EHP Affinity Committee Guide to #AASLH2021
By Casey Wooster, Chair of AASLH Emerging History Professionals Affinity Committee In the words of Lorelei Lee in the 1949 musical [...]
IMLS Announces New Grant Recipients
The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced it will be giving various grants over the next few years including $6.3 [...]
AASLH Helps Establish Learn from History Coalition, Invites You to Attend September 8 Launch
Racism played a significant role in the American past and it continues to be widespread and harmful to us all. A [...]
After the Pandemic: Thinking Ahead
By Avi Decter and Ken Yellis In the midst of the pandemic, our museums, sites, and organizations are preoccupied [...]
Field Services Alliance Tips: Collections Care During COVID-19
By Samantha Forsko, Preservation Specialist, Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts, Philadelphia, PA The Problem: COVID-19 is changing [...]
COVID-19 Resources for History Organizations
As history organizations around the country adapt to the rapidly evolving public health situation, we'll be sharing resources and [...]
How the History Community is Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis
As history organizations around the country adapt to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 outbreak and prepare to confront an uncertain [...]
Book Review: The Stages of Memory: Reflections on Memorial Art, Loss, and the Space Between
This review originally appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of History News. The Stages of Memory: Reflections on Memorial Art, Loss, and the Space Between [...]
Applications Being Accepted for NMAAHC StEPS Program
Photo courtesy of National Museum of African American History and Culture The National Museum of African American History & Culture is pleased to [...]
AASLH Announces New Institutional Membership Dues Structure
Starting July 1, AASLH will change the dues structure for institutional memberships. For institutional members renewing after July 1, 2018, the cost of a basic [...]
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 [...]