2009 Annual Meeting Harold Holzer Keynote
Harold Holzer’s 2009 AASLH Annual Meeting keynote address in which he discusses at length the unlikely journey of Abraham Lincoln from boyhood to presidency. He then parallels Lincoln’s and Obama’s jo...
23 Feb 20161h 5min
2009 Annual Meeting Mike Wallace Plenary Address
Mike Wallace’s Plenary Address at the 2009 Annual AASLH Meeting wherein he discusses how the history of today would be interpreted in the future and making history a vital piece of current education. ...
23 Feb 20161h 25min
2008 Anniversaries Are About Today
This session looks at recent and upcoming state and national commemorations, including Lewis and Clark’s voyage, statehood anniversaries, and the Civil War, and how we can successfully present and int...
18 Feb 20161h 30min
2008 Choosing A New Path: Alternative Uses for Historic Sites
The future of historic houses is a central question to the field today. This session examines the Kykuit Forum’s findings on alternative uses for historic properties by presenting viable options to th...
18 Feb 20161h 36min
2008 Civil Conversations: Seeking Common Ground on America's Civil War
Discover how the field approaches the Civil War Sesquicentennial. In what ways will the 150th anniversary differ from the centennial? This panel, a follow-up to a presentation in 2007 and highlighted ...
18 Feb 20161h 31min
2008 Difficult Issues: Presidents And Race
Utilizing presidential libraries and museums as the nation’s “crossroads” institutions where current scholarship meets public history and visitor expectations, this session examines various presidents...
18 Feb 20161h 10min
2008 Mutual Goals Between Curators, Conservators, and Exhibitors
Reprising 2007’s popular point/counterpoint session on conservation issues, this year’s session goes one step further by including an exhibitor’s voice into the mix. Three seasoned professionals, each...
18 Feb 20161h 29min
2008 Who's Next? Succession Planning and Institutional Health
In light of a major leadership shift in the next 5 to 15 years as current museum leaders retire from the field, what are institutions doing, if anything, to address the pending leadership transition? ...
18 Feb 20161h 24min
