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February 27, 2009
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Table of Contents:

Special Notice
Hoosier Heritage Alliance Assessment of Indiana Collections: We Want You!
Training Opportunities and Conferences
Planning for Beginners Workshop – Only Four Spaces Left!
March Programs at the Indiana State Library
Indiana’s Natural Heritage: A Public Conversation Conference
Learning through Objects: Museums and Young Children Seminar
Programs
The Lincoln Highway Across Indiana Lecture at the History Center in Fort Wayne
Historic Architecture Programs at the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library
The Lincoln Funeral Train Indiana State Historical Marker to be Dedicated in Indianapolis
Living History Faire at the Fulton County Museum
Children’s Activity Day: Presidential Campaigning at the at the Elkhart County Historical 
      Museum
Musical Presentations Marking the 200th Birthday of Abraham Lincoln
Dearly Departed: The Art of Victorian Mourning Lecture at the Morris-Butler House
Resources
DHPA Historic Preservation Month Online Calendar of Events
IHS News
How to Get Published Workshop
Awards and Nominations
IMLS Announces 2009 Connecting to Collections: Statewide Planning Grants Awards
AASLH Requests Nominations for the 2009 Leadership in History Awards
Exhibits
16th Annual Nine County Art Show at the Honeywell Center
Campaigning for President at the Elkhart County Historical Museum
The History of Native American Indians of Indiana at the Greentown History Center
Traveling Exhibits
Freedom: A History of US at the Sheridan Public Library in Sheridan
The Faces of Lincoln at the Old Jail Museum in Crawfordsville
People in the News
True West Magazine Features Fulton County Historian Shirley Willard and the Trail of Death
Job Opportunities
National:
Project Assitant in Museums at the Still National Osteopathic Museum in Kirksville, Mo.
Vice President, Collections and Exhibitions at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in 
      Manhattan, N.Y.
Internships:
Summer Museum Technician Internship at Natchez National Historical Park in Natchez, Miss.
Mid-West Tool Collectors Association Curatorial Summer Internship at Mount Vernon, Va.

Special Notice

Hoosier Heritage Alliance Assessment of Indiana Collections: We Want You!
Help us reach our goal of 300 responses by mailing in your survey by Feb. 28, 2009. 

The Hoosier Heritage Alliance Survey of Indiana’s collections' needs and management was mailed on Sept. 1 to collecting organizations statewide.

Your organization’s responses to the survey will help the Hoosier Heritage Alliance partners will make a set of recommendations specific to Indiana’s needs and develop a plan of action. 

You can download a new copy of the survey at http://www.indianahistory.org/lhs/Surveyfinal.pdf or contact Toni Lynn Giffin, collections survey assistant, at tgiffin@indianahistory.org or (317) 695-4884 to receive a copy by mail. For more information, visit http://www.indianahistory.org/lhs/hha.html.

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Training Opportunities and Conferences

Planning for Beginners Workshop – Only Four Spaces Left!
This workshop with Stacy Klingler, IHS, will be held on March 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Marion Public Library in Marion.

Have you been caught off guard when a funder asked for your organizational or strategic plan? Has your staff or board resisted going through a planning process?

You don’t need to be big or have paid staff to create a plan that works for you. In fact, planning is even more important for all-volunteer organizations where comings and goings are common.

We will de-mystify the mystique around creating strategic and organizational plans and share non-threatening ways for you to introduce planning (and budgeting) to your group.|

The cost is $10 per person or $8 for IHS members (lunch on your own). Register by March 2.

For more information or to register, please e-mail localhistoryservices@indianahistory.org or call (800) 447-1830.


March Programs at the Indiana State Library
The following programs are free to the public and will be held at the Indiana State Library located at 140 N. Senate Ave. in Indianapolis.

  • The Progressive Era in the United States
    This program will be held on March 2 from 1 to 2 p.m. in the History Reference Room.

