Historical Treasures of Dubois County at the Dubois County Museum
This day for learning more about Dubois County will be held on Sunday, March 22, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Dubois County Museum located at 2704 N. Newton St. (U.S. 231) in Jasper.

Have you ever wondered about where things were in Dubois County? How about Bluebird Rock? Or Jasper College?  Do you remember pieces of information but want to know more?

People who have ties to the history of all the towns are invited to come together at the museum to reminisce and to learn more.

The event will be Historical Treasures of Dubois County. The treasures are the people and the information which can be put together. Martina Eckert, age 90, will be there to talk about the Depression. Bob Steffe will offer information on St. Joseph’s Church in Jasper and the area. Elsie Neukam and several more persons from the north of the county will bring scrapbooks with facts and photos. Lee Bilderback will offer his knowledge of the Holland area. The list goes on and on. If you have something of interest you wish to show, bring it along. The informal gathering will be in Exhibit Room II.

A wall-sized map of Historical Sites of Dubois County will be displayed to show where the museum’s largest artifacts were found. It marks the spots where the giant Fruit Press, the Double Pen Log House, the Lindauer Stone Cutting Machine, the Meyer Planing Mill and the Silver Smelter were located, to name a few. Find out historical spots you never were aware of.

The book store is well stocked with histories of local towns such as St. Henry, Ferdinand, Dubois, Birdseye, Duff, Huntingburg, Celestine and Northeast Dubois County. The best of the area history books are available.

For more information, please call (812) 634-7733.

Wabash Area Lifetime Learning Association Series: The History of Native Americans in Indiana
The History of Native Americans in Indiana will be taught at Lafayette for mature citizens March 23 through April 15 on Mondays and Wednesdays at the Morton Center located at 222 N. Chauncey Ave. in West Lafayette.

Speakers and topics:

• March 23: Archaeology and History of 17th-  and 18th-Century Native Americans in Indiana with Rick Jones, State Archaeologist, Department of Natural Resources.
• March 25:  History of the Miami Nation of Indiana with John Dunnagan, Vice Chief of Miami Indian Nation of Indiana.
• March 30: The Founding of Prophetstown – Religious Movement and Culture with Dr. Dawn Marsh, Assistant Professor of History, Purdue University.
• April 1: The Battle of Tippecanoe with Joseph D. Bartlett, Attorney.
• April 3: Guided tour of the Historic Settlement at Prophetstown from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., lunch at TC’s Restaurant and Tavern, located at 109 N. Railroad St. in Battle Ground and then a visit to the Tippecanoe Battlefield Museum.
• April 6: 19th-Century Indian Removals in the ONT (Old Northwest Territory) with Dr. Dawn Marsha, Assistant Professor of History, Purdue University.
• April 8: Indians and a Changing Frontier: The Art of George Winter with Sallie Cooke, co-author of book by same name, published by Tippecanoe County Historical Association and Indiana Historical Society in 1993.
• April 13: History of the Potawatomi and the Trail of Death with Shirley Willard, president emerita of Fulton County Historical Society, and Fulton County Historian, Rochester. Tracy Locke, Lafayette, member of Citizen Potawatomi Nation, will tell about her ancestor Abram Burnett on the 1838 Trail of Death. She will also tell what it is like to be a Potawatomi today.
• April 15: Historical Facts vs. Commonly-Thought Historical Truths with Mike “Five Trees” Floyd, Ogema/Chief of Eel River Tribe of Indiana.

To register for these classes, send a check for $60 to WALLA, Mary E. Gardner, Coordinator, Continuing Education Division, Stewart Center, Room 116, 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2034.

For more information about the Wabash Area Lifetime Learning Association, please visit http://www.wlaf.lib.in.us/WALLA/index.htm.

Wabash and Erie Canal Association Event in Lafayette
The Wabash and Erie Canal Association from Delphi will hold this meeting on Wednesday, March 25, at 7 p.m. at the Tippecanoe Arts Federation located at 638 North St. in Lafayette.

