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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 -- [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
14 New Museum and Public History Books from AASLH
The AASLH Series at Rowman and Littlefield Publishers is off to a great start. It's only March, and already in [...]
5 Citizen History Projects You Should Know About (Part 2)
Libraries, museums, and other academically oriented non-profits often collaborate with each other on research efforts. Recently, they are reaching out [...]
Call for Posters: 2017 AASLH Annual Meeting
AASLH has partnered with the National Council on Public History to invite proposals for an NCPH‐sponsored Poster Session at the [...]
Villanova University Opens Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest
Villanova University has officially opened the Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest, a new center that will [...]
How Aid to Norway During WWII Transformed Into a History Museum
2015 marks AASLH's 75th Anniversary Year. For the occasion, AASLH has created a blog series for members to share their unique history and memories. Contributions [...]
AASLH’s Gift Guide For History Lovers & Museum Professionals
Trying to find the perfect gift for friends or family in the public history field? We all know history lovers are book lovers, so here [...]
Trying New Ways to Reach Classrooms
Every summer we organize social studies based professional development opportunities for teachers. These events are always very well attended, and we try to provide fun, [...]
Advocacy Alert: Urge Congress to Restore K-12 History & Civics Education
Members of the Historical Community, AASLH and the National Coalition for History rarely raise legislative alerts like this one. But we need your help today [...]
The Last Homestead
The Last Homestead tells the story of Linda and Harold “Mac” McKinstry, a young couple who homesteaded at the mouth of Pacific Creek in 1915, not far [...]
“What I’m Looking for in a Museum Visit”: The Seasoned Museum-Goer
Sometimes, people who start out as our visitors become something more: volunteers, collaborators, contractors, the list goes on and on. In 1999, Ken and Ruth [...]