by American Association for State and Local History | Jul 5, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
By Dan Vallone, Founder of Army 250 The Army was America before America was America. On June 14, 1775, more than a year before the Declaration of Independence was issued, the U.S. Army was born. On this date, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution that...
by American Association for State and Local History | Jul 3, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
The American Association for State and Local History is pleased to announce the publication of the 250th Anniversary Program Handbook, our latest resource to help state and local history organizations prepare for the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026. This...
by American Association for State and Local History | Jul 3, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
Since 2018, the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has published an Annual Report on Semiquincentennial Planning to highlight how the association, national and state commissions, and history organizations are planning for the 250th anniversary of...
by Ben Franklin's World | Jul 2, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/388_Barbier.mp3 Happy Fourth of July! We’ve created special episodes to commemorate, celebrate, and remember the Fourth of July for years. Many of our episodes have focused on the Declaration of Independence, how and why it...
by American Association for State and Local History | Jun 26, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
The deadline to submit a proposal for the Poster Session at the 2024 AASLH Annual Conference has been extended to July 8. AASLH has partnered with the National Council on Public History (NCPH) to invite proposals for an NCPH‐sponsored Poster Session at the 2024 AASLH...
by American Association for State and Local History | Jun 21, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
For nearly eighty years, the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has presented Leadership in History Awards to establish and encourage standards of excellence in the collection, preservation, and interpretation of state and local history in order...