    The Progressive Era in the United States was a period of reform roughly from the 1890s to 1930. This era of industrialization and urbanization brought over 22 million immigrants to this country of which over 48 percent were non-English speaking. One of methods the Progressive Era reforms used to “Americanize” these immigrants was through the new medium of film. The National Film Preservation Foundation has preserved these films to DVD. Using two of these films attendees will learn how the reformers used film to help the new citizens assimilate into the American urban environment.

  • Dating Photographs
    This program will be held on March 4 from 10 to 11 a.m. in the History Reference Room.

    This program takes us on a journey through the history of photography emphasizing photographic processes such as daguerreotypes, tintypes, salt wash and albumin prints and identifying clues that would indicate the age of any particular photographic image.

  • You Work for the State, and We Work for You: Services for State Employees at ISL
    This program will be held on March 11 from 10 to 11 a.m. in the History Reference Room.

    State employees are encouraged to learn more about the Indiana State Library's resources and how they can be useful on the job. Topics will include state documents, federal documents, online resources and how to effectively use the library.
  • Indiana State Library Web site: Genealogy Internet Links
    This program will be held on March 12 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the History Reference Room.

    This program will show participants the many genealogy sources which can be accessed remotely from the Indiana State Library Web site.
  • How to Communicate American Community Survey Data to Non-technical Data Users, U.S. Census Bureau
    This program will be held on March 16 from 2 to 3 p.m. in Room 425.

    How do you use the American Community Survey? A data user can be anyone from a statistician to a state legislator to a 5th grader finishing a class report. This program helps users know where to start when using or teaching others to use American Community Survey data, the Census Bureau’s population estimates which come out every year. It guides users through different parts of the Census Bureau’s Web site and demonstrates user-friendly portals to ACS information for ten specific examples of data users.

  • Federal Publications of Interest to Genealogists
    This program will be held on March 19 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the History Reference Room.

    Discover federal documents and publications within the Indiana State Library's collection that are of interest to family history researchers. Learn about the Federal Depository Library Program and how federal document materials are available at ISL and similar libraries across the country.

  • L.S. Ayres & Co., 1905-1990: Indiana's Largest Retail Company
    This program will be held on March 26 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Authors Room.

    Visit the Indiana State Library for a lunchtime presentation about the history of L.S. Ayres, the famous tea room, its competitors and the impact on Indianapolis shopping.

  • History/Reference Room: What’s in it for You?
    This program will be held on March 26 and April 2 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the History Reference Room.

    Learn about the collection of materials contained in the History Reference Room. Learn the reason for the collection, how it got started and useful sources for historians and genealogists.

No registraion is required. For more information about these programs please call (317) 232-3675.


Indiana’s Natural Heritage: A Public Conversation Conference at the Indiana State Museum
This public conference will be held March 20 and 21 at the Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis.

The conference is part of a multi-year project that has resulted in the WFYI award-winning four-part documentary The Natural Heritage of Indiana. More about the project and the conference is available at http://www.naturalheritageofindiana.org/.

The conference begins Friday evening, March 20, with a reception in the new “Footprints” exhibit gallery. It will be followed by presentations by Joe Palca, science correspondent for National Public Radio, and Samuel Orr, cinematographer for The Natural Heritage of Indiana documentary produced by WFYI Indianapolis.

On Saturday, March 21, presenters include Judy O’Bannon, host of Communities Building Community on WFYI, speaking about historic preservation and the green movement; and John Janssen, former Mayor of Greensburg, Kan., speaking about the rebuilding of his town as a ‘green’ community following its destruction by a tornado. Other presentations will address the birth of Monroe Reservoir, environmental justice, restoration of abandoned Indiana lands, the Marion College Ecolab and more. Exhibits will be available throughout the day. The conference will provide information and resources for educators and other interested citizens.

The conference is funded in part by a grant from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust.

The cost for both days is $55 per person or $45 for students and includes the reception on Friday and lunch on Saturday. The cost for Friday night only is $25 per person or $20 for students, and the cost for Saturday only is $35 per person or $30 for students.

For more information or a registration form, please visit http://www.naturalheritageofindiana.org/conference/nhiconference.html. Online registration is available at https://www.wfyi.org/InNatHerConf/registrationform.asp. Registrations must be received by March 14. On-site registration will cost an additional $10.

