by American Association for State and Local History | May 19, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
By Katie Stringer Clary, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC First things first: I am not a textiles conservator. I am a museum studies professor who has worked in museums for over a decade in a variety of roles including executive director and collections...
by American Association for State and Local History | May 17, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) acknowledges the physical, emotional, and psychological impact that the mass shooting at Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, NY, and the daily experience of racism have on African Americans and others in our...
by American Association for State and Local History | May 12, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
By Tony Pierucci, Chair, History in Our Parks Task Force Thousands of history practitioners work for public parks agencies. The field of history within parks agencies is extraordinarily diverse and runs the gamut from small, city-operated historic house museums to...
by American Association for State and Local History | May 2, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
By Avi Decter and Ken Yellis For more than two years, the disruptions of the pandemic have challenged America’s history organizations. Mandated closings, layoffs and furloughs, climate change and natural disasters, social protest, and divisive politics have become the...
by American Association for State and Local History | May 2, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
Ihor Poshyvailo, director of the Maidan Museum in Ukraine, speaks about damage to cultural institutions in the country due to Russia’s invasion.By Eric Morse, AASLH Marketing and Sales Manager Zoom webinars have become a ubiquitous part of our daily lives....
