Best AASLH Podcasts (2024)

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6. Now What? Using the Reframing History Report and Toolkit 50:51

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Over the course of this series, we’ve explored the research and recommendations of the “Making History Matter Report.” In this final installment, we’ll discuss how to put the report’s findings into practice with a little help from two leaders in our field: Jennifer Ortiz, Director at the Utah Division of State History, and Steve Murray, Director at…

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5. The New Civics 42:40

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Like history, the term civics has been pulled into recent political debates. So in this episode, we’re examining the role history museums and organizations can play in the new civics. How can we help our communities find meaning, a sense of belonging, and the tools they need to make their world a better place? To help answer that question, we’re jo…

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4. Communicating the Value of Inclusive History 42:57

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Many people–particularly those from dominant groups–tend to treat history centered on white men as the “neutral,” depoliticized history. Everything else is considered extra or optional, and our attempts to tell a fuller story of American history are often met with backlash. In this episode, we explore a research-backed framework for engaging audien…

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3. Making Progress Towards Justice 40:32

2y ago40:32

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The public widely recognizes the necessity of learning from the past. But there’s a catch. For most people, the meaning of "learning from society’s mistakes” is inseparable from their diagnosis of society today. So in this episode, we discuss one solution to this challenge laid out in the Making History Matter report: “Emphasize how history helps u…

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2. The Case of the Misunderstood Historical Method 46:21

2y ago46:21

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In this episode, we take a closer look at the first two recommendations in the Making History Matter Report: 1) Talk about critical thinking to shift perceptions about what history involves and 2) Compare historical interpretation to detective work to deepen understanding of historical practice. Hosts Christy Coleman and Jason Steinhauer are joined…

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1. When I Say History... 40:49

2y ago40:49

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We need a more productive public conversation about history. But how do we get on the same page? How do we promote an understanding of history that is inclusive and builds trust in the process of nuanced historical research? In this episode, hosts Christy Coleman and Jason Steinhauer break down the research and strategies in the Making History Matt…

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Trailer: Reframing History 3:00

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COMING SOON: As the public debates around history grow louder, it seems there’s a gap between how history practitioners understand their work and what the public thinks history is. We need a more productive public conversation about history. But how do we get on the same page? Over the course of this series, we’ll be speaking to historians, history…

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We Can Do It—Collaboratively! 1:31:14

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Collaboration is key, but not always easy. How can large urban museums and small local presenters work together to grow collaborative networks that transcend differences of scale, budget, and territory to broaden opportunities for regional audiences? Learn strategies to overcome roadblocks and capitalize on new opportunities to build effective part…

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Overcoming Barriers to Improved Collections Care 1:14:23

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Every institution, especially smaller ones, faces barriers to collections care and collections management. Lack of funding, small staffs, and institutional buy-in contribute to these problems. With the help of attendees, participants will identify common barriers to improving collections care and management and offer help to overcome these barriers…

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We Cannot Afford To Wait: Saving Public School History, Material Culture, and Stories 1:36:38

4+ y ago1:36:38

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Join museum practitioners, preservationists, scholars, and a conceptual artist for a conversation about rapid response versus strategic collecting from multiple closed public schools across different cities. Gain unique insight around swift preservation methods, memory, and developing creative models to advance narratives around preserving and inte…

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Waiting For People And Money: Strategies for Building Support for House Museums 1:15:01

4+ y ago1:15:01

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When house museums want to leap forward, wishful thinking isn’t enough. They need sufficient capacity and support to achieve their vision. We’ll explore three different but common approaches—the governing board, volunteers, and a major fundraising campaign—with an experienced director, mid-level program manager, and a national non-profit consultant…

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Afrocentric History Museums: Shall We Start an Afrocentric Museum Resistance Movement? 1:37:01

4+ y ago1:37:01

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History museums in the U.S. and beyond still interpret predominantly white histories. This session presents museums in United States, Canada, and Brazil working from an Afrocentric lens, and the many challenges faced, from denialism to political pressure, barriers to community engagement to lack of funding. Could an Afrocentric museum resistance mo…

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All The Cool Kids Are Doing It: Local History as Community Engagement 1:14:07

4+ y ago1:14:07

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How can using Smithsonian resources bolster community engagement? The panel will discuss how hosting a Museum on Main Street exhibition spurred youth and community engagement with local history through digital storytelling. This experience bridged age gaps and led to surprising outcomes by presenting history in a more relevant way.Chair: Selwyn Ram…

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Keynote Address: Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar 1:06:57

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Keynote Address: Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar by AASLHBy AASLH

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Leadership In History Awards Ceremony 1:22:58

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Leadership In History Awards Ceremony by AASLHBy AASLH

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2019 Meeting of the AASLH Membership 58:33

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2019 Meeting of the AASLH Membership by AASLHBy AASLH

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Making Anniversaries Matter 1:16:23

