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A Pivotal Moment in Our History: A Century of Women’s Rights Work and the 2016 Election
Hillary Clinton receives the Alice Award in 2009. Photograph by Doug DeMark. “I want young girls and boys to come [...]
Recruiting Your Superiors: Thoughts on Advancing in the Field
Earlier this week, I participated in the #AASLHchat on “Issues Facing Emerging Professionals”. Contributors shared so many good ideas, and you can [...]
Ask FSA: Reading Insignia on Military Uniforms
Identification of the military decorations John Glenn earned as a Marine Corps pilot and astronaut, 1943-1965. Photo courtesy of author. [...]
Caring for Body, Mind, and Spirit: The Story of St. Joseph’s Nurses
Caring for Body, Mind, and Spirit: The Story of St. Joseph’s Nurses opened November 12, 2014, at the Piper Memorial [...]
National September 11 Memorial Museum
Opened in May 2014, the National September 11 Memorial Museum is the global focal point for preserving the history of the [...]
North Dakota: People Living on the Land
This project developed an innovative online curriculum for eighth graders in North Dakota and presents a comprehensive and accessible look [...]
Carver County Historical Society Website Redesign
The Carver County Historical Society research library is a vast collection of maps, genealogies, newspapers, research articles, and photographs used [...]
Taking Your Museum to the Streets – Chandler Edition
Every so often it becomes necessary to close a museum building. Maybe it's because of a facility issue, or a lack of funding, or an [...]
Field Trips and the Admission-Free Museum
In November 2012, the Detroit Historical Museum reopened after a 6 month, $12 million renovation. As a gift back to the community who helped fund [...]
AASLH Encourages History Organizations to Help Document Hurricane Sandy
Historypin, in partnership with AASLH, Google, the Metropolitan New York Library Council, and the Society of American Archivists launches the new initiative Hurricane Sandy: Record, Remember, Rebuild. [...]
What I’m Looking For. . .
This post is part of a new series on Arrrrducation. We've invited guest posters from outside of the museum field to tell us what they're looking [...]
I have a Disaster Plan. Now What?
A Disaster Plan is only as good as its implementation.That's good advice as we enter the storm season with risks of severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, and [...]
Interns 101
To begin, THANK YOU to all the students who, through unpaid internships, have worked countless hours in large and small museums. As we strive to [...]