Canal volunteers in 1850s costumes will discuss the many new and exciting changes coming to the Delphi-based canal this spring. The meeting will include a first person portrayal of “Life on the Canal” followed by updates about the many new additions to the canal association’s programs this year. The premier attraction will be the “replica” canal boat being built by Scarano Boat Company of New York. This boat will resemble a period canal boat and can be towed by horses for special occasions. It will be stored in a boathouse designed to look like an 1850s warehouse that is currently being built.  The new boat is scheduled to be completed by late May of this year.

Canal volunteers will be available to discuss volunteer and donor opportunities at the Delphi canal. This will be a chance for Lafayette area residents to preview the many new additions spring will bring to the mile-long, dredged and re-watered canal.

Refreshments will be served and the public is welcome to this meeting.

For more information, contact Steve Gray at (765) 447-1627.

Spring Luncheon at the Scott County Heritage Center and Museum
Dawne Gee, WAVE 3 personality, will be the guest speaker at the Spring Luncheon that will be held on March 26 at noon at the Scott County Heritage Center and Museum located at 1050 S. Main St. in Scottsburg.

Gee has been with WAVE 3 since 1994, where she co-anchors the 5, 5:30 and 11 p.m. news. She is very active in her community, donating her time to the Jefferson County Minority AIDS Foundation, Red Cross, Spina Bifida Association, Arthritis Foundation, American Cancer Society, African Americans Against Cancer and the National Council for Negro Women, MS Society, American Lung Association and the Lupus Foundation. She is a Louisville native and has degrees in Communications and Biology from the University of Louisville.

The cost is $12 per person and tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Seating for this event is limited and tickets are currently available at the museum. 

For more information, please call the museum at (812) 752-1050.

Free Programs at the Indiana State Library
The following programs will be held on March 26 at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis.

• L.S. Ayres & Co., 1905-1990: Indiana's Largest Retail Company
  This program will be held from noon to 1 p.m.
  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 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
  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.

Both programs are free and require no registration.

For more information, please call (317) 232-3675.

Ideas in Indiana Discussion: The Past, Present, and Future of Abraham Lincoln in Indiana
This event from the Sagamore Institute for Policy Research, the Indiana Historical Society and the Indiana State Museum will be held on Friday, April 3, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Gibson Boardroom of the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center in Indianapolis.

The featured speaker will be William Bartelt, author of There I Grew Up: Remembering Abraham Lincoln’s Indiana Youth.

This year’s 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth provides an opportunity to remind ourselves that the country’s greatest President was a Hoosier, spending his formative years in Indiana. It is fitting that the Indiana State Museum recently received the largest privately owned collection of Lincoln artifacts. Many of the most significant pieces will make their debut next February as a complement to a major Lincoln Bicentennial exhibit provided by the Library of Congress.

But let’s be honest: Besides historic interest, why does Abraham Lincoln matter for Indiana today? Providing an answer will be William Bartelt, who will talk about Fabrications, Exaggerations, and Misconceptions About Lincoln’s Indiana Youth. A retired educator who spent fifteen summers working as ranger and historian at the Lincoln Boyhood Memorial, Mr. Bartelt is a member of the Federal Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and serves as Vice-Chair of the Indiana Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. He will be joined by Dale Ogden, chief curator of cultural history for the Indiana State Museum, who will share the Museum’s plans for Lincoln’s future. The audience will be invited to discuss how to use Lincoln’s past in Indiana to provoke creative conversations about relevant contemporary issues such as race relations, American civil religion or education. Following the discussion, a tour of the Indiana Historical Society’s conservation lab to see how the Society’s own collection of Lincoln documents and images have been preserved.

Please RSVP to Susan Stinn at susan@sipr.org or (317) 472-2053 by March 31 (acceptances only).

Hard Times Bean Supper from the Greentown Historical Society
This event will be held on April 15 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Community Building at the Howard County 4-H Fairgrounds in Greentown.

