Book Review: Moving Image and Sound Collections for Archivists
This review originally appeared in the Autumn 2018 issue of History News. Moving Image and Sound Collections for Archivists By Anthony Cocciolo [...]
Local Government: Who and What Is It?
Read part one of the advocacy series here. Memorial City Hall in Auburn, New York. By Sean Blinn, Programming Director, Heritage [...]
StEPs Spotlight: Monroe County Museum
Exciting changes are happening at the 1,000 organizations taking part in the StEPs program (Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations). Our [...]
Continuing the Conversation to Change the Conversation
Ceiling of the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center. Conferences offer a break from the daily norm [...]
The Collective Wisdom of LAM at #AASLH17
Thanks to financial support from the Douglas Evelyn Scholarship for Diversity fund, I was able to attend the 2017 AASLH [...]
Coming to Terms with History at #AASLH17
September 6-9, the week of the AASLH Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, was a heavy one. Being inundated with images [...]
AASLH Celebrates Members Receiving Small Museum Pro! Certificate
AASLH is proud to announce the first participants to complete the Small Museum Pro! certificate program. In 2017, AASLH has [...]
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 [...]