American Association for State and Local History

The Association for State and Local History (AASLH) will collaborate with IMLS to plan and present a series of national conversations to help museums and libraries prepare to implement Semiquincentennial programming. The National Dialogue series will be designed to encourage audiences to consider how we share our national story, how we commemorate the past in public spaces, and how local, regional, and national histories fit together into a cohesive whole. AASLH will collaborate with IMLS on the selection of speakers and venues and the promotion and execution of five separate events, including a plenary session at its annual conference in Buffalo, New York. Throughout the project, AASLH will also provide expertise and strategic insight to IMLS to guide additional field-wide planning, including informing future grant solicitations and other programs to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States.