Taxes are due – so come and have soup beans, ham and cornbread for just 25 cents per person. Free will donations will also be accepted.

For more information, please call (765) 628-3800. 

Sheridan Historical Society Annual Dinner Featuring Indiana Pioneer Society Presentation
This event will be held on Thursday, April 16, at 6:30 p.m. at the Sheridan Community Center located at 300 E. 6th St. in Sheridan.

Bob Everitt from the Indiana Pioneer Society will inform local audiences about the Indiana Pioneer Society. Everitt is past president of the Indiana Pioneer Society and now serves as secretary. He is chairman of the President Benjamin Harrison Foundation and active with the Propylaeum Historic Foundation, Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana and the Indiana Historical Society. Everitt is vice president and trust counsel of M&I Trust Company, Indianapolis.

Since its founding in 1916, The Society of Indiana Pioneers has remained true to its mission: “To honor the memory and the work of the pioneers of Indiana.” Activities of the organization include supporting history clubs for school age Hoosier children, erecting and maintaining historical markers around the state, granting fellowships to graduate students researching early Indiana history, offering trips to sites of historical interest in Indiana and surrounding states and maintaining genealogical records submitted by members.

For a reservation, which includes dinner and program for $25 per person, please call Ginny Tackitt at (317) 758-0643, Donna Jessup at (317) 758-5689 or Robert Young at (317) 758-1311. 

The deadline for reservations is Apr. 10.

The Victorian Vaudeville Variety Show at the President Benjamin Harrison Home
This Victorian Theatre by Candlelight performance will be held April 17, 18, 24, 25 and May 1 and 2, at 8 p.m., with an additional matinee on Sunday, May 3, at 2 p.m. at the presidential mansion located at 1230 N. Delaware St. in Indianapolis.

“Ridiculous, varied, musical and fun” describes the Spring 2009 presentation of the theatre at the Harrison Home, according to Donna Wing, the creative director. 

The VTBC cast will present the following five dramatic pieces bolstered with live period music:

• Arabian Nights, a story of developing romance written by David Ives
• The Six Great Immortals, a monologue delivered to the Monday Afternoon Browning and Croquet Literary Society
• Box and Cox, a classic British farce by John M. Morton
• He, She and It, a story about a newlywed man who forgets his first wedding anniversary, written by William Muskerry
• The Anatomical Tragedian, a piece that invites audience participation

Audience members will rotate through each of three rooms of the Presidential mansion, enjoying mirth and music within the Victorian atmosphere of the newly renovated home.  Candlelight and other ambient lighting will provide a unique atmosphere, drawing the audience into each of the five performances.

The cost is $18 per person or $15 for members, seniors and students. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (317) 631-1888.

For more information about the President Benjamin Harrison Home, plese visit http://www.presidentbenjaminharrison.org/.

Earthworks and the World: Toward an Indigenous American Poetics at the History Center in Fort Wayne
This lecture with poet and editor Janet McAdams will be held on Sunday, April 19, at 2 p.m. at the History Center located at 302 E. Berry St. in Fort Wayne.

Janet McAdams will discuss founding the Earthworks Book Series of Native American Poetry for Salt Publishing, the largest poetry press in England. With selections from Earthworks books and her own work, this talk will be an exploration of Native poetry at the beginning of a new century. IPFW professors Troy Bassett and Chad Thompson will facilitate discussion following the lecture. PBS is sponsoring McAdams’ visit as part of a community outreach project in connection with the We Shall Remain television series.

McAdams is the author of two collections of poetry, The Island of Lost Luggage, which received the American Book Award in 2001, and Feral. A writer of Scottish, Irish, and Creek ancestry, McAdams grew up in Alabama. She received her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Alabama and her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Emory University. She has taught literature and creative writing and is presently the Robert P. Hubbard Professor of Poetry at Kenyon College.

Admission is free.

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

The Twigh Twee Singers at the Greentown Historical Society
This event will be held on April 26 at 1:30 p.m. at the Greentown Historical Society located at 101 E. Main St. in Greentown.

