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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Creating Good Parental Leave Policy at a Small Museum: Lessons from the Lombard Historical Society
When I read Melissa Prycer's AASLH posts, "Baby Boom: Motherhood and Museums" and "Baby Boom II: Motherhood and Museums One [...]
The Origins of National Women’s History Month
The iconic Rosie the Riveter is frequently used as a symbol throughout National Women’s History Month. Image: J. Howard [...]
Five AASLH Member Museums Awarded Accreditation by AAM
The American Alliance of Museums announced this week the accreditation of fifteen museums across the nation, six being newly accredited and [...]
AASLH Announces a New Logo Based on the Values of Community, Inclusion, and Creativity
AASLH is excited to introduce a new logo that symbolizes a forward focus while remaining rooted in both the past [...]
Classifying and Naming Digital Objects with Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature 4.0 can be used to catalog digital objects. It allows museums to record information about the format (e.g., “Document, Digital”) for certain objects in the [...]
Middle Tennessee Museums See Success with StEPs
AASLH received a grant from the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee in the fall of 2011 to create a StEPs (Standards and Excellence Program for [...]
AASLH Invites Nominations for 2016 Leadership in History Awards Program
NASHVILLE, TN—December 2015 The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) invites nominations for the 2016 Leadership in History Awards. Now in its 69th [...]
Meet a Member: Jackie Peterson
We are excited to launch a new biweekly blog series called “Meet a Member.” AASLH has 5,500 fascinating members working hard for the field of [...]
Advocacy Alert: Success with ESSA! Now Tell Your Senator to Vote “Yes” on Dec 7
Members of the Historical Community, Late yesterday the House of Representatives, by a vote of 359-64, approved the conference report to S. 1177, the “Every [...]
Welcome New AASLH Members (Nov. 2015)
AASLH is pleased to welcome all the individuals and institutions who became members in November. We are so glad you chose to make AASLH your [...]