An AASLH Member on the Value of IMLS and NEH
We are presenting this column which appears in the Oklahoma Historical Society newsletter as an example to AASLH members and others [...]
An AASLH Member’s Letter to the Smithsonian
We are presenting this letter as an example to AASLH members and others who are willing to send their own messages [...]
Take Action to Save the National Endowment for the Humanities
After effectively shutting down the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) this week, the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Creating a Safe Workplace
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth post in a series of posts written by members of the AASLH Gender [...]
HLI Takes Public History to the Streets
By Andrea Jones, Director, History Leadership Institute With Nicole Martinez LeGrand, Multicultural Collections Curator, Indiana Historical Society Does our daily grind stand in the [...]
Small Museums and Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
By Joan H. Baldwin Decades ago, when I was offered my first job as a county historical society director, I felt like the saint [...]
We Need You at Museums Advocacy Day 2025
Museums Advocacy Day February 24 – 25, 2025 Washington, DC Organized by the American Alliance of Museums Supported by the American Association for State [...]
AASLH Announces New Location for the History Leadership Institute and Opens Registration for 2025 Cohort
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is excited to announce a significant change for the History Leadership Institute (HLI), the premier [...]
A New Strategic Framework
By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO AASLH staff, committees, and Council have been discussing the organization’s strategic direction off and on for the [...]
Conference Connections at AASLH2024
By René A. Ballesteros, Latinos in Heritage Conservation My name is René A. Ballesteros, and I recently attended the 2024 AASLH Annual Conference thanks [...]