The Value of Small Museum Experience, or Why I Don’t Have a “Better” Job
By Aimee E. Newell, Ph.D., Executive Director, Luzerne County Historical Society, Wilkes Barre, PA I met someone a couple of months ago who, [...]
Educators and Interpreters Gearing Up for the Annual Meeting
By Megan Wood, Director of Museum and Library Services, Ohio History Connection and Chair, Educators and Interpreters Committee At the Annual Meeting this [...]
“It’s Never Been This Hot” – Addressing Climate Change
On July 31, AASLH joined We Are Still In (WASI), a national effort to mobilize state and local organizations “to reduce emissions [...]
Public History and American Civil Religion
When I tell people I study religious history, the conversation frequently turns to the state of religion in the United [...]
2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Speakers: Darren Walker and Joaquin Castro
Attendees of the 2017 AASLH Annual Meeting can look forward to hearing from two great speakers this year: Darren Walker, [...]
Here’s Why Your History Museum Should Get Out the Vote
A 1916 women’s suffrage billboard. Image from the Records of the National Woman's Party, Library of Congress. It’s [...]
14 Ways Organizations Are Using Visitors Count Data to Better Understand their Visitors
Visitors Count! is accepting organizations for summer/fall gate visitor surveying until June 14. For the upcoming teacher survey, the deadline [...]
Pulitzer Prize Winner Annette Gordon-Reed Elected Trustee of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (March 4, 2016) – The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (AASLH members since 1989) board of trustees has elected Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and legal scholar [...]
When Baseball Went to War: U.S. Navy Baseball History Exhibit Opens at Puget Sound Navy Museum
The Puget Sound Navy Museum (AASLH members since 2015) in Bremerton, Washington is excited to announce the opening of a new exhibit on March 4th. [...]
The Heritage Society in Houston Receives Large Grant for Marketing
Award Encourages Visitors to Tour, Touch and Live Houston's Storied Past Houston, TX - March 1, 2016 - Historians and preservation enthusiasts now have a [...]
“Error” Is Not an Accepted Term
One of the great benefits of Nomenclature 4.0 is that it corrects the errors that we found after Nomenclature 3.0 was published. But, wouldn’t you [...]
Baby Boom: Motherhood & Museums
Among my little circle of friends, the last year has been quite the baby boom—three close friends added little ones to their families. Aunt Melissa [...]
Survey-Based Initiative Seeks to Better Understand Professional Development in Museum, Library, and Archives Sectors
If you are a library, archives, or museum professional, your voice is needed in a national project to better understand continuing education/professional development (CE/PD). The Mapping [...]