For questions, please call (317) 232-2535 or e-mail IHB@history.in.gov.


Learning through Objects: Museums and Young Children Seminar
The Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center is offering this exciting and innovative seminar on March 24 and 25 at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

Museum educators and early childhood educators interested in using objects to teach young children are brought together during this two-day training program to learn how a host of museum objects—including paintings, sculptures and natural specimens—can help children understand their world. The program features hands-on exercises with museum objects, lectures, discussions and gallery experiences that help museum educators forge more creative encounters with the youngest museum-goers and introduce early childhood educators to the magic of museums.

The cost is $300 per person for early registration before Feb. 27. After Feb. 27, the registration fee will increase to $325.

To register, please visit http://www.seec.si.edu/education.htm.

If you need further assistance, please contact Maria del Carmen Cossu at cossum@si.edu or (202) 633- 2944 or Anna Forgerson at forgersona@si.edu or (202) 633-2945.

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Programs

Please confim event specifics with sponsoring organization, especially if traveling any distance.

The Lincoln Highway Across Indiana Lecture at the History Center in Fort Wayne
This lecture by Jan Shupert-Arick is part of the 2009 George R. Mather Sunday Lecture Series and will be held on Sunday, March 1, at 2 p.m. at the History Center located at 302 E. Berry St. in Fort Wayne.

In 1912, Carl Fisher, of Indianapolis Motor Speedway fame, gathered automotive leaders at the Athenaeum (The Rathskeller) in Indianapolis to garner their support for the nation's first coast-to-coast auto highway. That road would become America's Main Street—or the Lincoln Highway—and served as the nation's first memorial to Abraham Lincoln. The Lincoln Highway ran from New York to San Francisco and through Allen County and downtown Fort Wayne.

Jan Shupert-Arick is the Director of Regional Services at Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne and a graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington. She is a past director of the Lincoln Highway Association. She served as project director for a major temporary exhibit, Coast to Coast on the Lincoln Highway at The Lincoln Museum in Fort Wayne.

The lecture is free to the public.

For more information, call (260) 426-2882 or visit http://www.fwhistorycenter.com/.


Historic Architecture Programs at the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library
These events will be held at the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library located at 1120 Stafford Rd. in Plainfield.

  • Terra Cotta in Indianapolis
    This program will be held on Tuesday, March 3, at 7 p.m.

    Immediately before and after World War I, Indianapolis experienced a major construction boom. Estonian-born sculptor and designer Alexander Sangernebo created decorative terra cotta panels and facades for the exterior of many of the city’s new churches, theaters, schools and commercial buildings. Glory-June Greiff will present a slide show/lecture about the city’s outstanding examples of terra cotta ornamentation.

  • Art Deco Architecture in Indiana
    This program will be held on Tuesday, April 21, at 7 p.m.

    The 1920s and 1930s produced some of the most exuberant and forward-looking buildings the world has ever known. Architects paired futuristic, Machine-Age geometric designs with patterns from ancient cultures. The result?  Art Deco—and some of America’s best-known edifices, including New York City’s Chrysler Building and structures in Miami’s South Beach. Glory-June Greiff will show slides of Art Deco buildings in Indianapolis and around the state and discuss their significance.

These free programs are co-sponsored with the Hendricks County Arts Council. 

Registration is required at (317) 839-6602, x 114, or visit http://www.plainfieldlibrary.net/ for more information.


The Lincoln Funeral Train Indiana State Historical Marker to be Dedicated in Indianapolis
A public dedication ceremony for an Indiana state historical marker commemorating the Lincoln Funeral Train’s stop in Indianapolis is scheduled for Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at 10 a.m. on the south lawn of the Indiana State House in downtown Indianapolis.