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How do we make anniversaries matter? How do they serve as opportunities for new growth rather than roadblocks? This session will draw on neuroscience, community health data, psychology, and public history to offer new frameworks for approach.Chair: Braden Paynter, International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, Washington, DC; Rainey Tisdale, Indep…

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Secrets And Silences: When and How to Reveal Challenging Histories 1:18:53

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Historians disclose uncomfortable truths. We walk genealogists through shame as we divulge “family secrets.” Sometimes we refute the stories people tell about themselves, or the accounts that historic sites share with the world. This panel will explore the awkward, messy, and occasionally revelatory task of sharing upsetting and silenced narratives…

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Objects Are Complicated Too 1:19:52

4+ y ago1:19:52

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Does a waning of the Colonial Revival explain the widening disconnect between museum objects and contemporary values? This session explores ways we have traditionally valued objects for the privileged stories they tell and how we can mobilize those same objects to convey a complete, inclusive past.Chair: Laura C. Keim, Senton Museum, Philadelphia, …

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Military History Museums: More Relevant Than Ever! 1:22:19

4+ y ago1:22:19

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For a generation, military history has supposedly been on the decline in academic circles, but military museums are still very popular. Explore what three institutions are doing to make military history relevant to modern audiences. Sponsored by the AASLH Military History Affinity Community.Chair: Marc Blackburn, Mount Rainier National Park, Eatonv…

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Opening Plenary: Incarceration and Public History 1:25:33

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Opening Plenary: Incarceration and Public History by AASLHBy AASLH

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Can Audiences Design Their Own Programs? 1:12:45

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How do we design programs for audiences that are new to us? The Historical Society of Pennsylvania partnered with Taller Puertorriqueño to create a model that required letting go of institutional authority. Hear about the successes and challenges from those with worked to diversify HSP’s (and Taller’s) audiences.Chair: Seth Bruggeman, Temple Univer…

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Working Collaboratively: Digitizing the Records of Philadelphia's Historic Congregations 1:07:51

4+ y ago1:07:51

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Six congregations and three archival repositories have banded together to digitize the records of eleven of Philadelphia’s historic congregations and make their records available online through a unified portal. Working collaboratively they secured funding, found individuals and institutions to provide technical expertise, and recruited volunteers …

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Not For Sale: Preserving and Sharing a Community Collection 1:16:58

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This session explores a contested collection of Japanese American artifacts from incarceration collected by curator Allen Hendershott Eaton in 1945. In 2015, a public auction of these artifacts was halted by a grassroots protest that led to the acquisition by a community-based institution raising questions about authority, community, and provenance…

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Inconvenient Misconceptions: When Fundraising is Hard(er) 1:16:12

4+ y ago1:16:12

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We’re all waiting for fundraising to get easier. But what happens when misperceptions make it even more difficult? This session features a panel of leaders from several organizations discussing how they address fundraising misconceptions created by state and federal affiliations, assumptions about benefactors, earned income challenges and more.Chai…

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Corporate History in Non-Profit Places 1:17:48

4+ y ago1:17:48

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Many non-profit historical museums own and interpret corporate history collections. This session will compare interpretations of industrial artifacts in corporate and non-profit places and present successes and challenges in interpreting corporate history at the Senator John Heinz History Center and National Museum of American History.Chair: Meliss…

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Keynote: Dan Snow 1:14:09

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2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session RecordingRecorded in Kansas CitySeptember 27, 2018Keynote: Dan SnowBy AASLH

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On The Road: Doing Midwestern LGBTQ History in Traveling Exhibitions 1:18:32

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2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session RecordingRecorded in Kansas City, MOSeptember 27, 2018On The Road: Doing Midwestern LGBTQ History in Traveling ExhibitionsChair: Taylor C. Bye, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MOBy AASLH

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Whiskey For My Staff an Beer for My Llamas: Corporate Partnerships 1:10:31

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2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session RecordingRecorded in Kansas City, MOSeptember 27, 2018Whiskey For My Staff an Beer for My Llamas: Corporate PartnershipsChair: Melissa Prycer, Dallas Heritage Village, Dallas, TXBy AASLH

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Getting Sexy at Historic Sites 1:15:11

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2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session RecordingRecorded in Kansas City, MOSeptember 27, 2018Getting Sexy at Historic SitesChair: Susan Ferentinos, Public History Researcher, Writer, and Consultant, Bloomington, INBy AASLH

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Reimagining the Historic House Museum 1:15:21

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2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session RecordingRecorded in Kansas City, MOSeptember 27, 2018Reimagining the Historic House MuseumChair: Kenneth C. Turino, Historic New England, Haverhill, MABy AASLH

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Field Services Alliance Tips: Scaling Best Practices to Fit Your Organization 1:14:36

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2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session RecordingRecorded in Kansas City, MOSeptember 27, 2018Field Services Alliance Tips: Scaling Best Practices to Fit Your OrganizationChair: Samantha Forsko, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, Philadelphia, PABy AASLH

