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AASLH Response to Federal History Funding Cuts
Dear Members and Friends of AASLH, Yesterday, May 23, President Trump sent a FY2018 budget request to Congress that would drastically cut [...]
23 AASLH Members Receive Over $4 Million in NEH Grants
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced that it will award $21.7 million in grants for more than 200 humanities projects [...]
100,000 Scans Later: Reflections on a Two-Year Project
Picture a cramped, dusty basement covered wall-to-wall with wooden shelves and metal canisters holding 18th and 19th century documents. Now imagine climate-controlled [...]
Navy Unveils National Museum of the American Sailor
NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. – The Great Lakes Naval Museum was officially renamed the National Museum of the American Sailor [...]
Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities Plans to Launch New Historic Preservation Continuing Education Program
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities at Rutgers University–Camden is launching a new continuing education program in September 2016. [...]
National Association for Interpretation Conference Open for Registration (Nov 8-12, Corpus Christi, TX)
The National Association for Interpretation announced that registration is open for its 2016 national conference, to be held at the [...]
#AASLHMMA2016 Call for Current Issues Forum Topics
Have a hot topic that deserves further discussion by you and your history colleagues? Current Issues Forums, AASLH’s newest Annual [...]
History Organizations Positioned to be Powerful Participants in Dialogue on Ferguson and Related Events
Statement from the American Association for State and Local History Nashville, TN—Recent events, from Ferguson to Cleveland and New York, have created a momentum of civic [...]
Using Games to Teach History: The Oregon Trail Case Study
At the AASLH Annual Meeting in St. Paul this past September, I had the good fortune to lead a workshop on game design with David [...]
3 Reasons Why You Need Visitors Count!
Successful museums and sites clearly understand what their visitors want and need for a high quality experience. They also know success requires collecting real data [...]
Create a Social Media Quiz for Your Museum
If you're as addicted to Facebook as I am, you're probably already familiar with social media quizzes. You know, the ones asking, “Which Ninja Turtle [...]
Why We Do What We Do
The other day I was sitting at my computer searching online for student engagement. I was looking for any ideas or techniques that would be a [...]
AASLH Invites Nominations for 2015 Leadership in History Awards
Contact: Bethany Hawkins [email protected] 615-320-3203 Every year, AASLH bestows the Leadership in History Awards in recognition of excellence in the field of state and local [...]