The text follows for the state marker entitled The Lincoln Funeral Train:
“Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral was April 19, 1865 at the White House. The funeral train left for Springfield, Illinois April 21 directed by the military; stops en route allowed mourners to pay homage. In Richmond, Indiana, Governor Oliver P. Morton boarded; train reached Indianapolis, April 30, at 7:00 a.m. Buildings were draped in black. In the rain, Lincoln’s coffin was escorted along crowded streets lined with soldiers to old State House, located here. Reports say at least 50,000 people viewed Lincoln’s open casket in the rotunda. Through streets lit by bonfires and torches, coffin was returned to Union Depot; train departed at 12:00 a.m. for Michigan City, last scheduled Indiana stop.”

This marker is the first of four new Indiana state historical markers supported by the Indiana Historical Bureau and the Indiana Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission to commemorate Abraham Lincoln’s life, death and connections with Indiana.

For more information about this marker, the state Historical Marker Program and other resources about Indiana, visit the Indiana Historical Bureau’s Web site at www.IN.gov/history or call (317) 232-2537.


Living History Faire at the Fulton County Museum
This event will be held on March 7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and March 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fulton County Museum located at 37 E. County Road 375 N. (just off North U.S. 31).

This pre-1890 time period event is devoted to living history and accoutrements. This Living History Faire is like the Trail of Courage indoors but extended from 1840 to 1890! Leather, furs, blacksmith items, jewelry, dream catchers, wood carving, beads and trade silver will all be found at the Living History Faire.

Here is a chance to see what traders have at the bigger festivals like the Redbud Trail Rendezvous (April 25 and 26) and the Trail of Courage (Sept. 19 and 20), and not have to walk a mile to see everything. Traders like Two Bears Trading, Eel River Forge, Singing Fire Silver, Linda Fife, Spinner and numerous others will be here to sell the above items and much more.

Historic books and patterns will also be available for sale. Joe Krom, Argos, of the Eel River Traders will be present to autograph his new book, Heart of a Warrior: The True Saga of Sweet Breeze and William Wells. Historic books by the Eel River Tribe of Indiana, George Winter and others will also be available.

Admission is $1 per person. Food will be available both days.

For more information, please contact the museum at (574) 223-4436.


Children’s Activity Day: Presidential Campaigning at the at the Elkhart County Historical Museum
This event will be held on Saturday, March 7, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the at the Elkhart County Historical Museum located at 304 W. Vistula St. in Bristol.

Give it a try for yourself as you explore different campaigning techniques fashioned throughout the years. Paint a parade lantern, create a slogan and put it on a button or ribbon, recreate the face of Glover Cleveland from a sketch of 4 pigs, and Come dressed in your best patriotic red, white and blue outfit. There will be a prize for the most patriotic costume!

For more information, please call (574) 848-4322.


Musical Presentations Marking the 200th Birthday of Abraham Lincoln
This musical presentation, Mystic Chords of Memory, by the Lincoln Trio will be held on Friday, March 13, at 7 p.m. at the Dubois County Museum in Jasper and on Saturday, March 14, at 1 p.m. at the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Lincoln City.

The program is free to the public.

The program is presented by the Ravinia Festival of Illinois and will consist of spoken work and music honoring the 16th President and prepared especially for the Lincoln Bicentennial. The members of the trio have experience spanning the globe. Violinist Desirée Ruhstrat has performed throughout the U.S. and Europe, appearing at the White House and performing on live radio broadcast heard around the world with the Berlin Radio Orchestra; cellist David Cunliffe has performed with the BBC and royal Scottish orchestras as well as touring as a member of the Balanescu Quartet; pianist Marta Aznavoorian has appeared with the Chicago Symphony and has performed at the Kennedy Center and the Sydney Opera House.

The Dubois County Museum is located at 2704 N. Newton Street (U.S. 231) in Jasper and will have special hours on Friday, March 13, from 10 a.m. until after the 7 p.m. program. The gift shop with its large selection of historical and Lincoln era items will be open during the same hours. Admission to the museum is free, but donations are accepted.

For more information regarding the contents of the program, call the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial at (812) 937-4541.


Dearly Departed: The Art of Victorian Mourning Lecture at the Morris-Butler House
A lecture on Victorian death rituals has been rescheduled for April 1 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Morris-Butler House located at 1204 N. Park Ave. in Indianapolis. (The lecture had been previously set for March 11.)

