pack: Challenges and Methods in Researching Domestic Staff at Nemours
Kitchen at Nemours, undated. Nemours Estate Archive. Historic estates are living in a post-“Downton Abbey” world and visitors frequently ask about the domestic [...]
A Few Simple Tips for Public Historians Working with Confrontational Visitors
An interpreter at Mackinac State Historic Parks, Michigan. This article was originally posted on Exploring the Past and is re-posted here with permission from [...]
My 5 Favorite Props to Use in Programs
One thing that every interpreter has to do to be effective is to get and keep their audiences' attention. If no one is listening then [...]
Visitors and Originality in Historic House Museums: A Look at the Impact of Furnishing Plans
Library: Longfellow’s House – Washington Headquarters National Historic Site; By Daderot (Own work) [CC0] “Is everything original?” “Is this what the dining room [...]
AASLH Welcomes First 30 Academic Program Members
In April 2016, AASLH launched a brand new membership type for Academic Programs. Designed specifically to meet the needs of faculty and students in history, [...]