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Grant-Sponsored Training in Scientific Imaging Technologies for History and Museum Professionals
Here's an opportunity for historians, archivists, and museum professionals to receive grant-sponsored training in scientific imaging technologies: Who is CHI? Cultural Heritage [...]
Resources for Heritage Institutions Affected by Flooding in Louisiana
AASLH is reaching out to our constituents in the recent flood affected areas in Louisiana. As a member of the Heritage Emergency [...]
How to Choose an Object Name for Cataloging an Abstract of Title
Lynne Sylvester of the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation in Florida has posed this question: I have to catalog an Abstract of Title and do [...]
A Message from Louisville
It is hard to believe that we are less than a week away from welcoming the AASLH conference to Kentucky! [...]
Excited About the Online Conference? I Am
As the 2015 AASLH Annual Meeting Intern, one of my duties is coordinating the online conference for those who are [...]
Announcing the SHA Class of 2015
We are proud to announce the next class of Developing History Leaders @ SHA! SHA is a three-week program focuses on professional development [...]
Lace Up Your Kicks
I'm a runner. I certainly won’t break any speed or distance records, but I like getting out there to run. [...]
Where do I find…
As small museum professionals, we’re all used to wearing many hats. In fact, some of us joke that you can determine the size of your [...]
Accidents Will Happen…
A young girl on a field trip runs into a pole at full speed! She is so hysterical that you can’t even get a good [...]
Staying on a Teacher’s Radar
A recent blog post by Max van Balgooy about a study that examined why teachers visit or don’t visit historic sites confirmed something we know [...]
Does Flying by the Seat of Your Pants Really Work?
Critical elements in the planning process that help make a program successful often fall by the wayside in a seat-of-the-pants approach. A month or so ago, I put out a call to various museum list-serves for program planning and evaluation checklists and was so gratified by the response.
Politicians Are People, Too!
Have you ever invited your representative to your museum? Maybe it’s time to participate in a new American Association of Museums initiative: “Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum.”
Smell: A Catalyst for Conversation
Good, bad, and ugly, all of us have strong memories tied to smell (sadly, the first thought that comes to my mind is my dog [...]