Sidewalk Sundae with the Greentown Historical Society
This event will be held on Sunday, Aug. 16, from 1 to 4 p.m. at 113 E. Main St. in Greentown.

Bring a lawn chair and enjoy a “Sundae” afternoon with All in Good Taste Catering. Enjoy a sundae, visit the Greentown Historical Museum, the Greentown Antique Mall and the Greentown Glass Museum.

Donations of $3 per person are welcome.

For more information, please contact the Greentown Historical Society at (765) 628-2280.

DHPA’s Artifact Roadshow at the Indiana State Fair
This event will be held on Aug. 16 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Amphiteater area behind the DNR building at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

State Archaeologist Dr. Rick Jones and Amy Johnson, Archaeology Outreach Coordinator, will be available to identify historic and prehistoric artifacts. Feel free to bring an artifact (no fossils please), and they will help provide you with information on the item, its age, etc. Monetary values will not be provided. In addition, a variety of free archaeological handouts will be available to those who stop by. This event provides a good preview of the types of activities which will be available around the state during September, which is Indiana Archaeology Month.

For more information, please visit http://www.in.gov/dnr/.

Programs at the Indiana State Library
These programs will be offered at the Indiana State Library at 140 N. Senate Ave. in Indianapolis.

• Indiana Battle Sites
  This program will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 18, from 11 a.m. to noon in the Indiana Author’s Room.
  
  
This program will examine several historical battlefield sites throughout the state and analyze how and why those sites were interpreted. The Battle of Tippecanoe, the Battle of Corydon/Morgan’s Raid and the Battle of Mississinewa are a few which will be discussed.


• Le Bistro and les Crepes: Using the Indiana State Library’s Web Catalog
  This program will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 19, from 10 to 11 a.m. in Room 428.
  
  
Patrons will learn both simple and complex searching of the library’s web catalog.  Procedures and techniques to getting the most from searching the catalog and finding what you want.

These programs are free to the public and require no registration. For more information, call (317) 232-3675 or visit http://www.in.gov/library/events.htm.

Shows at the Honeywell Center in Wabash
The following shows will be held at the Honeywell Center in Wabash.

• Jimmy Wayne, country singer, with The Harters opening
  Thursday, Aug. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
  Tickets are $12, $18, and $50.
  
  
• The Special Consensus, bluegrass band, with special guest The Harness Family Band
  Friday, Aug. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
  Tickets are $10, $15, and $25.
  
  
• Bill Scheft, comedian
  Saturday, Aug. 22 at 7:30 p.m.
  Tickets are $8, $12, $18, and $25. 

Tickets for all of these shows may be purchased at the box office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, by calling (260) 563-1102, visiting http://www.honeywellcenter.org/ or by dialing *tix from your Centennial Wireless phone.

Arts in the Park in Sheridan
This event is part of the Pioneer Hill Sunsets 2009 series and will be held on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sheridan Veterans Park in Sheridan.

The event will feature eight outdoor painters from the Hamilton County Artists’ Association as well as other visual arts exhibitors. Jeremy Morris and Harvest Road, a bluegrass group, will perform at 1 p.m. in the gazebo. In addition, Boxley Cabin docents will extend open hours during the event to welcome visitors. 

Admission to the event is free.

For more information, or if you are an artist who would like to showcase your work or a musician who would like to perform at the event, please contact Randy Parsons at (317) 758-6706. There is no fee for participation but musicians must schedule time to play in advance.

Abraham Lincoln and Steam Locomotive Flagg Coal #75 in Metamora
The Whitewater Valley Railroad will host Flagg Coal #75 beginning on the weekend of Aug. 28, for three weekends of education and fun in historic Metamora.

Four departures of Flagg Coal #75 are scheduled daily at 11 a.m, 1:10 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Aug. 29 and 30, and Sept. 5, 6, 7, 12 and 13. Along the way, remnants of the Whitewater Canal locks, the restored Laurel Feeder Dam, and portions of the West Fork of the Whitewater River can be clearly seen.

