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When Behind the Scenes IS the Exhibit: Lessons from History Lab at the Indiana Historical Society
This article was originally posted on Museums + Social Media. It is reposted here with the author's permission. As I write this, [...]
Truth-Telling and Religious History: How Religious Historians Can Foster Reconciliation in a Divided Society
Regent University campus on the day of the rally. In late October 2016 I attended the 30th Biennial Conference on [...]
StEPs Spotlight: Grassmere Historic Farm Finding its Way Within a Larger Organization
Exciting changes are happening at the 800+ organizations taking part in the StEPs program (Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations). Our [...]
AASLH/MMA 2016 Tour Spotlight: Woodward Avenue: A Road From the Past, A Path to the Future
Woodward Avenue. The iconic highway that is Michigan’s Main Street has centuries-old origins that precede the coming of pioneer settlers to [...]
Expendable History? Saving Women’s Historic Sites from Demolition
As a women’s historian, I have always subscribed to the belief that women’s histories, stories, and contributions are everywhere; we [...]
Puppies, Students, & Trivia: 5 Ideas to Engage your Community
In our institutions, many of us are tasked with increasing programming and outreach of the museum. I find that when [...]
New Online Exhibit/Oral History Project at King County Archives: Public Health’s Response to AIDS in Seattle-King County,1982-1996
The King County Archives in Seattle, Washington (new members of AASLH) announces publication of its new online exhibit, Responding to [...]
5 Names for Museum Educators
A museum education specialist/interpreter/guide working with students While looking through the posts right here on AASLH, I ran across Do You Docent? by [...]
Are Unpaid Interns Legal?
As mostly nonprofit history organizations, a lot of AASLH members rely on unpaid interns to help at their sites throughout the year. We have all [...]
The Birth of an Exhibit
People just keep asking about Elmer, Elmer being Elmer McCurdy, an outlaw turned sideshow mummy. In March, producers from the T.V. show Mysteries at the [...]
Would You Buy a Bus?
I happened to see this article from 89.3 KPCC - Southern California Public Radio pop up in my Facebook feed last week and I can’t [...]
Meal Toys, Merchandising and Beyond!
A couple of times of year, I help my children sift through toys. Generally, we separate these objects into three piles: keep, donate and trash. [...]
Mark the Mammoth: A Small Museum Makes its Mark on the Twitterverse
The arrival of the internet has certainly changed many things, including how we think about marketing our museums. For at least a decade, a museum webpage has [...]