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A New Strategic Framework
By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO AASLH staff, committees, and Council have been discussing the organization’s strategic direction off and on for the past several months. In this post, I would like to lay out the broad outlines of how we got to where we are today and share the current draft strategic framework for your consideration and comment. Nearly ten years ago, AASLH’s Council began organizing its strategic thinking around four aspirations.
How Gen Z Wants to Celebrate America’s 250th
–By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO For all AASLH has done to encourage thoughtful planning for the nation’s 250th, we still have work to do to get younger people involved.
Time to Talk 250th
This column originally appeared in volume 78 number 3 of AASLH’s member magazine, History News. Members always have free digital access in the Resource Center in addition to their mailed copy. By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO In about two years, the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026 will be here. That’s close enough to start coming into focus and far enough away to let it slip off your priority list this week.
A Time to Unite for the Semiquincentennial
This article originally appeared in Museum magazine’s September/October 2023 issue, a benefit of AAM membership. The US Semiquincentennial is an opportunity for museums and cultural institutions to bring people together in the quest for liberty, equality, and justice. Fifty years ago, a museum on wheels made America’s Bicentennial tangible to my classmates and me.
A Common Cause to All
By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO For the past several years the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has been saying that the Semiquincentennial is coming. Well, the 250th era is here. The first large-scale, national event of the nation’s 250th anniversary took place this month.
On Carol Kammen
Carol Kammen (center) receiving the Award of Distinction in 2007 from AASLH President Terry Davis (right) and AASLH Chair of Council Barbara Franco (left). By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO It’s late March and some timely, happy news has reached the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH). But first some background.
Civics Now Through 2026
By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO If you are fired up with patriotism and hope after the 4th of July weekend or simply find yourself with more worries about the future of our constitutional republic, it’s time to get civic. Whether just dipping a toe in the water or diving right into the deep end of civics this summer, it’s time to refresh your organization’s civic messaging. It is time to link the work you do for history to the labor of promoting and supporting civic values and knowledge.
2022 National Census of History Organizations: A Report on the History Community in the United States
The American Association for State and Local History released the 2022 National Census of History Organizations at the beginning of June. This is the first national effort to comprehensively and systematically research the size and scope of the U.S. public history community.
AASLH Learning: Live Webinar: 250th Anniversary and African American Museums: A Listening Session
Webinar Description This webinar is presented in partnership with the the Association of African American Museums (AAAM). How should the community of African American museums and other history organizations engage with the upcoming commemoration of the United States 250th anniversary?
The importance of learning your history will never go away. Visit a museum | Opinion
John R. Dichtl, Ph.D., Guest Columnist Published 5:13 p.m. CT Nov. 18, 2019 A sneak peek inside the new Tennessee State Museum Larry McCormack, lmccormack@tennessean.com Historic sites and museums everywhere are strengthening communities and emphasizing the power of place. They offer an authentic, tactile experience. Story Highlights John R.
Most Trust Museums as Sources of Historical Information
Twenty years ago, we learned from Rosenzweig and Thelen’s The Presence of the Past: Popular Uses of History in American Life that history museums were the most trusted source of history, outperforming history professors, history teachers, and even history books.
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