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5 More Citizen History Projects to Bookmark (Part 3)
Photo of a school supported by the Freedmen's Bureau in North Carolina. Photo shared by the NMAAHC (Source: Learn NC, University [...]
Why We Give: Members Share Why They Donate to AASLH
To sustain the fabric of culture, inclusion, memory, and conversation in the United States, it is more important than ever to support [...]
Including Marginalized Voices and Addressing Controversial Topics: Seven Award-Winning Ideas
Slavery and Freedom in Savannah Interpreting the history of marginalized peoples and addressing controversial topics can be intimidating. To help [...]
Right-ing American History: Thoughts on AASLH and Reinterpreting History
Ever since I was young, I recall only visiting museums when I went on school field trips. I remember enjoying [...]
How Should Museums Contribute to Community Recovery After Disasters?
Greetings from the AASLH’s archives! Today I want to pose a few questions inspired by one intriguing archival finding. These [...]
StEPs in the Classroom: A Collaboration Between the Watts Museum and the WVU Public History Program
This spring, a class of public history graduate students at West Virginia University had the opportunity to participate in AASLH’s [...]
Three Organizations Earn StEPs Certificates in June
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study standards program [...]
Widening the Circle
The Laurel Historical Society has been exploring our museum’s role in the community. We began by asking ourselves, “How can our programs and activities encourage [...]
Regional Terminology
Soda, pop, or coke? Shopping cart or buggy? At one point or another, we have all come across regional language differences. I grew up in [...]
Today is Giving Tuesday. Will you give to AASLH?
We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. Now, we have #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. Today, [...]
What happened to the Junior Membership program?
I was recently pouring through old minutes from the Detroit Historical Society to write a blog for AASLH’s 75th anniversary next year. As can be [...]
Historic Buildings and Landscapes as Museum Collections
With a portfolio of 27 historic sites across the country, from Philip Johnson’s Glass House in New Canaan Connecticut, to the Cooper-Molera Adobe in Monterey, [...]
Add a Term to PastPerfect 5
If you have experience cataloging museum collections in PastPerfect 5, then it is likely that at some point you've needed to use an object name [...]