The Tribal Drum, called The Twigh Twee Singers, demonstrate and explain the Indian drum and portray different songs for the dances of the women's and men.

The event will be held out of doors with weather permitting.

For more information, please call (765) 628-3800.

National:

Director of Education at the Charlotte Museum of History in Charlotte, N.C.
The Charlotte Museum of History seeks an experienced, creative Director of Education to lead a team of three educators and more than 30 volunteers at a regional history museum including a 1774 historic house and associated outbuildings. Major current programs include guided house tours for the general public; an active slate of field trip, outreach, and home school programs; and eight to 10 special events per year. The museum’s Master Plan anticipates future development of an immersive Hands-on History Room for young children and their caregivers and an expanded slate of workshops and classes for adults and children of all ages.

The successful applicant for this position will have a track record of innovative program development combined with excellent managerial and organizational skills.

To view the complete job description, please visit  http://www.charlottemuseum.org/employment.htm

To apply, send cover letter, resume, salary requirements and references to Meredith Olan, Director of Community Relations at:
Charlotte Museum of History
3500 Shamrock Dr.
Charlotte, NC 28215

E-mail applications are preferred and can be sent to molan@charlottemuseum.org

Applications must be received by April 10, 2009.

Curator of Exhibits and Collections at the de Saisset Museum in Santa Clara, Calif.
The Curator of Exhibits and Collections reports to the Director of the de Saisset Museum and is responsible for conceptualization, formulation and presentation of exhibitions and related programs that meet the de Saisset Museum's programmatic and/or administrative goals.

For a full job description and application instructions, please visit http://www.scu.edu/hr/careers/staff.cfm?id=2198.

Applications received by May 1, 2009, will receive full consideration.

Internships:

Internships at the Waukesha County Historical Society and Museum in Waukesha, Wis.
The Waukesha County Historical Society and Museum is seeking interns in the following areas for the summer of 2009:

• Two Education Department Internships
  The Education Interns will work directly with the Director of Education in all aspects of the museum’s education programming, including summer camps and programs, tours and visitors services, and outreach.
  
  
• Volunteer Coordinator Internship
  The Volunteer Intern will report to the Director of Development and Marketing but have tremendous flexibility in designing, implementing, evaluating, and revising all aspects of the museum’s volunteer program, including recruiting, screening, orienting, engaging and expressing appreciation to a wide array of museum volunteers of all ages and interests.

Internships require the completion of a minimum of 150 hours within three months for each intern. For this period, each intern will receive a $750 stipend.

Applications will be accepted through April 1, 2009.

For full descriptions and application instructions, please visit http://www.waukeshacountymuseum.org/involved-interns.html.

Summer Education and Program Internship at the Jewish Museum of Maryland
The Jewish Museum of Maryland seeks a dynamic and enthusiastic individual, interested in learning more about museum education to serve as a summer intern in the Education and Program department.

Responsibilities include leading tours for school, camp and adult groups (training to be provided); helping to facilitate teacher training workshops; developing educational programs for schools; assisting staff with preparations for public programs and marketing initiatives; and providing research assistance for an exhibition on Jewish childhood.

Please send a resume, cover letter and availability by April 15 to:
Deborah Cardin, Education Director
The Jewish Museum of Maryland
15 Lloyd St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 732-6400 x 236
dcardin@jewishmuseummd.org

Internships with Newseum in Washington, D.C. and Laurel, Md.
The following internships are currently available:

• Collections Internship in Washington, D.C.
  This Collections Intern assists Registrars/Collections Specialists with the following tasks:
  
  • Monitor and record environmental conditions (temperature, relative humidity, lighting, etc.) in gallery spaces through daily monitoring/walk-through; requires some weekend work
  • Monitor/report on exhibition conditions as they pertain to exhibited collections
  • Assist with the cleaning of exhibits and artifacts on display; requires some early morning/pre-opening work
  • Aid in installation and de-installation of exhibited artifacts
  • Work on compiling information for the new Standard Facilities Report particularly regarding the environmental conditions/calculations for each of the galleries
  • When applicable, help Registrars coordinate and process donations and incoming and outgoing loans
    
