Visit the Erma Hayman House, Boise’s Newest Cultural Site
By Makenzi Dunstan, City of Boise Arts & History Department While visiting Boise, Idaho for the 2023 AASLH Annual Conference, “I, [...]
Tour the James Castle House at the 2023 AASLH Annual Conference
By Makenzi Dunstan, City of Boise Arts & History Department The 2023 AASLH Annual Conference, “I, Too, Am America,” places diverse [...]
AASLH Award of Distinction to be Presented to Catlin-Legutko and Gallimore
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) proudly announces that Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko and Janet Gallimore will receive the Award [...]
Holiday Gift Ideas from AASLH
Looking for a gift idea for yourself or someone who loves or works in public history? Consider these ideas [...]
Giving Thanks at AASLH
Last week, the American Association for State and Local History staff gathered for a staff retreat. In addition to [...]
Need a Session Idea for #AASLH2023?
By Bethany Hawkins, AASLH Chief of Operations Are you thinking about proposing a session for the 2023 AASLH Annual [...]
The Power of Place for Small Museums
By Melissa Swindell, Georgia Writers Museum, Eatonton, GA This year’s theme, Right Here, Right Now: The Power of Place, [...]
Black History Month Resources
In celebration of Black History Month, AASLH has compiled a list of resources from our Resource Center that we are sharing free for the [...]
15 AASLH Members Receive Over $2.5 Million in NEH Grants
This month, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced that it will award $24.7 million in grants for 208 humanities projects. “These NEH [...]
2021 AASLH Annual Report
AASLH is pleased to share our 2021 Annual Report with the field. Despite another year that was anything but predictable, our community came together [...]
Top 5 Reasons Why Museums Close: Highlights from a conversation between Susana Bautista and Adam Rozan
By Adam Rozan Last year I caught up with Susana Bautista over Zoom to chat with her about her new book How to Close [...]
Remembering Jeff Harris
Courtesy of Magoffin Home State Historic Site By Jacqui Ainlay-Conley, Small Museum’s Affinity Group Committee Chairperson The AASLH Small Museum’s Affinity Group [...]
A Special Message for Those Dealing with Storm Damage
By Bethany Hawkins, Chief of Operations Our hearts go out to so many people in the wake of the devastating tornadoes in Kentucky, Tennessee, [...]