by Massachusetts History Alliance | Nov 25, 2022 | News, Publick Occurences
« All Events December 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm ‘Contradictory Place’: Cotton Mills Alongside Anti-Slavery Efforts in Lowell Massachusetts A screening and discussion with film collaborator Professor Robert Forrant From the 1830s through the Civil War, many...
by American Association for State and Local History | Nov 22, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
Last week, the American Association for State and Local History staff gathered for a staff retreat. In addition to discussing plans for AASLH in 2023, Ashley Bouknight-Claybrooks, our Senior Manager of Professional Development, taught the staff how to make faux pies....
by American Association for State and Local History | Nov 8, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
The American Association for State and Local History held its annual business meeting on Friday, November 4.During the meeting: John Dichtl, president and CEO, gave an update on the state of the association and the field. Council treasurer Becky Beaulieu presented a...
by American Association for State and Local History | Oct 28, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
The 2023 AASLH Annual Conference will be held in Boise, Idaho, September 6-9, 2023. In this post, Annie Gavica gives an overview of the “Basque Block,” the center of Boise’s large Basque population and a unique part of the city’s diversity. Session proposals for next...
by American Association for State and Local History | Oct 24, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
The pre-registration deadline for the 2022 Virtual Conference is this Wednesday! Registration is only $60 for AASLH members and $80 for non-members. Registration includes access to all live sessions, recordings of all general and concurrent sessions, and networking....
by American Association for State and Local History | Oct 21, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
“I, Too, Am America” is the theme of the 2023 AASLH Annual Conference, which will be held in Boise, Idaho, September 6-9, 2023. The theme is taken from Langston Hughes’ poem “I, Too,” which was published in 1926, the 150th anniversary of the United States. In the...
