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Managing Interpreters: Presentations as Road Maps
Meandering. Wandering aimlessly. Lost. Confused. Does this describe your worst road trip? Maybe it describes the conversations between the public and your [...]
“Here’s a chance for that historian to do something”
“Here's a chance for that historian to do something…. what's her name?” -- James T. Kirk, “Space Seed,” Star Trek This is [...]
Unpaid Internships in the Field
In recent days, several people have newly expressed concerns about the presence of unpaid internships in the history field and about the [...]
Connecticut's Kid Governor
In June 2015, Connecticut’s Old State House’s (CTOSH) education team conceived of Connecticut’s Kid Governor (CKG), the first-ever statewide election [...]
Over There: Washington and the Great War
The Gunn Historical Museum commemorated the World War I centennial with the community curated exhibit Over There: Washington and the [...]
Pacific Worlds
Pacific Worlds explored historical and contemporary connections between the Pacific Islands and California, inviting diverse Californian communities to get to [...]
Coloring Independently: 1940s African American Film Stills from the Collection of the California African American Museum
Coloring Independently: 1940s African American Film Stills from the Collection of the California African American Museum featured a selection of [...]
Moving Historical Interpretation Forward–The International Conference on Heritage Interpretation
Interpretation should always aim to have something important to say. Interpreters seek to capture visitors’ attention, to reveal new meanings about our people, our places, [...]
ADVOCACY ALERT: Funding for History and Civics Education
Dear AASLH Friends- The National Coalition for History and the AASLH urge you to contact your Member of the House of Representatives and ask him [...]
What to expect when running the Nomenclature 4.0 update to PastPerfect 5
Last week, I installed the Nomenclature 4.0 update to the Wisconsin Veterans Museum's PastPerfect 5 database and converted the lexicon from Nomenclature 3.0 to Nomenclature 4.0. It [...]
Are Religious Objects Controversial? You bet! Learn How to Address Them in Louisville
As I browsed the preliminary program for the 2015 Annual Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, the session "Controversial Objects" caught my attention. If you have any religious/controversial [...]
Part 2 – Things to See During the 2015 Annual Meeting: Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill
One of the greatest treasures to be found at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is its collection of historic buildings. Thirty-four original buildings remain today, [...]
Managing Interpreters– Presentations as Road Maps
Managing Interpreters: Presentations as Road maps Meandering. Wandering aimlessly. Lost. Confused. Does this describe your worst road trip? Maybe it describes the conversations between the [...]