Heritage Planning for Sustainable Cultural Impacts
By Douglas Worts, AASLH Sustainability Task Force member In a recent column for History News, President and CEO John Dichtl states that [...]
History and Climate Change
This column originally appeared in the Winter 2019 issue of History News. By John R. Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO Midwinter, a [...]
Book Review: Teaching with Primary Sources
This review originally appeared in the Winter 2019 issue of History News. Teaching with Primary Sources By Christopher J. Prom and Lisa [...]
Six Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in January
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 [...]
I Said Bang! A History of the Dirt Bowl, the Crown Jewel of the Most Basketball-Obsessed City in America
This project is the recipient of a 2017 History in Progress Award. Inaugural Dirt Bowl, 1969 In 1969, [...]
StEPs Spotlight: The Lillian E. Jones Museum
Exciting changes are happening at the nearly 1,000 organizations taking part in the StEPs program (Standards and Excellence Program for [...]
Book Review: The Past and Future City
This review originally appeared in the Spring 2017 issue of History News. The Past and Future City: How Historic Preservation [...]
Letter from the President: On Being an Inclusive History Organization
AASLH President & CEO John Dichtl speaking at the 2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting As reported in this blog and in our newsletter, Dispatch, [...]
Call for Articles: Share Your Insights on the AASLH Blog
AASLH is accepting submissions of short articles to be posted on our official blog, Broadside. Specifically, we are seeking articles on issues and challenges facing [...]
StEPs Spotlight: Learn How the Fort Worth Aviation Museum is Building a Foundation for Growth
Exciting changes are happening at the 800+ organizations taking part in AASLH's Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations (StEPs). Our "StEPs Spotlight" series highlights accomplishments by [...]
Report on Recent Initiatives of the History Relevance Campaign
The National Archives hosted the second History Relevance Campaign (HRC) meeting with Washington D.C. area history organizations on Monday, October 17. David Ferriero, Archivist of [...]
Cultural Competency: A Powerful Tool for Change
At the 2016 AASLH Annual Meeting, the Educators and Interpreters Committee hosted a session on cultural competency featuring staff from the Arab American National Museum [...]
Welcome to Our House: How Visitor Experience Planning at Pittock Mansion Lead to Record Attendance
Visitors exploring Pittock Mansion’s 16,000 square feet. As many historic house museums across the country experience declining visitation, Portland’s Pittock Mansion has set [...]