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American Association for State and Local History Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of American Association for State and Local History books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the American Association for State and Local History series? Start with "Transcribing and Editing Oral History (By: Willa K. Baum)" (1991) and follow publication order through all 82 books.
The complete American Association for State and Local History reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Transcribing and Editing Oral History (By: Willa K. Baum)
1991
Places of Worship (By: James P. Wind)
1995
The Care of Prints and Drawings (By: Margaret Holben Ellis)
1996
Oral History (By: David King Dunaway)
1996
Editing Historical Documents (By: Michael E. Stevens,Steven B. Burg)
1997
A Place to Remember (By: Robert R. Archibald)
1999
The Buildings of Main Street (By: Richard W. Longstreth,Chester H. Liebs)
2000
Museum Store Management (By: Mary Miley Theobald)
2000
Great Tours! (By: Barbara Abramoff Levy,Sandra Mackenzie Lloyd,Susan Porter Schreiber)
2002
Interpreting Historic House Museums (By: Bradley C. Brooks,George Foy McNicholl)
2002
The New Town Square (By: Robert R. Archibald)
2004
Dialogue with the Past (By: Glenn Whitman)
2004
Exploring Museum Theatre (By: Tessa Bridal)
2004
American Artifacts of Personal Adornment, 1680-1820 (By: Carolyn L. White)
2005
Moving a House with Preservation in Mind (By: Peter Paravalos)
2006
Playing Ourselves (By: Laura Peers)
2007
Private History in Public (By: Tammy S. Gordon,Harold Skramstad)
2010
Preventive Conservation for Historic House Museums (By: Jane Merritt)
2010
Early American Decorative Arts, 1620-1860 (By: Rosemary Krill)
2010
Twilight at Conner Prairie (By: Berkley W. Duck III)
2011
Fundraising for Small Museums (By: Salvatore G. Cilella Jr.)
2011
Preservation Politics (By: William Edgar Schmickle)
2012
Starting Right (By: Gerald George,Carol Maryan-George)
2012
A Graveyard Preservation Primer (By: Lynette Strangstad)
2013
Writing Local History Today (By: Thomas A. Mason,Kent J Calder)
2013
On Doing Local History (By: Carol Kammen)
2014
Programming for People with Special Needs (By: Katie Stringer)
2014
Zen and the Art of Local History (By: Bob Beatty,Carol Kammen)
2014
Leading the Historical Enterprise (By: Bruce W. Dearstyne)
2014
Case Studies in Cultural Entrepreneurship (By: Gretchen Sorin,Lynne A. Sessions)
2015
Environmental Sustainability at Historic Sites and Museums (By: Sarah Sutton)
2015
Nomenclature 4.0 for Museum Cataloging (By: Paul Bourcier,Heather Dunn,Nomenclature Task Force)
2015
Museum and Historic Site Management (By: Samantha Chmelik)
2015
Membership Marketing in the Digital Age (By: Patricia Rich,Dana S. Hines,Rosie Siemer)
2015
Recruiting and Managing Volunteers in Museums (By: Kristy Van Hoven,Loni Wellman)
2016
Cemetery Tours and Programming (By: Rachel Wolgemuth)
2016
Art of the Amistad and The Portrait of Cinqué (By: Laura A. Macaluso)
2016
Practical Evaluation Guide (By: Judy Diamond,Michael Horn,David H. Uttal)
2016
Marketing on a Shoestring Budget (By: Deborah Pitel)
2016
Living History (By: David B. Allison)
2016
Museum Administration 2.0 (By: Hugh H. Genoways,Lynne M Ireland,Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko)
2016
Positioning Your Museum as a Critical Community Asset (By: Robert P. Connolly,Elizabeth Bollwerk)
2016
Folklife and Museums (With: C. Kurt Dewhurst,Charlie Seemann)
2016
Encyclopedia of Local History (By: Amy H. Wilson)
2017
Museum Operations (By: Samantha Chmelik)
2017
Exhibit Makeovers (By: Ann Craig,Alice Parman,Lyle Murphy,Liz White,Lauren Willis)
2017
Museums in Motion (By: Mary Alexander,Edward P. Alexander,Juilee Decker)
2017
Introduction to Public History (By: Cherstin M. Lyon,Elizabeth M. Nix,Rebecca K. Shrum)
2017
Landscapes and Gardens for Historic Buildings (By: Rudy J Favretti,Joy Putman Favretti)
2017
Cultural Heritage Tourism (By: Cheryl M Hargrove)
2017
Art and Public History (By: Rebecca Bush,Rebecca Elizabeth Bush,K Tawny Paul)
2017
Registration Methods for the Small Museum (By: Daniel B. Reibel,Deborah Rose Van Horn)
2017
The Care and Display of Historic Clothing (By: Karen M. DePauw)
2017
Managing People and Projects in Museums (By: Martha Morris)
2017
The Museum Educator's Manual (By: Anna Johnson,Kimberly A Huber,Nancy Cutler,Melissa Bingmann,Tim Grove)
2017
Defining Memory (By: Amy K. Levin,Joshua G. Adair)
2017
An American Association for State and Local History Guide to Making Public History (By: Bob Beatty)
2017
Commemoration (By: Seth C. Bruggeman)
2017
Creating Exhibits That Engage (By: John Summers)
2018
Performing History (By: Ann E Birney,Joyce M. Thierer)
2018
Leading Museums Today (By: Martha Morris)
2018
Is Your Museum Grant-Ready? (By: Sarah Sutton)
2018
The Historic District Action Guide (By: William E Schmickle)
2018
The Oral History Manual (By: Barbara W. Sommer,Mary Kay Quinlan)
2018
Why Old Places Matter (By: Thompson M. Mayes)
2018
Learning from Museums (By: John H. Falk,Lynn D. Dierking)
2018
Organizing Archival Records (By: David W. Carmicheal)
2018
Archival Basics (By: Charlie Arp)
2019
Monument Culture (By: Laura A. Macaluso)
2019
Nearby History (By: David E. Kyvig,Myron A. Marty,Larry Cebula)
2019
Spaces that Tell Stories (By: Donna R. Braden)
2019
Leadership Matters (By: Anne W. Ackerson,Joan H. Baldwin)
2019
Reimagining Historic House Museums (By: Kenneth C. Turino)
2019
Museums and Millennials (By: Jaclyn Spainhour)
2019
Crafting Dissent (By: Hinda Mandell)
2019
Museum Mercenary (By: Rebecca Migdal)
2020
Doing Women's History in Public (By: Heather Huyck)
2020
New Solutions for House Museums (By: Donna Ann Harris)
2020
Archives 101 (By: Lois Hamill)
2021
Beyond the Bake Sale (By: Jamie Simek)
2022
Rebranding (By: Jane Mitchell Eliasof)
2022
Endowment Essentials for Museums (By: Rebekah Beaulieu)
2022
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