The View from Buffalo at #AASLH2022
By Evan Wright, Castellani Art Museum, Niagara University, New York Attending my first AASLH conference with the Douglas Evelyn Scholarship was [...]
Ample Networking Opportunities at the 2022 AASLH Virtual Conference
The 2022 AASLH Virtual Conference provides ample opportunities for you to network with others, November 1-3. In addition to the learning [...]
AASLH Statement on Armed Individuals Shutting Down Event at the Memphis Museum of Science and History
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) condemns the armed individuals who showed up at the Memphis Museum of [...]
AASLH Committees at Work (Part 1)
Once or twice a year we ask the chairs of AASLH committees to summarize what their group has been [...]
History Museums and Trust
By John Garrison Marks, Director, AASLH Public History Research Lab Americans trust history museums—or so we like to tell [...]
Black History Month Resources
In celebration of Black History Month, AASLH has compiled a list of resources from our Resource Center that we [...]
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 [...]
New Report Outlines National Planning for “America 250”
By John Marks, Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives, AASLH Earlier this month, the United States Semiquincentennial Commission published its report to the President laying out their vision, [...]
Fifteen Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in December and January
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates in the last two months! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s [...]
Announcing the History Leadership Institute Class of 2020
HLI Class of 2018 at the Indiana Medical History Museum. AASLH is excited to announce the History Leadership Institute Class of [...]
Update on #MeToo, AASLH, NCPH, and the Field
By Erin Carlson Mast, CEO and Executive Director, President Lincoln’s Cottage, Washington, D.C. A little over five months have passed since AASLH held its Annual [...]
Fifteen Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in December and January
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates in the last two months! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study [...]
Understanding the Challenges of History in Our Parks
Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail, Mississippi By Antone Pierucci, Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District, Jurupa Valley, CA It’s too easy to [...]