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The Origins of National Women’s History Month
The iconic Rosie the Riveter is frequently used as a symbol throughout National Women’s History Month. Image: J. Howard Miller, “We [...]
Five AASLH Member Museums Awarded Accreditation by AAM
The American Alliance of Museums announced this week the accreditation of fifteen museums across the nation, six being newly accredited and nine achieving [...]
AASLH Announces a New Logo Based on the Values of Community, Inclusion, and Creativity
AASLH is excited to introduce a new logo that symbolizes a forward focus while remaining rooted in both the past and in [...]
3 Reasons to Survey Visitors this Summer Using Visitors Count
What makes a museum successful at attracting and serving visitors? After ten years of analyzing results from the many different [...]
11 AASLH Members Earned StEPs Certificates in April
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 [...]
Meet a Member: Kristin Gallas
Meet a Member is a regular blog series spotlighting our members. AASLH has 5,500 fascinating members working hard for the field [...]
“What’d I Miss?” Historians, Hamilton, and Fanfic
If you’re like me, your personal Facebook wall is pretty much exclusively re-posts of Hamilton-related news, videos (Did you see [...]
Saturday on the Mississippi River
What better way to spend a Saturday than exploring where the Mighty Mississippi begins! This all day tour on the last day of the 2014 [...]
Sharing What Matters
I recently came across a Facebook post from a friend who loves history, but does not make a practice of posting about his experience with guides at [...]
AmeriCorps and the PoCo Muse
Six years ago, I began working as Executive Director of the Porter County Museum (or PoCo Muse, as it’s affectionately known). I don’t remember many [...]
Jeffris Family Foundation Makes $375,000 Challenge Grant to Historic Madison, Inc.
AASLH Member Since 1983 At their annual meeting June 19, the Board of Directors of the Jeffris Family Foundation announced that they have awarded a [...]
In the House and on the Web: Twenty-first-Century Strategies for Interpreting Historic Interiors at the Nichols House Museum
AASLH Member Since 2005 Join us in Boston, Massachusetts on October 3, 2014 for a one-day international symposium on the benefits and challenges of using [...]
Postcards: Messages, Mediums and Materials
Last winter, I fielded a question from a colleague which spurred on some deep thoughts on postcards and the importance of descriptive words and cross-indexing. [...]