Leadership in History Awards Nominations Open
For over seventy years, AASLH has presented the Leadership in History Awards to establish and encourage standards of excellence in the collection, [...]
Know a Leader in the History Field? Submit a Nomination for the Award of Distinction
Lonnie Bunch, 2017 Award of Distinction recipient. AASLH is seeking nominations for our most prestigious honor, the Award of Distinction. [...]
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 year. From [...]
Crowdsourcing Transcription and Creating Community
Are you seeking a way to involve community members and schools and, as a bonus, make your document collections easily [...]
Georgia Historical Society Honors Robert L. Brown, Jr.
AASLH Member Georgia Historical Society Honors Robert L. Brown, Jr. with John Macpherson Berrien Award “In grateful recognition of a lifetime [...]
AASLH Announces IMLS Grant to Improve Our Continuing Education Program
We are excited to announce that AASLH is the recipient of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to [...]
Kettle Creek Battlefield: A Laboratory for Exploring Layers of Relevance
Symbolic Revolutionary War veterans’ cemetery at Kettle Creek. The Kettle Creek Revolutionary War Battlefield, located between modern Tyrone [...]
Historians in Motion, the Draw a Scientist test, and the 2016 AASLH 5K Fun Run
For the second year in a row when I registered for the AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting in Detroit, I also signed up for the 5K. I participated [...]
Flint, MI—From Vehicle City to Most Dangerous to Something New
It’s the birthplace of General Motors, Buick, and the home of Chevrolet. At its peak, Flint’s population reached 200,000 people, more than double what it [...]
Inclusivity & Accessibility at Museums: It’s Worth the Work
As museum educators we have the remarkable opportunity to help people explore their curiosities and discover the unknown. Each day we are working to create [...]
AASLH Members Receive More Than $500K in IMLS Grants
Nine AASLH member institutions dedicated to preserving African-American and Native American history and culture have been awarded prestigious grants from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). [...]
Create.Connect: The Development of an Interdisciplinary History and STEM Exhibition at Conner Prairie
As the formal and informal education fields turn increasing attention to STEM, finding new venues for informal STEM learning (particularly in areas without a dedicated [...]
IMLS Launches Community Catalyst Initiative Focused on Community-Centric Approaches for Museums and Libraries
A new initiative of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) will help libraries and museums develop a deeper understanding of their role as [...]