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 | March 2026
March 24, 2026 | 3pm EST
Join other AASLH members and friends for a free and informal conversation and community-building event on March 24 at 3 p.m. Eastern time.
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.
What is STEPS and Can It Help My Site? - Live Webinar
March 26, 2026 | 3:00pm ET
Learn about AASLH's STEPS (Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations) self-assessment program and how participation can benefit your site and staff.
Outdoor History Walking Tours 101 - Live Webinar
April 2, 2026 | 3 - 4:15PM ET |
Join us for a discussion on developing and delivering effective educational walking tours to take your visitors outside the museum to appreciate historic resources in the world around them.
Core Issues Briefing Series #1 - Spring 2026 - Understanding the US History Sector - Live Webinar
April 8, 2026 | 3:00pm ET |
America’s history sector is vast, unique, and vital. Using AASLH’s National Census of History Organizations as a primary foundation, attendees to this webinar will learn the ins and outs of the U.S. history sector—its parameters, key characteristics, and top pain points—as well as insights into audience trends. Attendees will gain information to help strengthen their institutions and make the case for importance of the history community to varied stakeholders.
This webinar is part of AASLH’s Core Issues Briefing Series, which offers consolidated access to the latest research, insights, and guidance on responding to the history sector’s most pressing issues.
Core Issues Briefing Series - Spring 2026 - Webinar Bundle
April 8 - May 6, 2026 |
Now, more than ever, a constantly evolving landscape is testing the history field. Rather than try to piece together information and tools from disparate sources on topics ranging from workforce challenges to polarization to disaster preparedness, AASLH is now pleased to offer the Core Issues Briefing Series, a set of webinars offering consolidated access to the latest research, insights, and guidance on how to respond to the history sector’s most pressing issues. Join your fellow practitioners for five weeks of once-a-week, hour-long webinars that will help you strengthen your institution, your staff and volunteers, and your programs and services.
Strengthening the History Workforce: An AASLH Virtual Summit
April 13-14, 2026
In the spring of 2025, AASLH conducted the National Survey of History Practitioners, the first-ever comprehensive look at who works in the public history field, how they are compensated, and how they feel about their work. This summit will share key findings and explore how organizations and practitioners can use this data to plan their careers, advance equitable practices, and create a stronger, more sustainable field.
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.
Basics of Archives Management - (June 2026) - Virtual Workshop
June 10, 2026 | 1-4 PM ET | Basics of Archives Management - (June 2026) - Virtual Workshop
Workshop: Collections Camp: Textiles (June 2026)
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Hartford, CT | June 22-23, 2026 | Collections Camp: Textiles is an AASLH onsite workshop presented by instructor Karen DePauw. This two-day, on-site workshop teaches participants about the care and conservation of textiles in museum collections.
Strengthening History Communication: Reframing the Value of History and Your Institution (June 2026) - Virtual Workshop
June 24, 2026 | 1 - 4 pm 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.
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.
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.
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.
