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Maryland Governor Restores Funding to Maryland’s Historic Preservation Grant Programs
Historic Maryland State Capitol in Annapolis Maryland Governor Larry Hogan included in his fiscal year 2018 budget over $979,000 to [...]
StEPs Spotlight: The Pioneer Museum is Learning How to Better Serve their Audience
Exciting changes are happening at the 800+ organizations taking part in the StEPs program (Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations). Our [...]
We Can Do It! WWII
While many Americans are familiar with World War II events such as Pearl Harbor or D-Day, most are less familiar with aspects of [...]
What A Small Museum Scholarship Recipient Learned at the 2015 AASLH Annual Conference
I would like to express my sincerest appreciation to the Small Museum Committee for awarding me a Small Museums Scholarship to [...]
February StEPs certificates
We congratulate these members who earned StEPs certificates last month! The Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations is AASLH’s self-study standards [...]
22 Ways History Organizations Are Using StEPs to Self-Assess & Improve
I think we can all agree that assessment programs are important, but it’s not always as clear how self-assessment and [...]
NCH Advocacy Update: Federal Funding for History Holds Steady
This article was written by Lee White, Executive Director of the National Coalition for History. We are sharing it in [...]
Children Who Visit Museums Have Higher Achievement in Reading, Math, and Science
The headline seems so logical to those of us in the history field. "Well, duh!" I thought when the blog came across the transom. But [...]
I Remember When – Part 3 (Betty’s Shoebox)
Betty's Shoebox - or, How I Came to Nomenclature Image courtesy of the Computer History Museum When I came to work at Maine’s [...]
AASLH Offering Two Collections Workshops in June
AASLH will offer two workshops in June, both on collections care. Collections Management and Practices June 12-13, 2014 Host: Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter [...]
Now is the Time to Enroll in StEPs
If your organization has been waiting for the right time to enroll in the StEPs program, this is it! Big things are happening in the [...]
UPDATE: How Do You Manage Affinity Groups?
Last March, I wrote a post asking for input on how history museums best engage affinity groups. Specifically, I stated some of our challenges: “The [...]
AASLH Members Save 25% on Select AltaMira Titles
AASLH Members: SAVE 25% in May on These New Books! Call Rowman & Littlefield Customer Service at 1-800-462-6420 or visit the website now to start shopping. [...]