Webinars
Webinars are online discussions, typically lasting 60 to 75 minutes including a Q&A session. During each live webinar, you can use the Q&A and Chat features to type messages and questions to the panelists and other participants. Webinars are recorded so you can re-watch whenever you want.
AASLH Solidarity Hour - May 2025
May 22, 2025 | 3pm EST
The past few weeks have been a time of stress and uncertainty due to the shutdown of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the cancellation of grants at the National Endowment for the Humanities, and disruption at other federal agencies that serve history organizations.
Attend the AASLH Solidarity Hour on May 22nd to meet others in the national history community. You’ll have the chance to share how your work is being impacted and to listen and learn from your peers on how to respond to actions by federal and state governments and effectively advocate for the field.
AASLH Council Chair Christy Coleman and Council Member Richard Josey will provide opening remarks. They will share the latest information on the situation, how AASLH is advocating for the field, and actions you can take.
It’s free to attend, but pre-registration is required.
AASLH History Hour | May 2025
May 27, 2025 | 3pm EST
Join other AASLH members and friends for a free and informal conversation and community-building event on May 27 at 3 p.m. Eastern time.
The Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Task Force has worked for the past 18 months to create a plan for AASLH to develop resources for organizations to prevent and address gender discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace. The Task Force will share their final report and gather feedback from attendees on what they see as critical needs is dealing with this issue in the history field.
Join us to connect to your colleagues from across the country. Everyone is invited to participate!
AASLH History Hour takes place on the fourth Tuesday of each month from 3 – 4 p.m. Eastern Time. While free, registration is required to participate.
Interpreting Winter Holidays with Your Community - Live Webinar
June 12, 2025 | 3 - 4:15PM ET |
Join us for a discussion on interpreting winter holidays at all kinds of historic sites and museums, and how to connect your artifacts and stories with the celebrations of contemporary audiences.
Deaccessioning History Collections - Live Webinar
June 26, 2025 | 3 - 4:15PM ET |
Join us to learn about creating appropriate deaccessioning procedures at your site to refine your collections and make room for new artifacts and stories.
Expanding Queer Narratives in Museums - Live Webinar
July 10, 2025 | 3 - 4:15PM ET |
Join us to learn about researching and interpreting queer stories at museums to create inclusive programming that meets community-specific needs.
Onsite and Virtual Workshops
Workshops are one to two day in-person or virtual training events. We offer several workshops every year in various locations around the country as well as online. Each workshop offers participants a chance to engage in intensive learning and discussion with faculty and classmates.
Putting It All Together: Preparing for 2026 at Small History Organizations - May - Virtual Workshop
May 20, 2025 | 12 - 4 PM ET |The U.S. 250th is an opportunity to share history that tells everyone’s story and to strengthen the history field. AASLH has developed key resources to help practitioners both conceptually and concretely plan for this commemoration’s transformative potential. Attend this workshop to learn about the Making History at 250 field guide, our new handbook of low-resource programming ideas, and how to effectively apply these tools to your site or organization.
Strengthening History Communication: Reframing the Value of History and Your Institution (June 2025) - Virtual Workshop
June 25, 2025 | 1PM - 4pm EST | Strengthening History Communication: Reframing the Value of History and Your Institution is a half-day virtual workshop for history practitioners to learn how to communicate about their work more effectively to the public and media.
Instructor-Led Online Courses
Instructor-Led Online Courses are typically between four to eight weeks long. They offer each student a chance to engage deeply with subject material over an extended period of time. Keep on track with regular video chats and other interactions with accessible faculty, and discuss the course material with classmates in online forums.
Introduction to Financial Management (Summer 2025) - Online Course
June 16 - July 13, 2025| Introduction to Financial Management is an AASLH online course. This four-week course, taught by instructor Rebekah Beaulieu, provides an introduction to financial concepts, from understanding expenses and income to how to establish an endowment. Successful completion of this course will earn one credit toward the Small Museum Pro! certificate from AASLH.
Developing Exhibitions: Planning & Design (Summer 2025) - Online Course
June 16 - August 10, 2025| Developing Exhibitions: Developing Exhibits: Planning & Design is an AASLH online course. This eight-week course, taught by instructor Jenney Fazande, will introduce participants to the process of designing an exhibit. Successful completion of this course will earn one credit toward the Small Museum Pro! certificate from AASLH.
Basics of Archives (Summer 2025) - Online Course
June 16 - August 10, 2025 | Basics of Archives is an AASLH online course. This eight-week course, newly reworked by instructor Dr. Bradley Wiles, is about caring for historical records. It is designed to give organizations and individuals who are responsible for the care of historical records an introduction to the core aspects of managing and protecting historical records collections, using appropriate principles and best practices.
Courses on Demand
AASLH Courses On Demand are online courses designed by history professionals that can be accessed and followed independently at any time. They offer accessible primers on relevant topics that can be completely customized to the student's schedule. Courses share presentations and readings, but do not include mandatory meeting times or instructor or classmate interaction.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for History Organizations - On-Demand
For the first time in history, there are multiple generational cohorts in the workforce, and the cultural climate in the workplace has shifted. This course is designed to assist leaders in bringing awareness to cultural differences and backgrounds and train staff on how to celebrate them and work together. In this course, we will discuss what DEI is and to effectively drive it as a culture within your organization.
Program Planning for Nonprofits - On-Demand
In this course, students will be introduced to the Program Planning Cycle. The cycle includes identifying your organization’s needs, target audience, and resources. At the end of the course, students will have a framework to carry out program planning at their own organization, while having evaluated the current programs at their organization along the way.
Creating Engaging Social Media Content for History Organizations - On-Demand
In our increasingly online world, museums need to start thinking of social media as a program, not just as a marketing tool. In this course, we will learn some of the most effective strategies for engaging your audience on social media.
