The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is a non-profit association for state and local history, with a primary focus on museums and historical societies. It is headquartered in Nashville, TN, and has over 6,300 members. In response to indications from small museums that the accreditation process of the American Association of Museums

American Association of Museums

The American Association of Museums is a non-profit association that has brought museums together since its founding in 1906, helping develop standards and best practices, gathering and sharing knowledge, and advocating on issues of concern to the museum community...

 was unattainable, AASLH launched the "Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations," or StEPS. As opposed to a certification program, StEPS is a self-study program without a set timeline.
AASLH hosts an annual conference, educational workshops around the country, and webinars. For the 2008-2009 fiscal year, AASLH had gross receipts just under $2 million, and 8 full-time and 3 part-time staff.

Publications

AASLH publishes a quarterly magazine called History News, as well as a monthly newsletter, Dispatch. Technical Leaflets are published quarterly and distributed with History News. History News (absent the technical leaflets) is now also available as a download for members. Book publications have been taken over by Altamira Press.

History

• 1904: American Historical Association
  American Historical Association
  The American Historical Association is the oldest and largest society of historians and professors of history in the United States. Founded in 1884, the association promotes historical studies, the teaching of history, and the preservation of and access to historical materials...
  
   establishes Conference of State and Local Historical Societies
• 1940: Conference of State and Local Historical Societies seceded from the American Historical Association
  American Historical Association
  The American Historical Association is the oldest and largest society of historians and professors of history in the United States. Founded in 1884, the association promotes historical studies, the teaching of history, and the preservation of and access to historical materials...
  
  . The mission was "the promotion of effort and activity in the fields of state, provincial, and local history in the United States and Canada."
• 1940: Began publishing books
• 1945: Establishment of awards program
• 1968: Began publishing Technical Leaflets
• 2002: Adopted statement of professional standards and ethics
• 2005: Began developing StEPS program
• 2009: "Dispatch" became an all-digital publication
• 2010: Launched StEPS program and History News Community
• 2011: Launched New Century Endowment Campaign