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 [...]
Six Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in August
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 [...]
#AASLH17: Interpreting Historic Landscapes
As we prepare for the 2017 Annual Meeting in Austin, the Educators and Interpreters Affinity Group Committee is trying an experiment. We’re giving presenters [...]
#AASLH17 Session: Lessons Learned from Broadway’s Hamilton
As we prepare for the 2017 Annual Meeting in Austin, the Educators and Interpreters Affinity Group Committee is trying an [...]
#AASLH17 Conversation Areas
New this year at the Annual Meeting are the AASLH Conversations Areas (located in the Exhibit Hall), where all attendees are [...]
Should We Create the Same Digital Archives for Different Audiences?
As a part-time history Ph.D. student embarking on my dissertation (while working full-time at Ford’s Theatre—indeed, I don’t sleep much), few things thrill me more [...]
FLASH SALE: 40% Off Caring for Your Historic House (Book)
From June 22 through June 29, 2016, get 40% off hardback or paperback editions of Caring for Your Historic House. To get the discount, simply enter [...]
AASLH/MMA 2016 Tour Spotlight: Woodward Avenue: A Road From the Past, A Path to the Future
Woodward Avenue. The iconic highway that is Michigan’s Main Street has centuries-old origins that precede the coming of pioneer settlers to the Michigan Territory in the [...]
Expendable History? Saving Women’s Historic Sites from Demolition
As a women’s historian, I have always subscribed to the belief that women’s histories, stories, and contributions are everywhere; we just need to look for [...]
Puppies, Students, & Trivia: 5 Ideas to Engage your Community
In our institutions, many of us are tasked with increasing programming and outreach of the museum. I find that when I need to come up [...]
New Online Exhibit/Oral History Project at King County Archives: Public Health’s Response to AIDS in Seattle-King County,1982-1996
The King County Archives in Seattle, Washington (new members of AASLH) announces publication of its new online exhibit, Responding to AIDS: The Seattle-King County Department [...]