LEGACY AMENDMENT
Legacy Amendment Planning Meeting
With passage of the Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment, the Council for Minnesota Archaeology, Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums, Minnesota Historical Society, and Preservation Alliance of Minnesota will convene two meetings, each at 7 p.m., to begin an initial conversation with the field.
Discussions and Questions
Time Saving Tips (1 new message) Always pressed for time, in what ways do you become more efficient?
Allowing Public Annotation (1 new message) Anyone look at www.steve.museum?
Free Cast Iron Stove (1 new message) Where might one look for information on cast iron stoves?
Tomorrow's History Access (1 new message) With local history museum clientele generally being older, demand for digital access is not large, but that could change as Generation X and Millenials age. Your thoughts?
REMINDER: Local History News will not publish on December 24 or 31, 2008. Please submit your news items for early January by December 8, 2008.
Job Announcements
Director of Development
Danish Immigrant Museum in Elk Horn, IA seeks Director of Development.
Curator of History
Neville Public Museum of Brown County in Green Bay, WI seeks Curator of History. Applications due by December 5, 2008.
Local Events
Monthly Meeting
Attend Hamline Midway History Corps' Monthly Meeting at Ginkgo Coffeehouse on Saturday December 20, 2008, 2-4 p.m. Come and share a piece of information, pose a question, and join in the conversation. Bring your laptop to help us enter local historical sites on Placeography!
Exhibit opening in Duluth
St. Louis County Historical Society presents its new traveling exhibit, "Nowhere to Hide," which compares the 1918 Spanish Influenza and modern AIDS pandemics, on Monday December 1, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. at the Depot in Duluth.
Holiday book signing event
Washington County Historical Society welcomes authors Anita Buck, Spike Carlsen, Bob and Nancy Goodman, Barbara Gramm, Paul Clifford Larson, Brent Peterson, Scott Schell, and Duane Thein from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday December 13, 2008.
Exhibit opening in Waconia
Carver County Historical Society announces the grand opening of Ruth Tremblay’s photographs of the Barns of Carver County on Monday December 1, 2008, 5-7 p.m.
News
Exhibit opens in Rochester
The History Center of Olmsted County’s new exhibit, "Ancient Olmsted: Peoples & Migrations" opened Friday November 21, 2008.
Latest issue available
The latest issue of e-conservation magazine with articles on paintings, murals, and chemical aging is now available.
Internet Resources
Finding new revenue sources
Fieldstone Alliance offers timely advice on Short and Long-Term Approaches to Finding New Revenue Sources.
Nonprofit economic resources
Minnesota Council on Foundations posted a page on The Economy and Philanthropy to guide both grantseekers and grantmakers.
Pro bono advice for organizations
Taproot Foundation provides pro bono services to organizations considering how to effectively engage its community.
Cemetery preservation
Georgia Historic Preservation Division provides useful links on Cemetery Preservation.
Saving Your Treasures
Check out Nebraska Public Television's Saving Your Treasures.
Grant Deadlines
NAGPRA Grants
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Program awards grants to museums, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations. Consultation and documentation proposals are due March 2, 2009. Repatriation proposals are due now through June 30, 2009.
Alderson Internship Grant
Recognizing the demand for students to gain "real world" experience and to help smaller history museums and sites with their staffing needs, AASLH offers the Alderson Internship Grant Program. Applications are due December 15, 2008.
Partners Internship Program
Partners Internship Program provides internship grants to nonprofit agencies in Minnesota, North Dakota and northwestern Wisconsin. Application deadline is December 8 , 2008.
Upcoming Conferences and Workshops
AAM 990 Webinar
Join AAM for a timely 90-minute webinar on January 29, 2009, 1-2:30 p.m. EST, focused specifically on the new Form 990 core form and schedules that are now due for tax year 2008.
2009 Minnesota Tourism Conference
Registration for the 2009 Explore Minnesota Tourism Conference - is open!
Conference dates are January 27-29, 2009, at the Northland Inn in Minneapolis.
Field Note
The only reason to preserve anything is to provide access to it. As new generations arise there may be more demand for digital access to collections. Tomorrow's History Access discussion provides some ideas. Add a few of your own.
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