The Manchester Symphony Orchestra at the Honeywell Center
This concert with the 50-member community orchestra conducted by Scott Humphries will be held on Sunday, March 15, at 3 p.m. at the Honeywell Center in Wabash.

The concert will follow a theme of "water" as part of the overall season theme of "The MSO Goes Green."  Selections will include Handel's "Suite from Water Music," Gliere's "Russian Sailor Dance," Haydn's "Symphony No. 101 in D Major," Badelt's "Pirates of the Caribbean," and more.  Guest clarinet soloist David Widder will perform several pieces as well.

The cost is $7.50 for general admission, or free for Children under 12, seniors ages 65 and older and all Manchester College students.

Tickets can be purchased at the Center’s box office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, by calling (260) 563-1102 or by visiting http://www.honeywellcenter.org/.

In addition to the concert, there will be a brunch in Eugenia’s Restaurant inside the Honeywell Center from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The brunch will cost $9.95.

For a complete program listing, visit the Honeywell Center Web site at http://www.honeywellcenter.org/ or call (260) 563-1102.

Embattled: General Wallace’s Leadership in the Civil War at the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum
This exhibit will open on March 21 at the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum located at 200 Wallace Ave. in Crawfordsville.

“When night came, and my mother tucked me in the little trundle-bed with my elder brother, I had gained such store of wisdom pertaining to war that it passed into my dreams, and from them into my life; so I promised myself, saying many times, ‘Wait until I am a man.’”

American history bears witness to Wallace’s glorious victories and shocking setbacks in battle once he did become a man. To honor his militant spirit, the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum will soon debut its new exhibit, Embattled: General Wallace’s Leadership in the Civil War. 

The Lynne D. Hohlbein Education Room in the General’s former Carriage House is being prepared with personal artifacts from Wallace’s career in the Civil War. The exhibit will tell the story of Wallace’s lifelong fascination with military struggle, beginning in his youth watching his father elegantly uniformed as the colonel of a county militia.

Taking a cue from its name, the Embattled exhibit will illustrate not only Wallace’s wartime glories, but also the denigration and loss of reputation he suffered as a result of his missteps in crucial battles.  Some reports state that Wallace’s actions—most notably during the battle of Shiloh, Tennessee—may have cost lives.

As in previous exhibits at the Museum, the Embattled exhibit will feature General Wallace’s personal artifacts on display, as well as replica versions of some common Civil War-era materials that can be worn, handled and examined to give children a greater understanding of that era.

Accompanying this year’s exhibit is a full slate of events and educational programming that revolves around the theme of leadership in the Civil War. The Brown Bag Book Club, returning in June and continuing throughout the summer, will feature selections that explore leadership and success in today’s society (Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers will be featured in July) as well as during the mid-1800s (June’s featured book will be Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz, and August’s selection will be Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin).

The Embattled: General Wallace’s Leadership in the Civil War exhibit will debut with an invitation-only Sneak Preview Party for donors and members of the Lew Wallace Study Preservation Society at the Carriage House Interpretive Center on Friday, March 20, at 6 p.m. The opening reception will feature remarks by Suanne Milligan, President of the Society, Guest Curator Gail Stephens and Museum Director Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko. 

The Public Opening of the Embattled exhibit will take place on Saturday, March 21.  Museum admission will be free that day and refreshments will be served.  Guest Curator Gail Stephens will discuss her role in the new exhibit in a special discussion at 11 a.m. and again at 2 p.m. The Study building will also be open to view the new permanent exhibit, The Ben-Hur Legacy, created by Guest Curator Amanda McGuire.

For more information, please visit http://www.ben-hur.com/.

Lincoln: The Man You Didn’t Know at the Center for History and Studebaker Museum in South Bend
The Museums at Washington and Chapin, comprising the Center for History and Studebaker National Museum, are presenting this exhibit to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth.

On view June 13, 2009 through Feb. 28, 2010, the exhibit explores Lincoln’s boyhood, his connections to Indiana as an adult, reactions to his years as President of the United States and the funeral train which brought his body from Washington D.C. through Indiana to its final resting place in Illinois.

