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Six Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in March
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates in the last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study standards program [...]
Finding the Hidden Women in Iceland’s History
Photo from the Women's Day Off on October 24, 1975, when 95% of all Icelandic women walked out of work and [...]
Instructions Not Included: Breaking Down Organizational Needs
A fellow archivist disclosed that the most rational approach to archiving is to never treat it like a single-headed beast. You will [...]
A Journey to the Moon through Texas
The Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI) launched "A Journey to the Moon through Texas," a web exhibit showcasing selected films [...]
Conquering the Fear of Fundraising at Museums and Historic Sites
The leadership team for our largest fundraiser, History with a Twist. In honor of the 50th anniversary of our [...]
A Historic House Exposed: Why Millermore is Pulling Back the Curtain for Visitors
The Master Bedroom currently contains all of the modern things that complete a historic home. In honor of [...]
Civil Rights and a Civil Society
Supervisors to first-responders attend training offered by staff of the Civil Rights Room of the Nashville Public Library. [...]
Carver County Historical Society Website Redesign
The Carver County Historical Society research library is a vast collection of maps, genealogies, newspapers, research articles, and photographs used extensively for family research. Researchers [...]
Two Wars on the Frontier
Two Wars on the Frontier is the annotated journal of A. J. Carlson, a Minnesota soldier who fought in both the US-Dakota War of 1862 [...]
Max Starkloff and the Fight for Disability Rights
In the 1970s, Max Starkloff and other disability rights leaders formed what became known as the Independent Living Movement, enabling thousands of disabled people to [...]
National Archives Awards $1.8 Million in Grants for Historical Records Projects
Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero has awarded 32 grants totaling $1,822,946 to projects being undertaken in 26 states and the District of [...]
Accessible Tech Options for Small Museums Session Proposal Needs Your Help!
Liz Shultz at the Oberlin Heritage Center in Oberlin, Ohio, is looking for other folks from small museums to join a panel discussion at the 2016 [...]
Meet a Member: Gil Gott
We are excited to launch this new biweekly blog series called “Meet a Member.” AASLH has 5,500 fascinating members working hard for state and local history, [...]