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Book Review: Participatory Heritage

By |February 27th, 2019|Categories: Aaslhblog, Best Practices, Collections, Small Museums|Tags: , , , , , , |

This review originally appeared in the Autumn 2018 issue of History News. Participatory Heritage By Henriette Roued-Cunliffe and Andrea Copeland (eds.) (London: [...]

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Continuing Education Grant Is a Work in Progress

By |February 27th, 2019|Categories: Aaslhblog, Education and Interpretation|Tags: , , , , , , |

In December 2017, AASLH was awarded a National Leadership grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This $132,400 federal [...]

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You Start By Meeting Your Audience

By |February 25th, 2019|Categories: Aaslhblog, Audience, Best Practices, Education and Interpretation, Exhibits|Tags: , , , |

NPS photo. By Mike Hudson, Director, Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind, Louisville, KY When I started working [...]

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Packing Shoes for Conferences and Other Somewhat Serious Thoughts on Professional Footwear

By |June 8th, 2016|Categories: Annual Meeting, Emerging Professionals, Musings & Trends|Tags: , , , , |

  I just spent five days in Washington, D.C., at the American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting and, while I am sure there were many things I [...]

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AASLH Announces 2016 Leadership in History Award Winners

By |June 7th, 2016|Categories: Best Practices, Exhibits, Small Museums|Tags: , , , , |

Sixty-three recipients from twenty-seven states receive highest honor from AASLH The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) proudly announces the winners of the 71st annual [...]

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Exhibit Opening: This WAS Contemporary Art: Fine and Decorative Arts in Houston 1945–1965

By |June 7th, 2016|Categories: Exhibits|Tags: , , , |

This WAS Contemporary Art: Fine and Decorative Arts in Houston 1945–1965 will run at The Heritage Society Museum in downtown Houston from Thursday, July 14 to Saturday, October [...]

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Stop the Drive-Bys: A Teacher Makes the Case for Local Historical Markers

By |June 7th, 2016|Categories: Education and Interpretation, Technology and The Web|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

As is no doubt the case at your institution, we could not be nearly as effective in our mission to teach Georgia history if it [...]

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2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting Open for Registration

By |June 6th, 2016|Categories: Annual Meeting|Tags: , , , , |

The 2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting is now open for registration. This year’s Annual Meeting will be held from September 14-17 at the riverfront Cobo Center [...]

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New Nixon Library and Museum to Open Oct. 14

By |June 6th, 2016|Categories: Membership, Presidential Sites and Libraries|Tags: , , , , |

YORBA LINDA, Calif., June 2, 2016—A completely new interactive presidential museum is opening at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library on October 14, 2016. The opening [...]

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