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Visit the Erma Hayman House, Boise’s Newest Cultural Site
By Makenzi Dunstan, City of Boise Arts & History Department While visiting Boise, Idaho for the 2023 AASLH Annual Conference, “I, Too, Am America”, don’t miss the opportunity to explore the city’s...
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Idaho Pride from 1989 to 2023
Boise Pride Parade, June 1997, taken by Deborah Graham, MSS 192 Collection on Gay Life, courtesy of Boise State University By Alisha Graefe (she/they), a queer archivist at Boise State University The...
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To be Bold, Brave, Unstoppable and Write Unapologetically Black Histories
“Celebrating Black History at the University of Idaho,” a traveling exhibition. By Dr. Sydney Freeman, Jr., Full Professor at the University of Idaho (UI) and Founder and Chief Research Scientist of...
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Climate and Sustainability Initiatives at the 2023 AASLH Annual Conference
By The AASLH Climate and Sustainability Affinity Committee The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has a number of climate and sustainability related initiatives in place for the...
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Uncover a Hidden Part of America’s World War II History in Boise During the...
By Lilith Benjamin, Collections Manager, National Japanese American Historical Society “The ‘American Alien’…is neither a refugee, nor, at any time, an enemy alien. He is, in reality, an immigrant – a...
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A Guide to Boise’s Old Pen District
Editor’s Note: The evening event on Wednesday, September 6 at the 2023 AASLH Annual Conference will be held at the Old Idaho Penitentiary district in Boise, Idaho. In this post, Anthony Parry, the...
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2023 AASLH Annual Conference Meet and Eats
AASLH is offering an opportunity to get together with fellow attendees for a meal and conversation during the lunch break from 12:30-1:45 p.m. on Thursday, September 7 at the 2023 AASLH Annual...
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Charlotte’s “Hidden Gem” Takes on the “Gem State”
By Terri L. White, President and CEO, Charlotte Museum of History, Charlotte, NC I am deeply grateful to have been awarded one of the 2023 Douglas Evelyn Scholarships for Minority Professionals,...
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A Scholarship Winner’s Perspective on AASLH2023
By Alyssa Vargas-Lopez, Museum Services Administrator, Pueblo City-County Library District, Pueblo, CO The AASLH “I, Too, Am America” 2023 conference was truly life-changing! I had the privilege of...
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A Small Museum Director at AASLH2023
By Faith Walker, Museum Director, The Great Bend Museum, Ravenswood, WV I was very excited and honored to receive the Small Museums Scholarship to attend the 2023 AASLH Conference in Boise, and my...
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