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 | September 2024
September 24, 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.
Join us for a History Hour session hosted by the AASLH Small Museums Committee focused on creating cemetery walking tours. This virtual event is a great chance to discuss the practical art of storytelling in historic cemeteries with others in the field. In breakout sessions, we'll learn from each other's experiences, share tips, and brainstorm ideas to make our tours educational and memorable. Whether you're new to offering cemetery tours or a seasoned guide, there's something for everyone!
It’s free to participate! However, pre-registration is required.
Demystifying Digital Preservation (October 2024) - Live Webinar
October 16, 2024 | 3:00pm ET |
Join us for a free webinar on digital preservation and the Community Webs program.
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.
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.
Collections Camp: Military Collections (October 2024) - Onsite Workshop
Collections Camp: Military Collections is an AASLH on-site workshop October 22-24, 2024, at the Oklahoma History Center . This workshop is about the care and interpretation of military collections. This workshop is taught by Gordon Blaker and Myers Brown.
Inclusive Interpretation of Slavery for America 250 and Beyond - (October 2024) - Virtual Workshop
October 30-31, 2024 | 1-5 PM EST | Inclusive Interpretation of Slavery for America 250 and Beyond - (October 2024) - Virtual Workshop
The upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding is an opportunity for museums and historic sites with stories of slavery to create programs that explore our collective history. The workshop will discuss pedagogically sound and emotionally aware techniques for developing tours and programs, as well as strategies for training and caring for staff. Using the “Making History at 250” themes, we will explore ways to broaden visitors’ understanding of slavery and enslaved people’s lives during the Revolutionary Era, and the legacies of slavery that exist in our society today.
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.
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.
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.
Collections Management 100 - Collection Development (October - December - Fall 2024) - Online Course
October 21 - December 15, 2024| In this course, participants will learn about the general principles underlying the idea of being a “collecting organization,” and how collections support the mission of a museum or history organization. Students will explore the purpose of a Collection Management Policy and how it relates to other core museum documents, create the Foundational Statements and Collection Development sections of their collections management policy and operationalize those components using example objects.
