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America & New York’s 250th Birthdays

May 8, 2023 by Bruce Dearstyne 1 Comment

250th Anniversary of Revolutionary New YorkNew York is slowly preparing for the 250th anniversary of both the birth of the United States (July 2, 1776) and the birth of New York State (April 20, 1777, the day the first state constitution was approved). [Read more…] about America & New York’s 250th Birthdays

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: AASLH, America's 250th Anniversary, American Revolution, Office of State History, Political History, State Historian

$400K Grant to AASLH Supports US 250th Anniversary

September 9, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

AASLH logoThe William G. Pomeroy Foundation has announced they are providing a $400,000 grant to the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) to expand AASLH’s capacity to serve and prepare the public history and museum community for the 250th anniversary, or Semiquincentennial, of the United States in 2026. [Read more…] about $400K Grant to AASLH Supports US 250th Anniversary

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: AASLH, America's 250th Anniversary, Grants, Public History, William Pomeroy Foundation

AASLH Annual Conference Registration is Open

July 8, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

AASLH logoThe American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has announced 2022 AASLH Annual Conference will be held September 14th through 17th in Buffalo with the 2022 Virtual Conference following on November 1st through 4th.

This years theme is Right Here, Right Now: The Power of Place. [Read more…] about AASLH Annual Conference Registration is Open

Filed Under: History, Events, Western NY Tagged With: AASLH, Conferences

A First Ever National Census of History Organizations

June 10, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

AASLH logoThe American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has announced the results of the first ever National Census of History Organizations, an effort to research the size and scope of the history community in the United States. [Read more…] about A First Ever National Census of History Organizations

Filed Under: History Tagged With: AASLH, Archives, Historic Preservation, Municipal Historians, Museums, National Endowment for the Humanities, Public History

Quarantine Pastimes: Local History Management Webinars

April 5, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Batavia Public School courtesy NYS ArchivesThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented crisis in our local communities, country, and world. In response to concerns from the history community, American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has developed a new webinar series — AASLH conversations — to help practitioners and institutions discuss how to respond to the current crisis. [Read more…] about Quarantine Pastimes: Local History Management Webinars

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: AASLH, Archives, Education, Public Health

American Association for State and Local History Conference

August 28, 2019 by Peter Feinman Leave a Comment

Institute of history archaeology and educationThis August 28-31, the joint American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) and International Coalition of Sites of Conscience Annual Meeting will convene in Philadelphia to learn, engage in fellowship, tour, and address this year’s theme, What Are We Waiting For? Depending on the work at hand, this theme serves different purposes. It is a call to action, a challenge to embrace difficult work now. It is also a cautious whisper, a reminder to slow down and get it right. Although different issues warrant different responses, consideration of the question is essential in light of the challenges our field, communities, nation, and planet are facing. [Read more…] about American Association for State and Local History Conference

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: AASLH, Conferences

Bruce Dearstyne: Historians and the Public Good

March 13, 2018 by Bruce Dearstyne Leave a Comment

Every issue of History News, the publication of the American Association for State and Local History, is worth reading for its reports and insights into our field, but the latest “Emerging Professionals Takeover Issue” (Winter 2018) is particularly fascinating.

It was written and edited by emerging history professionals – people recently entering the field or holding their first professional or management positions. The issue touches on several topics of concern today and even more important for the future of the field. [Read more…] about Bruce Dearstyne: Historians and the Public Good

Filed Under: History Tagged With: AASLH, Advocacy, Historic Preservation, Local History, Public History

Bruce Dearstyne Wins AASLH Leadership in History Award

June 22, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

the spirit of new yorkThe American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) have announced that Bruce W. Dearstyne is the recipient of an Award of Merit for the book The Spirit of New York: Defining Events in the Empire State’s History, published by SUNY Press. The AASLH Leadership in History Awards, now in its 71st year, is the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local history. [Read more…] about Bruce Dearstyne Wins AASLH Leadership in History Award

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: AASLH

State and Local History Awards Announced

June 26, 2014 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

LeadershipInHistory_004The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has announced the winners of the 69th annual Leadership in History Awards, which recognizes achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local history.

This year, AASLH conferred seventy-seven national awards honoring people, projects, exhibits, books, and organizations. The only winner in New York State was Laurence M. Hauptman for the publication In the Shadow of Kinzua: The Seneca Nation of Indians since World War II. In contrast, Pennsylvania had 10 awardees. [Read more…] about State and Local History Awards Announced

Filed Under: History Tagged With: AASLH, Public History

State Museum Civil War Exhibit Honored, Extended

July 12, 2013 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

posterThe New York State Museum, a program of the New York State Education Department’s Office of Cultural Education, has received an Award of Merit from the American Association of State and Local History (AASLH) for its exhibition commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, An Irrepressible Conflict: The Empire State in the Civil War.

The 7,000 square-foot exhibit, which opened on September 22, 2012 in Exhibition Hall, is now extended through March 23, 2014. [Read more…] about State Museum Civil War Exhibit Honored, Extended

Filed Under: New Exhibits Tagged With: AASLH, Civil War, Military History, New York State Museum, Public History

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