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Three Ways History Organizations Can Collect and Interpret Memorials
Dear Boston: Messages from the Marathon Memorial When faced with tragedies, communities may find healing in creating memorials. Museums and [...]
Three Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in June
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 [...]
Uniting Town and Gown: Municipal Museum Partners with Local Colleges
A portion of the Made for the Tourist Trade exhibition at the Greeley History Museum, open from January 18 – December [...]
Corporate History at the 2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Conference
Ford Motor Company Archives storage in the bowling alley at Fair Lane, 1953. Via The Henry Ford Mark [...]
The Detroit Museums Pop-Up Shop #AASLHMMA2016
With all the exciting speakers and sessions at the Annual Meeting, it’s often impossible to get out of the convention [...]
Proposed Changes to the AASLH Bylaws
At its June meeting, the AASLH Council approved several proposed changes to the AASLH Bylaws which will be presented for [...]
Message from the Council Chair
July 18, 2016 Greetings, History matters and needs to be in our conscious present. The tone for summer 2016 across [...]
Minnesota in the ‘70s
Minnesota in the '70s explores a pivotal decade in the state's history. As the 1960s transitioned into the conservatism of the 1980s, this evolution put [...]
Beyond Pontiac's Shadow: Michilimackinac and the Anglo-Indian War of 1763
British fur traders, officers, and soldiers occupied Fort Michilimackinac in 1761, a year after the conquest of Canada. While French soldiers departed, most of the [...]
A New Level of Engagement
In 2013, I took the leap and applied to the Developing Leaders @SHA (Seminar for Historical Administration), recognizing that after fifteen years in the field [...]
Valentine’s Day — Bah, Humbug!
Wedding party at Lippitt House Museum. Courtesy of Yaritza Colon Photography Oh the romance of a “real” Victorian valentine. Just like Christmas, Victorians [...]
The Problem with Cans and Tins
Cans and tins can be challenging to classify. At times the terms are used interchangeably depending upon the context, the contents of the container, and [...]
AASLH Offering Two Grant Writing Webinars in February
Do you want more funding for your organization? Are you applying for grants this fall and need to improve your chances? AASLH is offering two [...]