Announcing The Stewardship Archive: Safeguarding Essential Information to Protect America’s Public Lands, Waters, and Places of Cultural Heritage
David Harmon, Executive Director, George Wright Society There are growing concerns about the removal of public information related to climate change [...]
Forward Together: an Update on IMLS
Last week was another busy week of federal challenges to museums and history organizations. The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and [...]
Defend the Institute of Museum and Library Services—Take Action Now!
The Trump administration is threatening deep cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), an agency that provides essential [...]
Together in the Face of Uncertainty
Over the past two weeks, I’ve heard from colleagues throughout the history community expressing their distress about impending challenges [...]
Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment and the All-Volunteer History Organization
Editor's Note: This is the second post in a series of posts written by members of the AASLH Gender [...]
The 250th Anniversary and the Road Ahead
By John Marks and Madeleine Rosenberg On Friday, January 24, 2025, AASLH published the latest installment of our “250 [...]
Update on the Federal Funding Pause
On Monday, January 27, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released Memorandum M-25-13 instructing all federal agencies to [...]
From Hawai’i to Mobile: An Archivist’s Take on the 2024 Annual Conference
By Helen Wong Smith, University of Hawai'i and SAA Past President Despite serving on the AASLH Leadership Nominating Committee in 2018-2019, attending the AASLH [...]
New AASLH Book: Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites
Now Available! Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites Edited By Kenneth C. Turino and Max A. van Balgooy Paperback $40 AASLH Members / [...]
Updated AASLH Book: The Oral History Manual
Now Available! The Oral History Manual Fourth Edition By Barbara W. Sommer and Mary Kay Quinlan Paperback $36 AASLH Members / $45 Nonmembers Ebook [...]
Remembering Indigenous People’s History
By Megan Spainhour, AASLH Membership and Office Coordinator Monday, October 14th is celebrated as Indigenous People’s Day, and so today we also honor the [...]
Now Accepting Session Proposals for the 2025 AASLH Annual Conference
Your Content Goes Here Now Accepting Session Proposals 2025 AASLH Annual Conference The American Experiment September 10 – 13, 2025 Cincinnati, Ohio Proposals [...]
How Gen Z Wants to Celebrate America’s 250th
Your Content Goes Here -By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO "The United States turns 250 years old in 2026. Gen Z will [...]