The lecture coincides with an exhibit, Dearly Departed: The Art of Victorian Mourning, that is on display Feb. 25 to May 23. The fascinating exhibit shows how Victorians handled death and remembered loved ones. The exhibit includes a Victorian parlor viewing, mourning clothing, jewelry, photography, artwork, embalming supplies and more. It also offers the opportunity to reflect on the differences between then and now.

The lecturer, Sheila Riley, is a collector and historian who will discuss such things as the popularity of "memento mori" or post-mortem photographs, the ritual of making jewelry from the hair of deceased loved ones, and the strict guidelines for mourning etiquette that resulted from the extremely public mourning of Queen Victoria when her husband Prince Albert died.

The will be followed by refreshments and a guided tour of the exhibit and house. Guides interpret Victorian life and death as they lead visitors through the three floors of the 1865 home.

The cost is $15 per person or $12 for members of Historic Landmarks.

Reservations are required and can be made by calling (317) 636-5409.

Dearly Departed: The Art of Victorian Mourning is staged with support from the Indiana Humanities Council and Flanner and Buchanan. For more information, contact the Morris-Butler House at the number above or mbhouse@historiclandmarks.org.

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Resources

DHPA Historic Preservation Month Online Calendar of Events
The Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology is again sponsoring an online calendar of events for Historic Preservation Month in May 2009. 

This year’s theme is Preservation in Progress.

Send in any preservation-related event going on in your area—any kind of activity, lecture, award, exhibit, etc.—and definitely contact the DHPA if your organization or community is considering a tour involving physical activity (walking, biking, etc.) For the second year the DHPA is partnering with INShape, the Governor’s fitness initiative, to bring Hoosiers INShape in Historic Indiana, a series of tours that promote historic preservation while getting people up and moving. Any registered event will receive free give-away items to hand out to attendees, as well as free advertising from INShape to their thousands of participants! 

To submit an event for the calendar or for INShape in Historic Indiana, go to http://www.in.gov/dnr/historic/2800.htm and click the link above the 2004-2008 calendar of events archive. The deadline for submissions is April 24, 2009.

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IHS News

How to Get Published Workshop
This workshop will be held on Saturday, March 7, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center in Indianapolis.

March is Small Press Month, and you are invited to learn more about publishing opportunities in Indiana by participating in this informative program. Ray Boomhower and Teresa Baer from the Indiana Historical Society Press along with Nancy Baxter, Hawthorne Publishing, and Janet Rabinowitch, Indiana University Press, will give their insights on small press trends. You will learn what these three distinct presses focus on and what they and other small presses have to offer writers.

Participants will also explore how the publishing process works and what they need to consider when approaching a press with a book idea or manuscript. Participants will receive complimentary magazine and book copies and will be entered to win additional prizes!

The cost is $15 per person or $12 for IHS members.

For more information or to register, call (317) 232-1882 or e-mail welcome@indianahistory.org.

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Awards and Nominations

IMLS Announces 2009 Connecting to Collections: Statewide Planning Grants Awards
The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded 23 Connecting to Collections: Statewide Planning Grants that will be used to create statewide conservation plans for collections held in libraries, museums and archives.

To view the winners of this year's grants, please visit http://www.imls.gov/news/2009/021909_list.shtm.

Over the next two years, IMLS intends to award a grant to each eligible state, commonwealth or territory to advance their collective conservation goals guided by the Heritage Health Index recommendations.

The next and final deadline for the statewide planning grants is Oct. 16, 2009. For more information, please visit http://www.imls.gov/collections/grants/planning.htm.

IMLS intends to issue a limited number of implementation grants to statewide planning grantees in 2010.


AASLH Requests Nominations for the 2009 Leadership in History Awards
Now in its 64th year, the Leadership in History Awards is the most prestigious national recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of local, state and regional history. AASLH initiated the Awards Program in 1945 to establish and encourage standards of excellence in the collection, preservation and interpretation of state and local history throughout America.

