Service in Cultural Heritage
Elizabeth Cruzado Carranza (center) with students from the Maria Parado de Bellido Nº 88104 school in Nivín, Peru. (This blog [...]
Got Icelandic? This Project is Cataloging Icelandic Immigrant Manuscripts at U.S. Historical Organizations
During the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, thousands of Icelanders immigrated to North America. The majority settled in Canada—mostly in a [...]
Three Ways History Organizations Can Collect and Interpret Memorials
Dear Boston: Messages from the Marathon Memorial When faced with tragedies, communities may find healing in creating memorials. Museums and [...]
Ten Fundraising To-do’s for Small Museums & Nonprofits
By Jamie Simek Does fundraising leave you at a loss? Have you read fundraising guides and wondered how to translate [...]
History in Motion: What We Can Learn from U-Haul’s Love for Local History
What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word summer? Vacation? BBQs? The beach? How about moving? [...]
Free Events at the AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting
Are you coming to Detroit and looking for some cheap networking opportunities? AASLH/MMA has several events planned that you want [...]
Schedule Changes for AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting
Please note the following changes in the upcoming AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting schedule. Sessions Cancelled The Wednesday workshops, Easy to Read: [...]
Slavery and Freedom in Savannah
A major publication, a museum exhibition, and a three-day city symposium, Slavery and Freedom in Savannah, organized by Telfair Museums, marks the launch of a [...]
The Fort Daniel Historic and Archaeological Research Site
The Fort Daniel Foundation, Incorporated and its sister organization, the Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society (GARS), brought together a group of professional and avocational historians and [...]
Gettysburg Seminary Ridge Museum
The Gettysburg Seminary Ridge Museum opened as a legacy project of the 150th Civil War anniversary. The museum tells a Civil War story that is [...]
The Lancaster Long Rifle Exhibit
The exhibit The Lancaster Long Rifle-The Golden Age of an American Art Form marked the first time that the Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum [...]
Penn College History Trail
The Pennsylvania College of Technology History Trail is a walking path around the college's main campus punctuated by 17 informational kiosks. Installed in 2013, as [...]
"I My Needle Ply with Skill" Maine Schoolgirl Needlework of the Federal Era
Although in the Federal era educational opportunities for young women were limited, private academies--often run by women--offered training in academic subjects and in fancy sewing [...]