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, is the [...]
Exploring History Through the Power of Place
By Courtney Cochley, Hyrum City Museum, Hyrum, UT I am so thankful I got to attend my first AASLH annual conference [...]
Takeaways from Buffalo 2022
By Marye Newman, Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum, City of Gladstone, MO This year, I was one of the eight people fortunate [...]
Experience the Power of Place with Tours at the Annual Conference
“Right Here, Right Now: The Power of Place” is the theme of the 2022 AASLH Annual Conference. Our host [...]
Right Here, Right Now: A Message from the 2022 AASLH Annual Conference Co-Chairs
By Sarah Jencks, Partner, History Co:Lab and Jennifer Ortiz, Director, Utah Division of History We are thrilled to gather [...]
AASLH Summer Interns: Marissa Hamm
Fellows Anne Comer and Marissa Hamm in the sitting room of the Thomas Cole National Historic Site with [...]
What’s New at the 2022 AASLH Annual Conference
Starting with last year’s Annual Conference in Little Rock, the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) began [...]
Readjusting and Moving Forward
By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO Moving the AASLH conference online has been a challenge on multiple levels. While coordinating 200-plus presenters across [...]
What Then Must Be Done?
By Avi Decter and Ken Yellis For us, as for many Americans, the current crisis is the most consequential moment in our lives. A [...]
Timing is Everything for #AASLH2020
By Alex Rasic, Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum and AASLH Council The pandemic has changed so much for us, both professionally and personally. [...]
The Emerging History Professional’s Guide to #AASLH2020
By Iliana Morton, AASLH Emerging History Professionals Committee There’s something magical about conferences, especially as an Emerging History Professional. From networking to learning to [...]
Why the Low Registration Rate for the Conference?
By John Dichtl, AASLH President & CEO When COVID came, the idea of an onsite 2020 conference had to go away. AASLH postponed its [...]
Small Museums Strong at 2020 AASLH Annual Meeting
The Lula Dorsey Museum at the YMCA of the Rockies in Colorado will share their volunteer program ideas in a prerecorded conference session. [...]