The AASLH Leadership in History Awards Program recognizes exemplary work completed by state or federal historical societies, institutions or agencies; regional, county, or local historical societies, institutions or agencies; specialized subject societies in related fields such as oral history, genealogy, folklore, archaeology, business history, railroad history, etc.; junior historical societies; privately owned museums or foundations; individuals; and organizations outside the field of traditional historical agencies.

Nominees need not be members of AASLH to qualify.

Nomination forms may be obtained by visiting http://www.aaslh.org/aaslh_awards.htm or by contacting the AASLH office at (615) 320-3203 or hawkins@aaslh.org. 

Nominations are due to state award representatives by March 1. Nominations are then reviewed by a national committee in the summer of 2009 with formal presentation of the awards made during the AASLH 2009 Annual Meeting that will be held Aug. 25 through 29 in Indianapolis.

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Exhibits

16th Annual Nine County Art Show at the Honeywell Center
The Honeywell Center in Wabash has announced the winners of the 16th annual Nine County Art Show, currently on display in the Clark Gallery.

The exhibit, presented in cooperation with corporate sponsor B & I Agencies Co. and Best of Show Award sponsor Wabash County Arts Council, is on display through March 18 and features work from artists residing in in Cass, Fulton, Grant, Howard, Huntington, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash and Whitley counties.

Seventy-three pieces of art were selected from 180 works submitted by 65 artists for display. Top honors were given to artists in each of the following three categories:

  • Best of Show
    • Terry Armstrong of Kosciusko County for painting Winter at the Greenway

  • Painting 
    • First Place: William K. Hopper of Huntington County for Charlotte in Reverie  
    • Second Place: Penny French-Deal of Wabash County for Rumbling Storm  
    • Third Place: Terry Pulley of Wabash County for Red Vase Floral  

  • Drawing
    • First Place: John Collins McCormick of Huntington County for Circuit
    • Second Place: Alfred Wootton of Howard County for Grandpa’s Jacket
    • Third Place: Adam Zwiebel of Huntington County for Atlas’ Burden

  • Other Art Forms
    • First Place: Jace Wallace of Huntington County for A Long Time Ago
    • Second Place: Donna Clevenger for Grant County for Owl
    • Third Place: Susan Stewart of Wabash County for Single Bloom

Charles Shepard and Megan Mirro of the Fort Wayne Museum of Art served as judges.  Shepard has served as Executive Director since 2003, while Mirro came from New York to serve as Community Outreach Specialist. Both judges spent a day at the Honeywell Center to review all artwork submissions before announcing their decisions.

The Clark Gallery is open to the public every day. Artwork may be purchased through the Center’s box office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, please visti http://www.honeywellcenter.org/ or call (260) 563-1102.


Campaigning for President at the Elkhart County Historical Museum
This temporary exhibit will open Feb. 28 at the Elkhart County Historical Museum located at 304 W. Vistula St. in Bristol.

This exhibit demonstrates how Elkhart County has supported presidential candidates through party traditions and the eventual outcomes of the election. 

Presidential election results from 1832 to 2008 will be shown, including a comparison of the national outcome compared to Elkhart County. Republicans generally won Elkhart County, but occasionally Democrats gained the majority. Interesting occurrences like lantern parades, public debates, and presidential visits to Elkhart County, as well as information on how local residents viewed the Lincoln-Douglass debates or mourned assassinations will be discussed. 

Among the most impressive traditions of local parties was “campaign pole raisings” that occurred from the 1840s to 1880s.  Before yard signs became fashionable, residents would demonstrate their support by erecting campaign poles in town squares.  Democrats used hickory poles, a tradition that stemmed from Andrew Jackson’s campaign in 1832, and Republicans used poles of oak or tamarack. 

Often the poles were over 100 feet tall and displayed large banners proclaiming the owner’s political support.  Replicas of two rally pole banners will be shown in the exhibit.  Pole raising were popular community events complete with musical entertainment, picnics and speeches that usually chided the opposition.

The exhibit will also feature notable artifacts and manuscripts from the Elkhart County Historical Society’s collection, private collectors and other regional museums.  Over 100 items will be displayed including buttons, ribbons, posters and banners from 1854 to the present.  Other unique items include 19th Century handkerchiefs with campaign mottos or images, Lincoln’s Life Mask and “I Like Ike” brand cigarettes.

