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I Said Bang! A History of the Dirt Bowl, the Crown Jewel of the Most Basketball-Obsessed City in America
This project is the recipient of a 2017 History in Progress Award. Inaugural Dirt Bowl, 1969 In 1969, after the [...]
StEPs Spotlight: The Lillian E. Jones Museum
Exciting changes are happening at the nearly 1,000 organizations taking part in the StEPs program (Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations). [...]
Book Review: The Past and Future City
This review originally appeared in the Spring 2017 issue of History News. The Past and Future City: How Historic Preservation is Reviving [...]
Warrior Nation: A History of the Red Lake Ojibwe
Warrior Nation: A History of the Red Lake Ojibwe tells a new and compelling version of Minnesota’s creation story. It [...]
My Grandfather’s Knocking Sticks: Ojibwe Family Life and Labor on the Reservation
In My Grandfather’s Knocking Sticks: Ojibwe Family Life and Labor on the Reservation, historian Brenda Child blends a historical study [...]
Custom House: Restoring a St. Paul Landmark in Lowertown
In November 2015, the Ramsey County Historical Society published Custom House: Restoring a St. Paul Landmark in Lowertown by James [...]
2016 Kammen Award
Named in honor of the late Michael Kammen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Cornell University’s Newton C. Farr Professor of American [...]
AASLH Statement on the Closure of the Illinois State Museum System
October 2 In a budgetary battle with the Illinois state legislature, Governor Bruce Rauner has closed the Illinois State Museum in Springfield and its four [...]
Welcome New AASLH Members (Sept. 2015)
AASLH is pleased to welcome all the individuals and institutions who became members in September. We are so glad you chose to make AASLH your [...]
How Charleston’s Past was Secured for the Future
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 Aspirations
To shape AASLH’s future, the Council and its Aspirations Task Force have outlined four key ideas. We are interested in knowing what you think. You [...]
Visitor Feedback Stations
Revisiting some great readings from earlier this year, I came across a nice post from colleague Linda Norris on her experience with the feedback stations [...]
AASLH Annual Meeting 2015: Small Museum Friendly Sessions
Looking for sessions that address your small museum's concerns? Look no further! The AASLH Small Museums Committee has compiled this list for you. Be sure [...]