by American Association for State and Local History | Apr 28, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
Dr. Rebekah Beaulieu is the new AASLH book series editor. The book series editor works with the AASLH Editorial Board and Aja Bain, AASLH Program and Publications Manager, to publish books that connect the people engaged in history work to new questions, ideas,...
by American Association for State and Local History | Apr 26, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
By Bethany L. Hawkins, AASLH Chief of Operations I have worked full-time in the history field for over twenty-seven years. My first job was at a small historic house museum. We had three full-time staff members and depended on our volunteer board for financial...
by Ben Franklin's World | Apr 26, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/327_Schmidt.mp3 How do we know what we know about Benjamin Franklin? We know historians, museum curators, and archivists rely on historical documents and objects to find and learn information about the past. But how...
by American Association for State and Local History | Apr 18, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
Cazenovia ParkBy Bethany L. Hawkins, AASLH Chief of Operations April 26 is the 200th birthday of the famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. He designed Central Park in New York City, the grounds of Biltmore Estate, and other well-known gardens and grounds...
by American Association for State and Local History | Apr 18, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
The American Association for State and Local History is a partner of Made By Us, an initiative of history and civics organizations to inspire, inform, and empower Millennials and Gen Z as they shape our country’s future. In this post, Cameron Katz, community...
by American Association for State and Local History | Apr 14, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
Today, the National Council on Public History (NCPH) and AASLH are releasing a first-of-its-kind report on the prevalence of gender discrimination and sexual harassment in history organizations in the United States. You can read the report, which includes an executive...
