Reframing History
We need a more productive public conversation about history. Today, AASLH is proud to introduce Reframing History, a new set of [...]
AASLH Committees at Work (Part 2)
Once or twice a year we ask the chairs of AASLH committees to summarize what their group has been working on [...]
5 Ways to Make Your Historic House Museum Visitors Feel at Home (Even with Uncomfortable Topics)
By Bethany L. Hawkins, Chief of Operations, AASLH One common criticism of historic house museums is they are static and impersonal. [...]
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 [...]
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), [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Eight Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in December
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study standards program designed specifically [...]
Leadership in History Awards Nominations Open
For over seventy years, AASLH has presented the Leadership in History Awards to establish and encourage standards of excellence in the collection, preservation, and interpretation [...]
Know a Leader in the History Field? Submit a Nomination for the Award of Distinction
Lonnie Bunch, 2017 Award of Distinction recipient. AASLH is seeking nominations for our most prestigious honor, the Award of Distinction. This award is [...]
2018 AASLH Staff Picks for Historical Media
As 2018 comes to a close, AASLH staff wanted to share some of our favorite historical media we've encountered this year. From monographs and historical [...]
16 Tips for Creating a Small Museum YouTube Series
By Jarrett Zeman, Assistant Director and Curator, The 1890 House Museum, Cortland, NY In 2018, the 1890 House Museum in Cortland, New York, debuted a [...]
Exploring History’s Relevance at #AASLH18
By Dulce Kersting-Lark, Executive Director, Latah County Historical Society, Moscow, ID I was so grateful to receive a Small Museums Scholarship to attend #AASLH2018 in Kansas [...]