Discussions and Questions
Visitation Rising? (New Post) 2006 was the first time reported visitation to Minnesota's historical organizations topped 1 million people. Are you seeing an increase in visitation?
Refining Without Upsetting (0 new messages) How do you diplomatically refine your collection?
Community Service Interpretation (1 new message) Clarifying the relationship between the tour guide and the place at which the tour is can be quite important.
Job Announcements
Program Manager
Three Rivers Park District seeks Program Manager for Historic Murphy's Landing. Closes Wednesday August 15, 2007.
Project Specialist
Minnesota Historical Society seeks Project Specialist to coordinate exhibition development, design and production process, budgeting and scheduling necessary to ensure successful projects. Closes Monday August 13, 2007.
Collections Assistant
State Historical Society of North Dakota seeks Collections Assistant. Closes Friday August 17, 2007.
Local Events
Cokato Tractor Show
The Cokato Museum, as a part of
the 58th Annual Cokato Corn Carnival festivities, will host a Tractor Show
on Wednesday, August 15, 2007. For more information contact Mike Worcester, 320-286-2427.
Uncle Sam at Landmark Center
The former St. Paul federal building, Landmark Center, hosts the grand opening of the exhibit "Uncle Sam Worked Here," Friday August 3, 2007, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Movies Under the Stars
History Center of Olmsted County in Rochester continues its series of free public films at dusk. See
"The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid" (1972) on August 10, 2007, and "Grease" (1978) on August 24, 2007.
News
New Listing in National Register
Chik Wauk Lodge, 28 Moose Pond Road, Cook County was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on June 27, 2007.
Public History Awards Program
National Council on Public History created several new awards and increased prizes for existing awards. See website for deadlines and submission guidelines.
Chaska Historical Society Fundraiser
The Chaska Herald of July 26, 2007 reports on a creative fundraiser for the Chaska Historical Society during the city's festival July 27-29.
Public Comment Sought
United States Surface Transportation Board seeks public comment on the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad Company's proposed track rehabilitation project. Meetings are:
Contact Dennis Gimmestad, 651-259-3456, with concerns for historic resources along the DM&E route.
Grant Deadlines
NEH Planning and Implementation Grant Applications
National Endowment for the Humanities will now accept both Planning and Implementation Grant applications at two annual deadlines: January 23, 2008 and August 27, 2008. New Planning Grant guidelines are available and applications will be accepted on September 5, 2007.
Upcoming Conferences and Workshops
Strategic Planning Workshop
Strategic Planning determines where an organization is going over the next
year or more, how it's going to get there and how it'll know if it has gotten
there or not.
The workshop will be held September 11, in conjunction with MPMA's annual regional
museum conference in Fargo, ND Sept. 10-14, 2007.
Public History 2008 Annual Meeting
2008 Annual Meeting of the National Council on Public History will be held April 10-13, 2008, at the historic Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. Call for proposals is due September 4, and registration opens online December 1.
Field Note
Well-designed promotional materials inform potential visitors of your hours, programs, and location. Below is one new example from the Sherburne County Historical Society in Becker. Contact Kurt Kragness for more information.
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