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.
Interpreting Energy at Museums and Historic Sites (November 2024) - Live Webinar
November 7, 2024 | 3:00pm ET |
Join us for a discussion of historic energy use and how interpreting power sources throughout history can enhance understandings of contemporary energy issues.
Challenges and Solutions for Interpreting Enslavement in the North - Live Webinar
November 19, 2024 | 3pm - 4:15pm EST
Join the Northern Slavery Collective (NORSC) for a panel discussion of case studies on interpreting slavery in northern sites.
AASLH History Hour | November 2024
November 26, 2024 |
AASLH History Hour is a monthly online networking and community building event for those who work and volunteer in history organizations. Each month, we provide a topic and a list of questions for you to discuss in small groups. It’s a great way to meet people and hear other perspectives on common topics in history organizations.
On November 26 at 3 p.m. Eastern, History Hour will be hosted by Ken Turino and Max van Balgooy, co-editors of the new AASLH Book Series title Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites. Join us to chat about how to make sure Christmas interpretation aligns with your mission, how to involve community partnerships in Christmas programming, reinterpreting Christmas, and more. Share with others and learn from your peers during the breakout discussions.
It’s free to participate! However, pre-registration is required.
Introduction to the AASLH Awards Program - Live Webinar
January 15, 2025 | 3 - 4 PM ET | This free informational webinar will discuss AASLH's Leadership in History Awards program, its requirements and deadlines, and how organizations of all sizes and budgets can participate.
Designing Accessible Online and In-Person Presentations - Live Webinar
January 30, 2025 | 3pm ET
Join us for a webinar on techniques to make your presentations and slide decks accessible to your audience, whether in-person, online, or both!
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.
Reimagining the Historic House Museum in Dallas (November 2024) - Onsite Workshop
HERITAGE PLAZA VISITOR CENTER, MESQUITE, TX | NOVEMBER 12, 2024 | Reimagining the Historic House Museum is an AASLH onsite workshop. This one-day event is designed to offer current thinking, practical information, and solutions to the challenges facing historic sites. The symposium will include presentations by historic house game-changers and local historic site administrators, discussion, a boxed lunch, historic site visit, and a brainstorming workshop at a historic house museum to try out the new ideas proposed during the symposium.
Reimagining the Historic House Museum in Houston (November 2024) - Onsite Workshop
BAYOU BEND COLLECTION AND GARDENS, HOUSTON, TX | NOVEMBER 14, 2024 | Reimagining the Historic House Museum is an AASLH onsite workshop. This one-day event is designed to offer current thinking, practical information, and solutions to the challenges facing historic sites. The symposium will include presentations by historic house game-changers and local historic site administrators, discussion, a boxed lunch, historic site visit, and a brainstorming workshop at a historic house museum to try out the new ideas proposed during the symposium.
Putting It All Together: Preparing for 2026 at Small History Organizations - Virtual Workshop
Thursday, November 21, 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.
Online Courses
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 (Winter 2025) - Online Course
January 13 - February 9, 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.
Financial Structures and Strategy (Spring 2025) - Online Course
March 24 -April 27| Financial Structures and Strategy is an AASLH online course. Intended for those with little to moderate familiarity with financial concepts, this four-week course, taught by instructor Rebekah Beaulieu, helps students better understand institutional finance and accountability.
Basics of Archives (Winter 2025) - Online Course
January 13 - March 9, 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.
