Five Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in April
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study standards [...]
Book Review: Museums Involving Communities: Authentic Connections
This review originally appeared in the Winter 2019 issue of History News. Book Review: Museums Involving Communities: Authentic Connections By Margaret Kadoyama [...]
Introducing the AASLH History in Our Parks Task Force
By Shawn Halifax, Cultural History Interpretation Coordinator, Charleston County Park & Recreation Commission, Charleston, SC For over seventeen years, I’ve worked for [...]
Kansas City Award Winners
This is the second post in a week-long series spotlighting Kansas City and Annual Meeting topics leading up to the [...]
Welcome to Speaker Week: Inspiration from Past AASLH Annual Meeting Speakers
This is the first post in a week-long series spotlighting Kansas City and Annual Meeting topics leading up to the [...]
Friday Favorites: Three Things I’m Listening To
I have a very long commute to the AASLH office each morning and home each afternoon. This provides ample time [...]
Book Review: A Practical Guide to Museum Ethics
This review originally appeared in the Spring 2017 issue of History News. A Practical Guide to Museum Ethics By Sally [...]
A Pivotal Moment in Our History: A Century of Women’s Rights Work and the 2016 Election
Hillary Clinton receives the Alice Award in 2009. Photograph by Doug DeMark. “I want young girls and boys to come here, 10, 20, [...]
Recruiting Your Superiors: Thoughts on Advancing in the Field
Earlier this week, I participated in the #AASLHchat on “Issues Facing Emerging Professionals”. Contributors shared so many good ideas, and you can see them all [...]
Ask FSA: Reading Insignia on Military Uniforms
Identification of the military decorations John Glenn earned as a Marine Corps pilot and astronaut, 1943-1965. Photo courtesy of author. The John and [...]
Take Two and Call Me in the Morning: A Glimpse at Life in Field Services
This post was originally published on Backstage Pass to North Dakota History and is reposted here with the author's permission. I am often called upon with [...]
Are You Ready for the New FLSA Regulations?
**UPDATED 11/29/16*** "On Tuesday, November 22, a federal district judge in Texas issued a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of the Overtime Final Rule, ruling that [...]
Twitter as a Professional Network
This blog was originally posted on Once Upon a Museum. It is reposted here with permission from the author. Major benefit of having class/discussions/networking events [...]