Registration Now Open!
2025 AASLH Annual Conference
In Partnership with the Ohio Local History Alliance
September 10 – 13
Cincinnati, Ohio
Registration is now open for the 2025 AASLH Annual Conference! Don’t miss this event, which takes place as our field makes final preparations to kick off the 250th commemoration of the founding of the United States.
The theme of this year’s conference is The American Experiment. The role of history organizations as vibrant hubs of civic and community conversation is more important than ever. How might we partner with our communities to understand and address the pressing issues of today and the future? How can we empower our audiences to consider the effects of The American Experiment and engage in civic participation? What “leaps into the dark” are we taking now, and what can we learn from our own experiments and share with each other to advance our field?
Save when you register before the early bird deadline on July 25: Register now!
AASLH members receive the lowest registration rates: Become a member!
How to Register
To register online:
1. Members or others who have an account log on to the AASLH Membership Center. If you do not have an account, click here to create one.
2. Click on Events on the top navigation menu and then click on Browse Events. Click on the 2025 Annual Conference to begin registration. You can also scroll down to Events You May Like on the Membership Center home page and click on 2025 Annual Conference.
3. If you want to become an AASLH member, sign up for membership first and then register for the conference.
To register by mail, download the registration form and send it to us. Non-members can also sign up for membership on the registration form.
Why Attend?
• Choose from more than 70 learning sessions that will inspire and challenge you in your work.
• Network and connect with the national history community.
• Hear keynote speaker Don Wildman, presenter of the Travel Channel’s Mysteries at the Museum, and Co-Chair of the Sports and Entertainment Advisory Council America250.
• In the closing plenary, learn how “history-adjacent” brewers, artists, foodies, and cultural organizations invite history into their work to strengthen civic life.
• Gather with colleagues to talk about the multiple challenges facing our field—censorship, cancelled grants, and uncertainty around federal agencies that support us—and how we can advocate for history, our institutions, and workforce.
• Explore the Exhibit Hall to find the newest products and services that directly improve the way history professionals operate.
• Have fun and get to know Cincinnati and its history organizations through evening events and tours.
