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Kettle Creek Battlefield: A Laboratory for Exploring Layers of Relevance
Symbolic Revolutionary War veterans’ cemetery at Kettle Creek. The Kettle Creek Revolutionary War Battlefield, located between modern Tyrone and Washington, [...]
AASLH President and CEO’s Address 2017
President and CEO’s Address (Excerpt) AASLH Meeting of the Membership Austin, TX, September 8, 2017 Getting to Austin was difficult for many [...]
New Book Series from AASLH: Exploring the Stories of America’s Historic Treasures
This new series is aimed at paid and unpaid public history professionals as well as history lovers, particularly those who wish they [...]
Recruiting Your Superiors: Thoughts on Advancing in the Field
Earlier this week, I participated in the #AASLHchat on “Issues Facing Emerging Professionals”. Contributors shared so many good ideas, and [...]
Ask FSA: Reading Insignia on Military Uniforms
Identification of the military decorations John Glenn earned as a Marine Corps pilot and astronaut, 1943-1965. Photo courtesy of [...]
Take Two and Call Me in the Morning: A Glimpse at Life in Field Services
This post was originally published on Backstage Pass to North Dakota History and is reposted here with the author's permission. I [...]
Are You Ready for the New FLSA Regulations?
**UPDATED 11/29/16*** "On Tuesday, November 22, a federal district judge in Texas issued a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of the [...]
Making the Most of Collections Queries
One of the newer (and upward trending) tasks I’ve acquired is the use of collections through social media. Queries are ranging from weather, throwbacks of [...]
An Illuminating Proposal: How a Small Museum Saved Big by Going Green
Waving a sheet of tablet paper covered with figures, Ted Yahraus came into our small museum one day in March and said, “I’ve figured out [...]
Public Historian, Corporate Historian
When I was invited to guest-write a blog post relating to corporate history, my first thought was: am I a corporate historian? Or am I [...]
Something Old, Something New: Sharing History During Weddings & Rentals
How do you share the history of your historic house or site during rental events? At Indiana Landmarks’ 1865 Morris-Butler House we've been asking ourselves the [...]
What I Look For In A Museum Visit
What I Look for in a Museum Visit is an on-going series in which museum visitors of all ages, backgrounds and interest levels are invited [...]
That Book Idea You’ve Been Thinking About? We’ve Got an Outlet for That!
After a long (and often very snowy winter), spring has sprung. With spring comes new life and new possibilities. Perhaps it’s time to give life [...]