Interpretive features will target adults and children. Visitors can test their presidential knowledge by matching slogans with candidates, and visitors will have an opportunity to take the Presidential Oath of Office. Children can also participate in an “I Spy” activity to find and learn about items on display.

The exhibit is sponsored by the Elkhart County Historical Society, Elkhart County Parks and Robert Weed Plywood, Inc. 

Admission is a recommended donation of $2 per person. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. 

For more information, please call (574) 848-4322.


The History of Native American Indians of Indiana at the Greentown History Center
This exhibit will be on display March 7 through June 28 at the Greentown History Center located at 103 E. Main St. in Greentown.

Be ready to explore the history of those who lived in the Miami Reserve, which would have included the Greentown area. Several items on loan include spear and arrowhead collections, a headdress, a papoose cradle board, a native dress, beads, moccasins, a war club, a drum, rattles and more. Meet Grandfather as he makes his home with us during this exhibit. Identify furs from animals that would have roamed central Indiana.

This exhibit will be open Saturdays and Sundays through June 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. or by appointment. Children and groups are welcome.

Admission is free and the building is handicap accessible.

For more information, please call (765) 610-7461.

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Traveling Exhibits

Freedom: A History of US at the Sheridan Public Library in Sheridan
In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson based the colonists’ right to separate on the King’s denial of their freedom—their “inalienable rights to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Yet for more than 225 years, the principle of freedom and our understanding of its implications have evolved. The debates, decisions and battles of our past shape the United States in which we live today. This exhibition invites viewers to read the words and see the images of men and women who arrived in this land either by choice or in chains, but who together forged this nation. Their words and images provide insight into the complexity of the past.


The Faces of Lincoln at the Old Jail Museum in Crawfordsville
The Faces of Lincoln traveling exhibit is comprised of three independent parts, Developing the Image, Creating the Image and Idealizing the Image, each an exhibit unto itself.

  • Developing the Image:
    This section of the exhibit takes a look at the history of photography using some of the best and most well-known images of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln’s was the first photograph of a president seen by most Americans. Before the mid-19th century, images of our presidents were created in portraits, etchings and political cartoons; these formats continued to be popular in Lincoln’s time. But recent technological breakthroughs in photography also made it possible to create a “real” image on glass or paper and copy it in large numbers. Although other presidents had been photographed, most of those images were made on daguerreotypes that were not reproducible.

  • Creating the Image:
    This section investigates the ways that photographers, printmakers and cartoonists tried to influence public opinion about Lincoln by altering his appearance and by placing him in make-believe situations.

  • Idealizing the Image:
    Lincoln’s assassination instantly elevated him from man to myth. The nation was thrown into mourning and his face became a symbol of sacrifice and saintly public service. African Americans revered him as the “great emancipator” and voted the party of Lincoln for many decades. Schoolchildren studied him as an example of honesty, service to nation and sacrifice for right. His birthday, along with George Washington’s, became a national holiday, a time to celebrate the virtues associated with his name. Lincoln’s image came to represent American ideals. The federal government used Lincoln’s face on money, and others employed his name to make money for their commercial enterprises by trading on the virtues associated with Lincoln’s name and image. Today, it is difficult to separate the man from the myth.


These traveling exhibits are on loan from the Indiana Historical Society. For more information about the IHS traveling exhibit program, go to www.indianahistory.org/LHS and click on "Traveling Exhibition."

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People in the News
True West Magazine Features Fulton County Historian Shirley Willard and the Trail of Death
The March 2009 issue of True West Magazine will include an article about Shirley Willard and her work to preserve the history of the Potawatomi Trail of Death. The article includes a picture of George Godfrey, Tom Hamilton, Sister Virginia Pearl, Bob Pearl, and Shirley and Bill Willard at the historical marker at Winnemac’s Old Village site on Towpath Road in Carroll County.

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Job Opportunities

National:

Project Assitant in Museums at the Still National Osteopathic Museum in Kirksville, Mo.
This is a temporary grant position at $8.58 per hour for 32 hours per week.