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Latino Heritage Conservation 1:22:41

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2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session RecordingRecorded in Kansas City, MOSeptember 27, 2018Latino Heritage ConservationChair: Sarah Zenaida Gould, PhD, Latin@s in Heritage Conservation and UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures, San Antonio, TXBy AASLH

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Food In The Gallery? 1:20:32

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2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session RecordingRecorded in Kansas City, MOSeptember 29, 2018Food In The Gallery?Chair: Mary W. Madden, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas Historical Society, Topeka, KSBy AASLH

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Betting On History and Culture in Las Vegas 1:15:45

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2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session RecordingRecorded in Kansas City, MOSeptember 29, 2018Betting On History and Culture in Las VegasChair: Jim McMichael, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Las Vegas, NVBy AASLH

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Meeting Of The Membership 47:38

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2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session RecordingRecorded in Kansas City, MOSeptember 28, 2018Meeting of the MembershipChair: Katharine D. Kane, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, Hartford, CTBy AASLH

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The Road To Success: Exploring the Intersection between Planning and Innovation 1:18:21

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2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session RecordingRecorded in Kansas City, MOSeptember 28, 2018The Road To Success: Exploring the Intersection between Planning and InnovationChair: Steven Blashfield, Glave & Holmes Architecture, Richmond, VABy AASLH

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Exploring Ken Burns's Vietnam War: National and Local Perspectives 1:11:14

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2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session RecordingRecorded in Kansas City, MOSeptember 28, 2018Exploring Ken Burns's Vietnam War: National and Local PerspectivesChair: Marc Blackburn, Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford, WABy AASLH

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Ready For Retirement? 1:09:18

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2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session RecordingRecorded in Kansas City, MOSeptember 28, 2018Ready For Retirement?Chair: Katharine D. Kane, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, Hartford, CTBy AASLH

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Civil Rights Beyond the South: The Significance of Missouri in the Black Freedom Struggles 1:16:32

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2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session RecordingRecorded in Kansas City, MOSeptember 28, 2018Civil Rights Beyond the South: The Significance of Missouri in the Black Freedom StrugglesChair: Clarence Lang, PhD, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KSBy AASLH

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NAGPRA: The Truth and Repatriation and the Consequences of Returning Collections 1:22:21

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2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session RecordingRecorded in Kansas City, MOSeptember 28, 2018NAGPRA: The Truth and Repatriation and the Consequences of Returning CollectionsChair: Ryan Wheeler, PhD, Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, MABy AASLH

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Thursday Keynote: Darren Walker 1:02:46

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2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Keynote RecordingRecorded in Austin, TXSeptember 7, 2017Speaker: Darren Walker, President, Ford FoundationBy AASLH

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Saturday Keynote: Jeremi Suri 1:22:42

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2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Keynote RecordingRecorded in Austin, TXSeptember 9, 2017Speaker: Jeremi Suri, Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the University of Texas at AustinBy AASLH

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The Why and How of Exhibits and Programs About WWI 1:16:04

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2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session RecordingRecorded in Austin, TXSeptember 8, 2017The Why and How of Exhibits and Programs About WWIChair: Gordon Blaker, U.S. Army Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, OKBy AASLH

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Race, History, and the Archive: Strategies For Community Archives/Museums 1:16:03

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2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session RecordingRecorded in Austin, TXSeptember 8, 2017Race, History, and the Archive: Strategies For Community Archives/ MuseumsChair: Amanda Jasso, Austin History Center, Austin, TXBy AASLH

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Past - Present - Podcast: The Challenges Of On-Air History 1:18:12

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2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session RecordingRecorded in Austin, TXSeptember 8 2017Past - Present - Podcast: The Challenges Of On-Air HistoryChair: Jessica Dorman, The Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans, LABy AASLH

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History Has Its Eyes on You: Lessons Learned from Broadway's Hamilton 1:11:11

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2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session RecordingRecorded in Austin, TXSeptember 8, 2017History Has Its Eyes on You: Lessons Learned from Broadway's HamiltonChair: Becky Schlomann, Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, INBy AASLH

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Commemorating Tragedy, Healing Wounds: Mother Emanuel AME Church, Charleston, SC 1:21:08

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2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session RecordingRecorded in Austin, TXSeptember 8, 2017Commemorating Tragedy, Healing Wounds: Mother Emanuel AME Church, Charleston, SCChair: Dr. George McDaniel, McDaniel Consulting, Charleston, SCBy AASLH

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Building A Small Museum Archives 1:05:37

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2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session RecordingRecorded in Austin, TXSeptember 8, 2017Building A Small Museum ArchivesChair: Berlin Loa, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CABy AASLH

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2017 Meeting Of The Membership 1:01:55

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2017 AASLH Meeting of the MembershipRecorded in Austin, TXSeptember 8, 2017By AASLH

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