Top 5 Reasons Why Museums Close: Highlights from a conversation between Susana Bautista and Adam Rozan
By Adam Rozan Last year I caught up with Susana Bautista over Zoom to chat with her about her new book [...]
Remembering Jeff Harris
Courtesy of Magoffin Home State Historic Site By Jacqui Ainlay-Conley, Small Museum’s Affinity Group Committee Chairperson The AASLH Small [...]
A Special Message for Those Dealing with Storm Damage
By Bethany Hawkins, Chief of Operations Our hearts go out to so many people in the wake of the devastating tornadoes [...]
The New 3 Rs: Resilience, Responsibility, and Risk
Image of 1963 March on Washington courtesy of the Library of Congress. By Avi Decter and Ken [...]
The Dilemma of Tactiles and Interactives in this New Age
By Tim Grove, Grove History Consulting I became alarmed recently when a former colleague told me that the director [...]
2020 Leadership in History Award Winners
Secretary of the Smithsonian Lonnie G. Bunch, our 2017 Award of Distinction recipient, with former Council Chair Katherine [...]
A Statement from AASLH
The past few days have provided crushing reminders of how the nation still struggles with violence and racism born [...]
Humanities for All: Publicly-Engaged Humanities Database for History Organizations
A newly-launched database by the National Humanities Alliance, Humanities for All helps showcase how institutions of higher education have partnered with local cultural organizations throughout the [...]
AASLH Welcomes New Council Officers and Members
NASHVILLE, TN— The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) welcomed the following history professionals to the AASLH Council and the Leadership Nominating Committee [...]
Book Review: Managing Previously Unmanaged Collections: A Practical Guide for Museums
This review originally appeared in the Summer 2018 issue of History News. Managing Previously Unmanaged Collections: A Practical Guide for Museums By Angela Kipp (Lanham, [...]
Five Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in September
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 for small to [...]
Book Review: Fostering Family History Services: A Guide for Librarians, Archivists, and Volunteers
This review originally appeared in the Summer 2018 issue of History News. Fostering Family History Services: A Guide for Librarians, Archivists, and Volunteers By Rhonda [...]
AASLH 2019 Call for Proposals
By Jackie Barton, 2019 Annual Meeting Program Chair The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) will present its 2019 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, [...]