BRANCH INFORMER
The Private Branch Members Page is emailed to all current members, check back regularly for important documents. The password for the Private Branch Members Page is emailed to all current branch members.
Branch Annual Reports are due March 31. Please carefully review the instructions below.
The 2023 Branch Leadership teams are responsible for submitting the Branch Annual report.
Each branch is required to complete the Yearly Branch Report and submit it to ASALH Headquarters by March 15th of each year. Branch members, assist your President in making sure your reports are accurate and in on time.
National bylaws require that your branch status via branch reports be reviewed by our Executive Council members during every June meeting. They look forward to the report of your projects and how you promote the legacy of Dr. Woodson.
The reports must be completed online and in one sitting.
The reports must be completed in one sitting. Use this link to access the form needed to submit your report via the website.
It should take no more than 30-45 minutes to enter the report. There is only one form to complete. All branches (those with 501 (c) 3 status and those that do not) complete the same form this year. A video and PowerPoint presentation from the November 10, 2022 training has been posted on the Branch Private Page. The password has been sent to all branch members and will be sent in follow up correspondence regarding the Annual Report.
If your branch does not have an EIN or a bank account, please contact Executive Director Sylvia Cyrus by December 1, 2023 at [email protected] prior to completing the report.
Branch Officers Form
Branches must submit the names of all branch officers By January 1 each year and must submit any officer changes within 15 days of the change. Click here to fill out Branch Officers Form.
Branch members may log into their ASALH Online profile here. Use ASALH Online to renew your dues.
Request for Details on Branch Events & News
Click here to view Branch Events
Click here to view Branch News
All branches are asked to submit the details of upcoming events and news so that they can be posted to the ASALH website. Take advantage of this great opportunity to share the events that are being planned by your branch and news regarding your branch and its members.
Please find TWO separate forms below for submitting BRANCH EVENTS and/or BRANCH NEWS.
National Calendar of Events
ASALH Events Calendar: Dates for future conferences, Black History Luncheons, Woodson Birthday Commemorations, Business meetings and more can be found here.
The ASALH Membership Brochure
The membership brochure is being redesigned and the current inventory in the office has been depleted. Please feel free to use this file to print brochures locally until the new version is available. Please send suggestions on any edits that you would like to see in the new brochure to [email protected].
We Need Your Help to Reconnect with Past Members and Rebuild Branches
Do you know where they are?
In the past, there were ASALH Branches in the following states and cities within these states:
Arkansas (Marianna); Ohio (Wilberforce, Toledo); New Jersey (Sickleville, East Orange (2), Mt. Laurel); Missouri (St. Louis); South Carolina (Orangeburg); Tennessee (Chattanooga); Wisconsin (Milwaukee); Delaware (Newark); Connecticut; (Hartford), and Texas (Houston).
These branches no longer exist and we would like to revitalize them. If you live in these areas or know someone who does and may be interested in forming a branch, please contact the Vice President for Membership at [email protected]. We are working to form new branches, revitalize inactive branches, or reconnect with members who we have lost contact over the years. Thanks for your help with this matter.
Nominations for ASALH Awards
The Awards Committee is accepting applications for the Woodson Scholars Medallion, the Mary McLeod Bethune Serve Award, and the Council Award of Special Recognition. The nominations can be submitted here.
Complimentary Print Copies of the JAAH for Branch Members
One of the benefits of being a branch member is that you receive a complimentary print copy subscription in addition to the digital version that is provided to all members except associate members. If you do not receive your branch copy, please inform your branch officer(s) or email [email protected].
To Request a List of Branch Current and Former Members
Any branch officer who requests a copy of the current or former branch officers may do so by emailing [email protected]. The president of the branch should be copied on all requests.
Veterans History Project
ASALH branches are encouraged to submit interviews for the Veterans History Project. Click this link to go to the site for the information and details.
How to Reinstate an ASALH Branch
Frequently asked questions on how to organize a branch
This document provides important information on how members can form new branches and how current branches can meet the requirements of compliance. Frequently asked questions on how to organize and maintain a branch.
Branches are encouraged to become Vietnam War Commemoration Partners
Through our partnership, ASALH will salute Vietnam era veterans at least twice a year. Each branch is asked to consider applying for your own partnership and to encourage other groups to join as well. There is no charge for applying or for receiving pins for veterans and their families. For details click here.
The 2023 National Branch Membership Meeting Schedule
All branch members are invited and are encouraged to attend these meetings. They will be held virtually at 8:00 p.m. EST. Notices for the meetings will be emailed to each branch member.
PAST MEETINGS: January 12th, February 9th, March 9th
April 13th
May 11th
June 8th
September 14th
October 12th
November 9th
December 14th
National Branch Leadership Meetings
The agenda for these meetings will provide information for the officers. All officers and those interested in these offices are strongly encouraged to attend. All branch members are invited and are encouraged to attend these meetings. They will be held virtually at 8:00 p.m. EST. Notices for the meetings will be emailed to each branch member.
March 24 – presidents and vice presidents
June 8 – treasurers
If you are a branch member and have not received this message within 5 days prior to the meeting, please contact the Vice President for Membership at [email protected] and your branch president.
If you have questions regarding these meetings please contact Vice President for Membership Ida Jones at [email protected].
Family Activity Instructions
Use these activities to join a nationwide movement to honor the elders in your family by capturing their stories through oral history interviews in this FAMILY MENTORING MISSION STATEMENT ACTIVITY.
Is the History of your Branch on file?
On May 15, 2015 all branches were to turn in their branch history using the template located in the Branch tool Kit. Please follow up with your branch president to see if your history was submitted. Your assistance may be needed in completing this important historical record.
The ASALH Logo and Central Images for the Annual Theme
ASALH Branches may use the ASALH logo for official business and promotion. All others must receive permission. Contact [email protected].
“Woodson/Franklin Talks”
Forging Pathways to Multiculturalism and Interracial Understanding in the Twenty-First Century
The purpose of this proposal is to solicit support in hosting a series of Woodson/Franklin Talks‖ co-sponsored with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Inc. (ASALH). The purpose of the ―Woodson/Franklin Talks‖ would be to engage the public in a series of ―courageous conversations‖ that will address the problem of ―race‖ and methods of ―racial reconciliation‖ pursued historically in the United States and around the world.
The thoughts and ideas of Dr. Carter G. Woodson found in his 1933 seminal work The Mis-Education of the Negro and in Carter G. Woodson’s Appeal, written in 1921, but published in 2008, will serve as the springboard for this series of conversations.