    
• Collections Internship in Laurel, Md.
  This Collections Intern assists Registrars/Collections Specialists with the following tasks:
  
  • Maintain current and accurate collection management files (both on the computer and on hard copy)
  • Catalogue and process artifacts
  • Aid in installation and de-installation of exhibited artifacts
  • Responsibilities will also include assisting with the handling and unpacking of incoming and outgoing artifacts and supervising collections' access
  • If time and interest permits, it will be possible to establish a short-term, independent research project related to the collection
  • When applicable, help Registrars coordinate and process donations and incoming and outgoing loans

For both internship opportunities, candidates should possess basic computer skills, an interest in collections/registration work and the ability to lift 30 pounds.

Internships last for a minimum of 12 weeks and may be part or full time. This internship position is for college credit only.

To apply, please e-mail a cover letter and resume to mscott@newseum.org. For more information about the Newseum, please visit http://www.newseum.org/.

Internships with the National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, D.C.
The National Law Enforcement Museum, a museum in development, is currently offering summer internships.

• Educational Advisory Committee Meeting and Educational Programming Internship
  NLEM’s Advisory Committee meets twice a year. This internship placement requires participation at the Aug. 13 and 14 meeting and one week following the meeting.
  
  Duties include:
  • Communicating meeting logistics and details with committee members
  • Providing updates and responding to committee member’s concerns
  • Coordinating accommodations and transportation for out-of-town members
  • Planning related field trip activity and logistics
  • Coordinating administrative details such as sending agenda, preparing handouts, taking care of catering arrangements, note-taking, Metro card purchases, spearheading the completion and distribution of the final report and other related tasks
  • Collect and process all expense records from out of town members
  • Communicate with NLEM Advisory members to identify best date for a winter 2010 meeting
  • Update and distribute all contact information on NLEM Advisory Committee Contact sheet and database system
  • Devise and set up system for easy future communication with Committee Members
  • All other NLEM Education tasks as needed

Candidates must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate-level Education or Museum Studies program and possess strong time management, communication and organizational skills.

The applicant must be available to work 32 hours a week, June through August, 2009, and have their own transportation. The applicant must be available to work on Aug. 13, 14 and through the week of Aug.17, 2009.

The main office is Metro accessible in downtown Washington, D.C.

• Paid Collections Internship
  The Collections Intern will assist in the NLEM Graphics Imaging project.
  
  Duties will include scanning NLEM graphic materials (lithographs, etchings, wood engravings, offset and various photographic processes), creating batch thumbnails and updating Museum databases. Interns may also be asked to assist with evaluating, accessioning and storing incoming Museum collections.
  
  Candidates must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate-level Education or Museum Studies program and possess strong time management, communication and organizational skills.
  
  The applicant must be available to work 32 hours a week, Tuesday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., June through August, 2009, and have their own transportation to the Museum’s off-site storage in Forestville, Md.
  
  
• Paid Temporary Exhibit Development and Research Internship
  Duties will focus on beginning research and early exhibit development on topics that have been already chosen. This will include historical research, locating objects in NLEM’s collection and other collections for the exhibit, and preliminary planning and design.
  
  Candidates must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate-level Museum Studies or History program and possess strong researching skills. Knowledge of exhibit development, object handling and a familiarity with FilemakerPro are pluses.
  
  The applicant must be available to work 32 hours a week, June through August, 2009. The main office is Metro accessible in downtown Washington, D.C.

To apply for an internship witht the National Law Enforcement Museum, please submit a letter of interest, resume and a list of references to Jeni Ashton, Associate Curator, at Jenifer@nleomf.org by April 20, 2009.  NLEM plans to complete interviews weeks of April 27 and May 4, 2009.

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