by American Association for State and Local History | Oct 24, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
Historic marker describing an Underground Railroad stop in Niagara Falls.By Cathy Runnels, George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center, Austin, TX It was by chance that I happened to see the American Association for State and Local History...
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...
by American Association for State and Local History | Oct 20, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
This week, the American Association for State and Local History Public History Research Lab is excited to publish our fourth annual National Visitation Report. This annual assessment of in-person visitation trends at history organizations provides a snapshot look at...
by American Association for State and Local History | Oct 20, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
My organization has an average annual budget of about $200,000. With a part-time staff of four, it can often feel like showy exhibits, big project implementations, and progressive programs are not something we can accomplish. However, in 2021 we opened a permanent...
by American Association for State and Local History | Oct 19, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
The 2022 AASLH Virtual Conference is November 1-3. The pre-registration deadline is October 26. Registration is only $60 for AASLH members and $80 for non-members. If you are an educator or if you are interested in creating programming connected to the environment,...