Lincolniana collector and 2009 Lincoln Academy Laureate Jack Smith has loaned the Center for History several photographs for the exhibit, including one of Abraham Lincoln which was taken on the steps of the Capitol at his second inauguration on March 4, 1865. The picture shows a crowd scene that includes conspirators who planned Lincoln’s assassination. Also on view at the Center for History’s exhibit is a plaster replica of an 1860 Volk casting of Lincoln’s face and hands offer a striking visual of America’s sixteenth president. An exact replica of Lincoln's coffin, on loan from the Batesville Casket Company, is on view. In the area that explores Lincoln's Hoosier boyhood, visitors can see an original wooden cabinet made by Lincoln's father. Original mourning ribbons help tell the story of the nation's grief after the fateful night Lincoln was assassinated.

The centerpiece of the Studebaker National Museum’s exhibit is the carriage President and Mrs. Lincoln rode to Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865. In this exhibit, special attention is paid to the conspiracy behind Lincoln’s assassination, Indiana’s connections to the story, and Lincoln’s personal side. Also featured is an in-depth look at the conservation of this carriage, which now shows the materials and finishes as seen by Abraham Lincoln.

A public celebration of the exhibit’s opening will be held on Saturday, June 13. A series of Lincoln-related lectures, films and dramatic performances are planned throughout the period the exhibit is on view.

For more information, please call the Center for History at (574) 235-9664.

National:

Executive Director at the Northeast Document Conservation Center in Andover, Mass.
NEDCC is an internationally renowned organization providing specialized conservation and preservation services to libraries, archives, historical organizations, museums and other institutions and individuals.

The Executive Director will be both a highly visible and articulate advocate for conservation and preservation and an energetic leader who will work with the Board to chart a course for the Center's strategic development. Responsible for the programs, finances, and physical operations of the organization, he or she will increase the Center's national and international impact and standing and its fiscal well-being by expanding and diversifying NEDCC's revenue streams and client base, effectively managing the organization and recruiting and supporting knowledgeable and skilled staff.

For a full job description and application instructions, please visit http://www.nedcc.org/.

Internships:

Summer Internships with the Marietta Museum of History in Marietta, Ga.
The Marietta Museum of History is offering two paid part time internships for the Summer Semester. 

The part time internship requires 180 hours of work and will receive a $500 stipend at the end of the internship.   

Both internships will involve working hands on with the museum’s collection of over 15,000 artifacts, which includes textiles, objects, photographs and archival documents. Interns will also be able to work on exhibit design and installation.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Cataloging Collections
• Exhibit Design and Installation
• Educational Programming

Candidates must have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office and some knowledge of Adobe Suite is preferred. Successful candidates will have an eye for detail, good writing ability, legible hand writing, ability to work with Museum visitors and guests and a positive attitude about performing many kinds of tasks on a demanding schedule.

Interested candidates can send a cover letter and a one page resume either by email to christa@mariettahistory.org  with the subject line "Summer Internship” or mail to:
Christa McCay, Registrar
Marietta Museum of History
1 Depot St., Suite 200
Marietta, GA 30060

The Deadline for cover letters and resumes is Friday, May 14 at 4 p.m. The internships will be closed after that time.

Internship with the Laurel Historical Society in Laurel, Md.
The Earl M. Snyder Internship with the Laurel Historical Society is available to advanced undergraduate or graduate students who possess a strong interest in Maryland History and/or Museum Studies.

This year, the Laurel Historical Society is looking for a student interested in collections management and digitization to help us catalogue and digitize an important piece of the Laurel Museum Collection. The intern will report directly to the Executive Director.

An individual with prior knowledge and experience of cataloguing and object handling is desired. Applicants with strong computer skills are urged to apply and experience with Past Perfect is desired, but not required. Ability to work with most Microsoft computer programs is necessary. Interest in entering the museum field is a plus.

Intern will begin the process of scanning a glass plate collection, cataloging them individually and placing them in PastPerfect.

Ten week schedule of activities must take place between May and September. The intern must work at least 30 hours a week.

