AASLH NEWS

Getting Started in Local Advocacy: The history community needs advocacy but often struggles with where to begin. Building on AASLH’s new manual, Speak Up for History: Getting Started in Local Advocacy, this webinar will offer attendees a basic understanding of what local advocacy is and why it matters, ways to translate big ideas into practical and flexible techniques, and concrete examples and tools for getting started. Register here.

This Month: Virtual Workshop on NAGPRA: Register here

AASLH Encourages Your Participation in Museums on Call: Learn more

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NEWS FROM THE FIELD

Smithsonian Integrity and Historical Independence Act: Read more. 

Only 1 in 10 Americans Support Censoring Museum Content: Read more

Curating a Milestone and Embracing Complexity for America’s 250th: Read more

AASLH EVENTS

Webinars
October: Core Issues Briefing Series Bundle
October 7: Engaging Younger Generations: Core Issues Briefing Series – THIS WEEK
October 14: Understanding the U.S. History Sector: Core Issues Briefing Series
October 20: Getting Started in Local Advocacy
October 21: Doing History in Polarized Times: Core Issues Briefing Series
October 27: AASLH History Hour: Is This Place Haunted? – FREE
October 28: Disaster Preparedness for History Organizations: Core Issues Briefing Series
November 4: Understanding the U.S. History Workforce: Core Issues Briefing Series

November 17: Level Up Your Site's Membership Program – NEW
December 8: What is STEPS and Can It Help My Site? – FREE

Workshops
October 21: Deaccessioning Deep Dive (Virtual)
October 22: NAGPRA Essentials for History Organizations (Virtual)
November 18: Basics of Archive Management (Virtual)
November 19: Basics of Fundraising (Virtual)
February 4, 2027: Designing History Walking Tours (Virtual)
May 20, 2027: Reimagining the Historic House Museum (Waltham, Massachusetts) – NEW
June 7 – 8, 2027: Collections Camp: Textiles (Richmond, Virginia)

Instructor-Led Online Course
January 11 - February 7: Introduction to Financial Management
January 11 - March 7: Collections Management 100: Collection Development
January 11 - March 7: Museum Education and Outreach
January 11 - March 7: Developing Exhibitions
January 11 - March 11: Basics of Archives

On Demand Online Courses
Accessibility for Historical Organizations
Creating Engaging Social Media Content for History Organizations
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for History Organizations
Foundational Principles of LGBTQ+ Inclusion
Introduction to Fundraising
Introduction to Indigenous History
Program Planning for Nonprofits