AASLH Holds Annual Business Meeting and Introduces New Council Leaders and Members
The American Association for State and Local History held its annual business meeting on Friday, November 4. During the meeting: John [...]
Meet You at the Basque Block in Boise at the 2023 Annual Conference
The 2023 AASLH Annual Conference will be held in Boise, Idaho, September 6-9, 2023. In this post, Annie Gavica gives an [...]
The Power of Place: My Experience at the AASLH Conference
Historic marker describing an Underground Railroad stop in Niagara Falls. By Cathy Runnels, George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy [...]
Announcing the 2022 AASLH Leadership in History Award Winners
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) proudly announces the winners of the 77th annual Leadership in [...]
Rick Hill is the 2022 AASLH Annual Conference Keynote Speaker
The 2022 AASLH Annual Conference takes place this September in Buffalo, New York, which is on the unceded lands [...]
AASLH Annual Conference Registration Now Open
Registration for the 2022 Annual Conference is now open! Register Here We hope you will join us in-person [...]
One Theme, Two Conferences, Your Choice
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) offers two conferences in 2022 that share the same theme. [...]
What Kind of Ancestor Will You Be?
By Omar Eaton-Martínez, AASLH 2020 Annual Meeting Program Chair Like many of you, I was disappointed in not being able to fellowship with you [...]
“Making Friends with Belly Dancers”: Q&A with a Small Museum in El Paso
By Laura Casey, Texas Historical Commission and AASLH Small Museums Affinity Community Q&A with Jeff Harris of the Magoffin Home State Historic Site, Small [...]
Authenticity and Authority: The Role of Historic Sites
By Avi Decter and Ken Yellis Historic house museums, historic sites, and history museums constitute the largest class of museums in a nation rich [...]
Digital Resources and Accessibility for Museums and Historical Sites
By Nathan Wuertenberg July 26 marked the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark civil rights law [...]
We Must Save Museums to Make History
By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO TIME Magazine’s Olivia Waxman recently published an article discussing the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on [...]
Ona Judge Revisited: Reflections on the #AASLH2019 Keynote, One Year Later
By Janice Klein It’s now been almost a year since AASLH met in Philadelphia, and I am still thinking about the keynote address delivered [...]