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2022 Virtual Conference Educator and Environment Sessions
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,...
15 New Cultural Facilities Fund Grants Announced at Battleship Cove in Fall River
10.18.2022 Bethann Steiner, Public Affairs Director Mass Cultural Facilities Fund | Press Release FY23 Cultural Facilities Fund Application Now Open Rep. Carole Fiola, Rep. Alan Silvia, Sen. Michael J. Rodrigues, Mass Cultural Council Executive Director Michael J....
Michael J. Bobbitt Receives 2022 Action Bearing Award from MassOpera
10.17.2022 Bethann Steiner, Public Affairs Director Diversity Equity and Inclusion Congratulations to Mass Cultural Council Executive Director Michael J. Bobbitt, who was honored by MassOpera this weekend as the recipient of the 2022 Action Bearing Award. Bobbitt...
A National Conference with a Small Town Feel
By Sarah Adams, Edwards Place Historic House, Springfield, IL I was fortunate to attend the 2022 AASLH Annual Conference in Buffalo, New York, as a Small Museums Scholarship recipient in September. I have been to other national organizations’ conferences and annual...
The Power of Change Starts from Inside
By Anne Jordan, Little White School Museum, Oswego, IL This was my second year attending the AASLH conference, but the first as a higher-up in a historical organization and as a Small Museums Scholarship recipient. Because of that, I spent a lot more time looking at...
Change is Required: Preparing for the Post-Pandemic Museum
Change is Required: Preparing for the Post-Pandemic Museum, the newest book in the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Book Series, is about the future of American museums. Museums were powerfully affected by the nested crises of the pandemic. In...
Finding my Place at #AASLH2022
By Julie Zasada, Cedar Lake Historical Association, Cedar Lake, IN The #AASLH2022 Annual Conference theme of Right Here, Right Now: The Power of Place resonated with me immediately. Checking in at the registration table, my badge ribbons succinctly identified how I...
First Arcus Leadership Program Courses Now Available
The first three courses are now available in the American Association for State and Local History’s (AASLH) Arcus program, our newest professional development offering. Arcus courses are specifically designed for emerging and mid-level professionals and those who are...
Boise and “I, Too, am America”: Now Accepting Session Proposals for the 2023 Annual Conference
Boise, Idaho will host the 2023 AASLH Annual Conference, which has the theme of “I, Too, Am America.” The conference will be held September 6-9, 2023. This theme was chosen because it draws on the broadening concept of American identity that is found in Making History...
Episode 340: Nicholas Guyatt, Prisoners of War and the War of 1812
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/340_Guyatt.mp3 The War of 1812 is an under-known conflict in United States history. It’s not a war that many Americans think about or dwell upon. And it was not a war that the...
Explore Diversity in History at the 2022 AASLH Virtual Conference
The 2022 AASLH Virtual Conference is now only three weeks away and will be held November 1-3. A number of sessions this year address diversity in history. Your registration includes access to these sessions live and to recordings of all conference sessions, so you can...
The White House History Teacher Institute’s 2022 Makeover
By Samantha Hunter-Gibbs, Director of K-12 Education at the White House Historical Association The White House History Teacher Institute (WHHTI), hosted by the White House Historical Association, began in 2016. Since then, the program has grown and evolved to...
The View from Buffalo at #AASLH2022
By Evan Wright, Castellani Art Museum, Niagara University, New York Attending my first AASLH conference with the Douglas Evelyn Scholarship was an amazing experience! I was able to meet new people, learn new things, and share the wonderful history of Buffalo, my...
President Biden Issues Proclamation for National Arts & Humanities Month
10.04.2022 Dawn Heinen, Digital Communications Manager On September 30, President Biden issued a proclamation designating October 2022 as National Arts and Humanities Month in celebration of the significance of the arts, humanities, and museum and library services to...
3 Grants Now Available for Artists
10.04.2022 Dawn Heinen, Digital Communications Manager This fall Mass Cultural Council is offering three grant opportunities for Massachusetts artists and individuals working in the cultural sector: Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for IndividualsThis one-time pandemic...
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