American Association for State and Local History

JULY 18, 2024

Putting it All Together: Preparing for 2026 at Small History Organizations 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. See the Conference Program to learn more about these workshops.

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American Association for State and Local History

AUGUST 23, 2024

How Gen Z Wants to Celebrate America’s 250th – By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO “The United States turns 250 years old in 2026. John: What do you hope your generational peers—who are probably not yet paying much attention to the approach of the Semiquincentennial—will be most surprised or captivated by when 2026 gets here?

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American Association for State and Local History

APRIL 19, 2024

With the anniversary now just two years away, the next federal budget will be our last opportunity to secure meaningful new funding to support our work in the lead-up to 2026 and beyond. These links only function for people with a Senate.gov email address. This is an urgent request. Here’s what we need you to do: 1.

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American Association for State and Local History

APRIL 25, 2024

With the anniversary now just two years away, this will be one of our last opportunities to secure meaningful new support in the lead-up to 2026 and beyond. These links only function for people with a House.gov email address. Constituents influence their Members of Congress most directly, so your participation is critical.

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American Association for State and Local History

APRIL 16, 2025

But even as IMLS, National Endowment for the Humanities, and other federal agencies are curtailed, interest in 250th activities may prove a viable way to preserve functions of these agencies. It may seem odd to ask for additional funds for IMLS as current grants have been cancelled.

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The Art Newspaper

JUNE 16, 2025

It’s going through the water—there is this big fountain—and it will jeopardise the functionality of the clock. Because if you are going to envelop the viewer, you need to do it fully or it does not work, right? It’s so true. The painting is formulating its ignorance almost.

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American Association for State and Local History

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Strategic Vision at Small Museums session, 2024 Annual Conference in Mobile, Alabama Without a doubt, trying to operate during the pandemic in 2020 through 2022 reshaped some of the ways the organization functioned and altered some of our priorities. Conversations started in 2025 will be the basis of discussions at the 2026 Annual Conference.)

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