Historians and archivists at History Associates provide professional historical research, histories, exhibit content, interpretive planning, archival services, and records management to clients throughout the United States and around the world.

Our semiannual newsletter HAIpoints provides historical perspective on issues of the day. The newsletter also showcases the work we do for clients as well as the History Associates professionals who do the work. There is even a quiz to test your knowledge of history (view questions and answers from prior issues here).

In the current issue:

• The Power of Artifacts to Elevate the Story
• Corporate Collections: Preserve Your Past, Promote Your Legacy
• Staff Highlights: Jen Giambrone
• Test Your Knowledge of Silly Tax History

If you have comments about the current issue of HAIpoints, please contact Anne Strong by phone: (301) 279-9697, fax: (301) 279-9224, or e-mail.

Read a PDF of HAIpoints.

RECENT HAIpoints ISSUES

Fall 2012
Time and Space: Interpreting History through GIS Mapping
Privacy: The Archivist’s Dilemma
History Associates on the Inc. 500|5000 List
Staff Highlights: Joe Neumann
The Best Clients in History
Test Your Knowledge of Vice Presidential Trivia

Spring 2012
Effective Commemoration: The Changing Approach to Observing the Civil War
Is Google Making You Fat? Tips for Conducting “Lean and Mean” On-line Historical Research
History Associates On The Road
Staff Highlights: Zenobia Kozak
The Best Clients in History
Test Your Knowledge of the War of 1812

Fall 2011
Notes from the Field: Mapping History with Sanborn Maps
Safeguarding the Past: Planning a Company Archives
Civil War Sesquicentennial Events
Staff Highlights: Carly Swaim
The Best Clients in History
Test Your Knowledge of School Colors

Winter 2011 – 30th Anniversary Edition
History Associates: Celebrating 30 Years in History
Interpretation, Imagination, and the Art of Historical Writing
On the Road: Join Us at Upcoming Events
The Best Clients in History
Staff Highlights: Sarah Haug
Test Your Knowledge

Summer 2010
The Historian’s Role as Expert Witness
Getting a Handle on Electronic Records
Our Picks for Historical Vacation Spots
The Best Clients in History
Staff Highlights: William Armstrong
Test Your Knowledge

Winter 2010
The Archival Gems of the National Park Service
History Associates’ Western Area Office—Twenty Years of Service
Our Favorite History Blogs
The Best Clients in History
Staff Highlights: Janet Holsinger
Test Your Knowledge

Summer 2009
The Resonance of Authenticity
The Real History Detectives
Summer Reading Suggestions from History Associates
HAI Around the World
Staff Highlights: Steve Swisdak

Winter 2009
Don’t Let a Good Crisis Go To Waste: Presidents and Political Change
Lincoln Memorials – Places in Time
Our Favorite Books on U.S. Presidents
HAI Around the World
Staff Highlights: Anu Kasarabada
Test Your Knowledge

Summer 2008
Gold Medal Politics
So, You’ve Saved a Battlefield…Now What?
Recommended Staff Summer Readings
HAI Around the World
Staff Highlights: Paul Veneziano
Test Your Knowledge

Summer 2007
A Historical Appreciation of the Climate Change Debate
HAI and Atlantic Research
Access and Security: The Delicate Balance
E-discovery – New Media, New Rules, New Strategies
Management and Transition at History Associates Incorporated
HAI Around the World

Fall 2006
A Shot of History
Digitization: Solution or Problem?
History Takes to the Web
New History of the Home Front
HAI Around the World

Spring 2006 (25^th Anniversary)
Discovering the Past
When It All Comes Together
Preserving the Past
Putting the Past to Work
“We’re Getting Archives”
A Generation of Growth
Faces of the Future