100,000 Scans Later: Reflections on a Two-Year Project
Picture a cramped, dusty basement covered wall-to-wall with wooden shelves and metal canisters holding 18th and 19th century documents. Now imagine climate-controlled [...]
5 More Citizen History Projects to Bookmark (Part 3)
Photo of a school supported by the Freedmen's Bureau in North Carolina. Photo shared by the NMAAHC (Source: Learn NC, University [...]
Why We Give: Members Share Why They Donate to AASLH
To sustain the fabric of culture, inclusion, memory, and conversation in the United States, it is more important than ever to support [...]
Educator Run, Lesson Development Startup for Museums/National Parks/Historic Homes Begins
Hello! My name is Chris Bickel. I currently am the Supervisor of Social Studies for Livingston Public Schools in [...]
Celebrating Detroit’s Arab Heritage at the AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting
Hello from Dearborn! This suburb of Detroit is mainly known for two things: Henry Ford and his car company, and [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Free & Safe: The Underground Railroad in Vermont
Through their historic house, the Rokeby Museum has engaged visitors with the story and significance of the Underground Railroad for decades. However they felt it [...]
Freedom's Call Essay Contest
In 2013, the Tennessee State Museum hosted the original Emancipation Proclamation as a part of a larger exhibit from the National Archives. The museum wanted [...]
Seeing the Elephant
"Seeing the Elephant" is the term Civil War soldiers used to describe their first experience with combat. A new, in-the-round movie experience entitled Seeing the [...]
Voices of the Vigil
The plight of Soviet Jews, persecuted and imprisoned for practicing Judaism or attempting to emigrate, drew national attention and became a U.S. foreign policy issue [...]
Detroit Historical Society Past>Forward Exhibitions
Prior to 2012, the Detroit Historical Museum had its share of strategic issues. First, the museum's core permanent exhibitions were more than 20 years old, [...]
Minnesota in the ‘70s
Minnesota in the '70s explores a pivotal decade in the state's history. As the 1960s transitioned into the conservatism of the 1980s, this evolution put [...]