Let’s Not Hide the Tough Stuff of History
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. (Mitchell Griest/Unsplash) By John Dichtl, President and CEO, AASLH [...]
AASLH Announces New Council and LNC Members
We are pleased to announce the election results for four spots on the AASLH Council and three spots on our Leadership [...]
2021 Publication Award Winners
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) proudly announces the winners of the 2021 Leadership in History Awards for [...]
URGENT: COVID-19 Advocacy Alert
Urge Your U.S. Legislators to Include Museums in COVID-19 Relief AASLH is working with AAM and other museum associations [...]
Share Your Thoughts on the Women’s History Affinity Group Forum!
Three medical students at the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania (WMCP), 1885. From left to right: Dr. Anandibai [...]
Planning for the Evolving COVID-19 Situation
By Jennifer Kilmer, Washington State Historical Society, Tacoma, WA As Director of the Washington State Historical Society, I have [...]
Feeling Overwhelmed by COVID-19 Preparations? Here Are 4 Steps You Can Take Today
By Erin Carlson Mast, CEO and Executive Director, President Lincoln’s Cottage, Washington, D.C. For the past two weeks, the [...]
The Museum of the Bible: Thoughts on Museum Location and Historical Timing
By John E. Baucom, Graduate Student, University of Oklahoma This past March, I attended a research methods workshop at the National Museum of the American [...]
AASLH Announces 2018 Leadership in History Award Winners
AASLH is proud to announce the winners of the 73rd annual Leadership in History Awards, the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and [...]
African-American Female Athletes Before Integration: Ways To Chronicle Their History Before It’s Too Late
By Evin Demirel When Alma Byrd won an Arkansas state basketball title in 1939, she had never played on a wood court before. Byrd grew [...]
The Personal is Professional: Reckoning with Slavers in the Family
By Sarah Jencks, Director of Education and Interpretation, Ford's Theatre My parents are in their seventies, and they still live in the same house they [...]
Four Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in May
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 [...]
AASLH Announces Election Slate for Council and Leadership Nominating Committee
We are proud to announce the slate of candidates for four open spots on the AASLH Council, three Council officers, and two spots on our Leadership Nominating [...]