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 History Hour | April 2025
22 April 2025|3pm EST
Join us for a special AASLH History Hour on Tuesday, April 22. The AASLH Climate and Sustainability Committee will host this month's History Hour, which takes place on Earth Day. Meet your peers from around the country to talk about environmental sustainability and programming at museums and historic sites. Share what you're doing and learn from your peers.
AASLH History Hour is a monthly networking and community-building event. Each month, we present a topic and then invite you to meet your colleagues from around the country to chat about the topic in small groups.
Everyone is invited to participate! While this event is free, preregistration is required.
AASLH Solidarity Hour
Wednesday, April 23 | 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 April 23 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 President and CEO John Dichtl 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.
Working with Tourism Organizations - Live Webinar
April 29, 2025 | 3 - 4:15PM ET |
Join us for a discussion on working with tourism offices and destination marketing organizations to use their resources to increase your site's profile and attract more visitors.
Working with Craftspeople at Museums and Historic Sites - Live Webinar
May 1, 2025 | 3 - 4:15PM ET |
Join us for a discussion on welcoming craftspeople into your work to create engaging programs and reach new audiences.
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.
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.
Strengthening History Communication: Reframing the Value of History and Your Institution (April 2025) - Virtual Workshop
April 24, 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.
Putting It All Together: Preparing for 2026 at Small History Organizations - May - Virtual Workshop
Tuesday, 20 May, from 12:00 to 4:00pm 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.
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.
Caring for Museum Collections (Summer 2025) - Online Course
June 16 - August 10, 2025 | Caring for Museum Collections is an AASLH online course. This eight-week practical course, taught by instructor Rebecca Elder, deals with the physical care and preservation of museum collections. 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.
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.
