How States Are Preparing for the U.S. 250th Anniversary
Across the United States, planning for the U.S. 250th anniversary is gaining momentum. Federal agencies, state museums, local nonprofits, and history [...]
Reframing History Podcast Now Available
The new Reframing History initiative provides the field with a set of evidence-backed recommendations to communicate about history more convincingly and [...]
AASLH Statement on Montpelier Board and Montpelier Descendants Committee
AASLH urges The Montpelier Foundation (TMF) to honor its June 2021 commitment to treat the Montpelier Descendants Committee (MDC) as its [...]
Readjusting and Moving Forward
By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO Moving the AASLH conference online has been a challenge on multiple levels. [...]
What Then Must Be Done?
By Avi Decter and Ken Yellis For us, as for many Americans, the current crisis is the most consequential [...]
Timing is Everything for #AASLH2020
By Alex Rasic, Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum and AASLH Council The pandemic has changed so much for [...]
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. [...]
StEPs Spotlight: Monroe County Museum
Exciting changes are happening at the 1,000 organizations taking part in the StEPs program (Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations). Our “StEPs Spotlight” blog series [...]
Advocacy at the Local and County Level: Why It Matters
By Sean Blinn, Programming Director, Heritage Trail Association, Bridgewater, NJ “When I was growing up, there was a beautiful historic building at the corner. There was [...]
AASLH Announces 1000th StEPs Program Enrollment
We are thrilled to announce the enrollment of our 1000th StEPs member, President Lincoln's Cottage in Washington, D.C.! StEPs (Standards and Excellence Program for History [...]
Small Museums Scholarships Available for #AASLH2019
AASLH will hold its 2019 Annual Meeting and Online Conference in Philadelphia August 28-31. This year’s theme, What Are We Waiting For?, examines the personal, [...]
Historic Houses and Sustainability in Miami
On February 3-5, the American Alliance of Museums’ Environment and Climate Network and Historic Houses and Sites Network gathered a group of historic house professionals [...]
StEPs Spotlight: Luzerne County Historical Society
Exciting changes are happening at the nearly 1,000 organizations taking part in the StEPs program (Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations). Our “StEPs Spotlight” blog [...]