by American Association for State and Local History | Oct 5, 2021 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
By Alex Collins, Professional Development Manager, AASLH It’s almost that time! Time to gather virtually for the 2021 AASLH Online Conference. Though we were excited to see many of you in Little Rock a couple of weeks ago, we are so happy to join you in another...
by American Association for State and Local History | Sep 14, 2021 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military HistoryBy Aaron Shuman, National Museum of the Pacific War, Fredericksburg, TX As a museum professional just starting my career, attending AASLH’s 2021 Annual Meeting is a really exciting opportunity. I recently joined the...
by American Association for State and Local History | Sep 13, 2021 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
By Casey Wooster, Chair of AASLH Emerging History Professionals Affinity Committee In the words of Lorelei Lee in the 1949 musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, “I learned an awful lot in Little Rock, and here’s some advice I’d like to share. . .” With the upcoming AASLH...
by American Association for State and Local History | Aug 24, 2021 | History News
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staton BreidenthalBy Kathleen Pate, National Archives and Records Administration, Little Rock, AR August 26th marks the 101st anniversary of the 19th amendment being officially added to the Constitution. Outside of March, Women’s Equality Day...
by American Association for State and Local History | Aug 23, 2021 | History News
Historic home in Little Rock’s Quapaw Quarter. (LRCVB)By Elizabeth Stewart, Renton History Museum & AASLH Small Museums Committee One of the unexpected benefits of eighteen months of global pandemic is that we have had to throw out all our old assumptions—what...