A Bachelor's degree in Museum Studies or History preferred with up to three months experience. The individual must have proficiency in CONTENTdm and or PastPerfect, as well as experience in image editing software (Adobe Photoshop), creating metadata and transcriptions and general interest or knowledge about Osteopathy and Osteopathic Medicine. The individual must also have experience in reading handwritten manuscripts and be proficient in computer operating systems. Benefits are included.

To apply, please visit http://www.kcom.edu/contact/jobs/display.asp or contact the Human Resources Department at http://www.atsu.edu/.


Vice President, Collections and Exhibitions at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in Manhattan, N.Y.
The Intrepid Museum is looking for a Vice President, Collections and Exhibitions. This VP develops and administers Intrepid Museum's short-term and long-range exhibit plan and budget and is responsible for overseeing all facets of Intrepid Museum's exhibit records, collections, research, artifact acquisition, preservation and restoration in accordance with museum policies.

For a full job description and application information, please visit http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/Are-You-In/Careers.aspx.


Internships:

Summer Museum Technician Internship at Natchez National Historical Park in Natchez, Miss.
The intern will assist curatorial staff with the care, maintenance and preservation of the museum collection and historic buildings.

Responsibilities include:

  • Implement museum maintenance and housekeeping duties of exhibit and storage areas
  • Perform technical and delicate cleaning of objects that require special treatment and handling, such as glass, metals, ceramics, textiles, books, photographs and furniture
  • Prepare, maintain and organize manual and automated curatorial records which include accession records, catalog records and inventories using the National Park Service automated catalog system
  • Assist on environmental monitoring of the collection
  • Provide information to park staff and visitors
  • Carry out assignments and follows directions according to NPS policy and procedures

The intern will be involved with special cataloging projects that require working in historic structures, some of which are not climate-controlled.

Applicants must possess education in museum studies, art history, history or material culture. Applicants must have experience in using a variety of computer software, and the ability to present oral and written information in a clear and concise manner to complete cataloging and collection documentation. A valid drivers license is required for this position. Housing will not be provided.

This is a 10-week/400-hour position, beginning in June and ending in August 2009. Starting and ending dates are flexible.

A stipend of $12 per hour or $4,800 for the 10-week internship will be paid. Income taxes are not withheld.

Applicants should submit a current resume with the phone numbers and/or e-mail addresses of references, copy of college transcripts, and an application letter that details the applicant's professional goals and reasons for applying to this particular internship. All application materials should be sent to the attention of Cheryl Munyer, Museum Curator, by fax to (601) 445-5399, e-mail to Cheryl_munyer@nps.gov or mail to 640 S. Canal St., Box E, Natchez, MS 39120.

All application materials must be received or postmarked by the closing date on March 31, 2009. Please contact Cheryl Munyer by e-mail or phone at (601) 445-5393 with questions.

For information about Natchez National Historical Park, please visit www.nps.gov/natc.


Mid-West Tool Collectors Association Curatorial Summer Internship at Mount Vernon, Va.
Through the generosity of the Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, Mount Vernon offers one 10-week summer internship to a qualified individual.

The M-WTCA 2009 Curatorial Intern will be responsible for developing a comprehensive interpretation and furnishing plan for Mount Vernon’s slave quarters. Located within the greenhouse complex (originally built in 1791-1792, destroyed by fire in 1835, and reconstructed in 1950-1951), these quarters housed a portion of Washington’s enslaved workforce at the time of his death.

The M-WTCA Curatorial Intern will receive a $3,000 stipend for the 10 weeks of the internship period, payable on the Mount Vernon pay schedule, and may be reimbursed for travel and research expenses up to $300. The internship period will be determined based upon the candidate’s schedule with expected work hours of Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the selected 10-week period. Housing and daily transportation to and from Mount Vernon will be the responsibility of the successful candidate. Mount Vernon is happy to work with the intern’s academic program to provide credit for the internship period.

For a full description and application information, please visit http://www.mountvernon.org/about/employment/index.cfm/pid/329/.

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