#AASLH2019: Come Early and Stay the Weekend
Since this year’s conference ends on Labor Day weekend, consider bringing family and friends and enjoying the long weekend or coming [...]
Truth-Telling: Frances Willard and Ida B. Wells
By Lori Osborne, Director, Frances Willard House Museum, Evanston, IL In 1894 and 1895, Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) President Frances Willard [...]
AASLH Announces Election Slate for Council and Leadership Nominating Committee
We are proud to announce the slate of candidates for four spots on the AASLH Council and three spots on our Leadership [...]
2018 Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Conference
Call for Proposals The Program Committee of the Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Conference is seeking session proposals [...]
Most Trust Museums as Sources of Historical Information
By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO Twenty years ago, we learned from Rosenzweig and Thelen’s The Presence of the Past: [...]
Lessons to Learn from Hollywood “History”
© 20th Century Fox The week after Christmas, I saw The Greatest Showman which is a highly imaginative [...]
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 [...]
Reconsideration of Memorials and Monuments
This article will be published in the upcoming Fall 2016 issue of History News, the official magazine of AASLH. To receive this issue of the magazine, [...]
StEPs Spotlight: The New London Public Museum is Planning for the Future
Exciting changes are happening at the 800+ organizations taking part in AASLH's StEPs program (Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations). Our "StEPs Spotlight" series highlights accomplishments [...]
#AASLH2017 Session Proposals Due Dec 9
The deadline to submit a proposal for the 2017 AASLH Annual Meeting is December 9. For specific instructions, see the Call for Proposals. The theme of [...]
How Exhibitions Develop Collections
It all began with a small ski slope on Long Island. Yes, there was some skiing on Long Island, New York and in particular there [...]
Experience Beyond the Classroom: Preparing for the Job Market as a Student
It was my first interview. I had eagerly prepared, going over all the projects I had produced from internships. I had a Cultural Landscape Report, [...]
Six Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in November
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study standards program designed specifically for small to [...]