historic houses

6 min read 2023-01-18 05:36:16

Get to Know Boise’s Rich History with These Books and Documentaries

By Bethany Hawkins, AASLH Chief of Operations The 2023 AASLH Annual Conference will be held in Boise, Idaho, on September 6-9. The theme for the

1 min read 2023-01-18 04:36:43

The fifth annual American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) “National Visitation Survey for History Organizations” is now

2 min read 2022-12-13 21:30:24

The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is excited to announce that the Association of African American Museums has become an

1 min read 2022-12-13 02:45:48

The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Leadership in History Awards recognize excellence and innovative achievements in

5 min read 2022-10-23 22:47:19

Even though I recognize no connection between Halloween in general and the Salem Witch Trials (because #theywerenotwitches) and for that reason

2 min read 2022-10-13 20:00:19

The first three courses are now available in the American Association for State and Local History’s (AASLH) Arcus program, our newest professional

6 min read 2022-10-11 18:26:48

While I usually make plans to be as far away from Salem as possible on Columbus/Indigenous Day weekend to avoid the crowds and traffic, we had

2 min read 2022-10-10 22:03:38

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

2 min read 2022-10-04 04:34:12

The 2022 AASLH Virtual Conference provides ample opportunities for you to network with others, November 1-3. In addition to the learning sessions,

4 min read 2022-09-13 02:55:09

It occurred to me the other day that during the long life of this blog I have never spotlighted Trails and Sails, a calendar of dedicated events and

6 min read 2022-09-06 19:21:31

I drove “out west” to the recently-reopened Emily Dickinson Museum last week thinking it would just be a pleasant last road trip of the summer

7 min read 2022-08-29 22:36:57

We were in York Harbor all last week with family and friends, several of whom had never been to this region of New England before. So I was a bit of

4 min read 2022-08-23 04:15:13

I have taken a lot of road trips this summer: west, south, north. On my way to any place in the first two directions, I’ve tried to explore a

6 min read 2022-08-15 19:08:18

I made a very quick trip out to the Hudson River Valley at the beginning of last week to visit my brother and brother-in-law, and despite its brevity

6 min read 2022-07-05 19:57:18

In the last week of June I drove down to the “quiet” northeastern corner of Connecticut to see a house that was a major presidential July 4th