Evaluate to Advocate: Gathering Data to Tell Your Story
Read parts one and two of the advocacy series. By Sean Blinn, Programming Director, Heritage Trail Association, Bridgewater, NJ In previous posts about [...]
Shapell Roster Project Seeks Jewish Civil War Sources and Descendants
By Eliza Kolander, Outreach Specialist, Shapell Manuscript Foundation What began as an endeavor to corroborate a long-antiquated list of Jews who served [...]
Upcoming Changes to the History Leadership Institute
Indiana Historical Society, host of the History Leadership Institute Last year AASLH reimagined the former “Seminar for Historical Administration” [...]
Call for Papers: Craft as Political Activism in a Nation Divided
Gay “Be-In” at the Sheep Meadow in Central Park at the end of the first NYC Pride March, June [...]
Are You Protecting Your Staff From Sexual Harassment?
Since the allegations of sexual harassment and assault against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein surfaced, the topic has dominated the news [...]
Six Hot Spot Board Issues and Three Cooling Tactics
Expectations are a two-way street (or maybe something more akin to a clover-leaf interstate exchange?). During our session “Who’s Shoulding [...]
Call for Papers: Craft as Political Activism in a Nation Divided
Crochet faces adhered outside the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House in Rochester, New York, during Women's History [...]
A Guide to Women’s History at the 2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting
Mark your schedules! In one month, the 2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting will begin. Here is a guide to Women’s History sessions and events: Thursday, September 15 [...]
House or Home? Rethinking the House Museum Paradigm
Wheelwright House, Strawbery Banke Museum At their best, historic sites and house museums provide meaningful and personal touchstones to the past. They provide [...]
Cemetery Preservation & Interpretation: A Resource Collection
Here is a collection of all AASLH resources on preserving and interpreting historic cemeteries. For more resources on a wide range of subjects, visit our Resource [...]
Gotta Catch ‘Em All: The Battle over Pokémon Go in Museums
Given the positive and negative stigma surrounding Pokémon Go I decided to write a follow-up to my original blog, “Engaging New Museum Audiences with Pokémon [...]
Free Digital Preservation Workshop in Atlanta- Oct 10
On Monday, October 10, 2016, the Digital POWRR Team will be conducting a FREE workshop at the Atlanta History Center in Atlanta, GA entitled From Theory [...]
How Heritage Museums & Gardens Use Visitors Count to Make Unforgettable Visitor Experiences
Working on the Visitors Count project for the last couple of years has been a satisfying experience of learning where we are performing well and [...]