Applicant accepted for participation in this program receives a stipend of $500.00.

To apply, e-mail or mail resume, cover letter and three references by April 5 to
Lindsey Baker
Laurel Historical Society
817 Main St.
Laurel, MD 20707
director@laurelhistoricalsociety.org

Summer Internship with the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati in Washington, D.C.
The Society of the Cincinnati, a nonprofit institution that maintains its historic house museum and research library at Anderson House in Washington, D.C., offers the 2009 Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati Internship to an individual looking to gain experience in preparing museum exhibitions. 

This summer’s intern will assist museum staff in researching themes and objects for several upcoming exhibitions, including studies of Virginia and New Hampshire during the American Revolution.

Applicants should be graduate students studying history, art history, material culture studies, museum studies or related subjects who are interested in a future museum career. Strong research and writing skills and the ability to work independently are important. Students with a dedicated interest in the history and material culture of eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century America are encouraged to apply.

The Massachusetts Society Internship requires a minimum of six weeks of full-time work or ten weeks of part-time work. Start and end dates are flexible. The internship carries a $2,000 stipend through the generosity of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati.

Please send a letter of interest, resume and writing sample (at least one to two pages) by April 15, 2009, to:
Emily Schulz
Deputy Director and Curator
The Society of the Cincinnati – Anderson House
2118 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20008
eschulz@societyofthecincinnati.org
Fax: (202) 785-0729

For more information about the Society of the Cincinnati, please visit http://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/.

Curatorial Internship with Planting Fields Foundation on Long Island, N.Y.
Planting Fields Foundation is a non-profit organization offering internship opportunities for the summer and fall of 2009 to aid the Curatorial Department in several different Collections Management projects dealing with Manuscript, Photographic, Fine Art and antique Furniture Collections.

Planting Fields Foundation is located at the Coe Hall Mansion within the Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park on Long Island, New York in the Town of Oyster Bay. This former estate is a 409-acre public garden located on the north shore of Long Island that features a 65-room Tudor revival mansion. Internships are offered for 120 to 150 credit hours based on the required curriculum of your course of study and the needs of the Curatorial Department.

Qualified candidates will have completed a minimum of two years of undergraduate study in the following disciplines: Art History, Museum Studies, Fine Art, Art Conservation, Historic Preservation, Architecture, History, Education, Library Sciences, Art Education or a related field.  We also welcome applicants currently enrolled in Graduate level programs within these areas of study.

Projects include cataloguing artifacts, developing interpretive materials and exhibits and organizing archival materials within the Historic House mansion. We offer credited internships where interns gain hands-on experience working within a non-profit organization. Please be aware that this is an unpaid position and we cannot offer housing or transportation.

For more information and applications, please visit http://www.plantingfields.org/Calenda2/Volunteer.htm and download the Foundation Application and the New York State Volunteer Application. Complete both application forms and send with your Resume’ and a Letter of Intent to apply for the position.

If sending by standard mail, please attach letter of intent and resume as separate documents. If sending by e-mail, please send all documents as attachments to your message.

Required forms should be sent to:
Kristy Caratzola
Assistant Collections Manager/Curatorial Internship Supervisor
Planting Fields Foundation
P.O. Box 660
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
(516) 922-8688
kcaratzola@plantingfields.org

Summer Internships with Dallas Heritage Village in Dallas, Texas
The following summer internships are available:

• Exhibits Intern (paid)
  Work with the Museum Services Department as preparations for the 2009-2010 exhibits are completed.  Get a taste of three different departments—curatorial, education and marketing.  Must be an undergraduate, returning to school full time in the fall.
  
  
• Education Intern (unpaid)
  Assist with programming for the wide variety of kids we see in the summer.  Develop activities for day care groups and assist with program planning for the coming year.
  
  
• Public Relations Intern (unpaid)
  The intern will work with the Director of Marketing and Public Relations to prepare for upcoming historical themes for fall 2009 (Green Fields, Black Smoke) and spring 2010 (The Mysteries of Frontier Cooking).

For full job descriptions and application instructions, please visit http://www.dallasheritagevillage.org/Employment.aspx.