AASLH Announces 2021 Election Slate
We are proud to announce the slate of candidates for four spots on the AASLH Council and three spots on our [...]
Joy, Genealogy, and Justice: Connecting to History through Family Research
Adrienne Fikes Family Photo Collection This article is from the upcoming Spring 2021 issue of History News, AASLH’s quarterly [...]
12 Lessons Learned about Virtual Programming during the Pandemic
Educators lead live programming while hundreds of miles apart during lockdown. Photo credit: Liberty Hall Museum. By Hannah Gaston, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
AASLH Receives NEH Grant to Prepare for 250th Anniversary
This week, AASLH received a $150,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop planning and educational resources [...]
MayDay Sale on Preparedness Resources from AASLH
Every May 1, public historians and heritage professionals focus on the important work of emergency planning and preparedness. Historic resources and sites are valuable and [...]
14 Ways Organizations Are Using Visitors Count Data to Better Understand Visitors
Photograph used with permission from Conner Prairie Are you looking for accurate and actionable data to better understand what your visitors want and [...]
Education Crash Course at Locust Grove Workshop
Last month, I attended my first AASLH workshop, "Focusing on Visitors: Public Programming and Exhibits at History Institutions." My attendance was made possible by receiving AASLH’s [...]
Personal Encounters with the Tough Stuff of History
In the last few years, our field has begun to engage more intentionally with the stories and lives of enslaved people -- in many cases, [...]
NEH Grant Opportunity for Community Archives
Are you working on a project that might be eligible for support through a Common Heritage grant? NEH’s “Common Heritage” program supports community digitization and [...]
Intern Spotlight: Folklorist Anne Rappaport
Our spring intern is wrapping up her time with us at AASLH! Anne Rappaport has been working on continuing education projects in our office for [...]