There is a new and exciting addition to #75's visit this year. Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the 16th United States President's birth, Abraham Lincoln will be visiting Historic Metamora to ride Flagg Coal #75 on Saturday, Aug. 29 and Sunday, Aug. 30. Mr. Lincoln will be available for photos and questions before and during each train excursion. When the train arrives back in town, Mr. Lincoln will present one of his many speeches from the viewing stand near Flagg Coal #75. Festivities with Abraham Lincoln re-enactor Dean Dorrell will begin at 10:30 a.m.

The third weekend will take a slightly different twist as #75 will be carrying a detachment of the Union Army to protect the train while along the line a relentless group of Confederate soldiers plan and wait.

Fares for the scenic ten mile round trip excursion pulled by Flagg Coal #75 are $16 per person, and children ages two to 12 ride for half price.

To kick off the event on Friday, Aug. 28, and Friday, Sept. 4, special departures of the Laurel Hotel Train to Dinner are scheduled, pulled by Flagg Coal #75. Departing from Historic Downtown Metamora at 6 p.m. on each evening, the trains will carry a Wild West theme. The $65 fare includes round trip train fare, entertainment, meal and tip. Reservations are required for these trains.

In addition to #75, the regularly scheduled excursions from Connersville to Metamora will be operating as normal. All trains operate rain or shine.

For more information, please call (765) 825-2054 or visit http://www.whitewatervalleyrr.org/.

Music at the Museum at the Scott County Heritage Center and Museum
This event featuring gospel acts will be held on Saturday, Aug. 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Scott County Heritage Center and Museum located at 1050 S. Main St. in Scottsburg.

Local performers Barry DeWitt, Faith and Hope with Deanna Mills and The Snowdens will perform on the museum’s front porch. 

The event is free and open to the public.

This is the second of two free concerts the museum will host this summer. Seating for the concert is on the front lawn, so attendees should bring lawn chairs or blankets. 

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

Evening of the Arts at the Old Lake Court House in Crown Point
This event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 6 to 10 pm. at the Old Lake Court House on the Square in Crown Point.

For an evening of theatre, jazz music, food and spirits, the 2009 Evening of the Arts is the place to be. The courthouse will be alive with art, music, dramatic presentations and tours of the historic museum as well. Performances will include a reprise of the historic play presented in 2003 at the first event. This performance will be in the Old Courtroom and will portray the history of Crown Point. 

In the ballroom, Jazz vocalist Alison Ruble and her quartet will perform along with special guest bassist Larry Gray. Available during the evening will be wine and hors d'oeuvres. A silent auction will continue through the evening, as well as the drawing for the grandfather’s clock donated by Prime Time Clocks.

Tickets for the evening are $30 in advance or $35 at the door. Tickets may be purchased at Sweeties on the Square, the Courthouse Foundation office, Carol Drasga, The Lake County Museum in the courthouse, and Copper Butterfly on the Square. 

For more information, please call (219) 662-1126.

Covered Bridge Harvest Fest in Crown Point
This festival will be held Sept. 25 through 27 at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point.

The Lake County Fairgrounds will again be the site for the 3rd Annual Covered Bridge Harvest Fest. The Harvest Fest features the Milroy Bridge built in 1878 and moved to Crown Point in 1933, the only covered bridge in Northwest Indiana. 

The festival will begin with a Pumpkin Bash on Friday from 5 to 11 p.m. Four live bands will be performing in the show pavilion featuring a beer garden from Crown Brewery. 

Saturday and Sunday will feature tours of the historic fairgrounds on Molley the Trolley.  Food and Craft vendors will be throughout the grounds, and live entertainment in the show pavilion will feature Country and Western music, Blue Grass, Gospel, Rock, 40’s and 50’s music and patriotic music. In the historic grandstands built in 1911, the Pumpkin Chuck will be held; a contest of what team can build and operate the best trebuchet to throw pumpkins the farthest into Fancher Lake. On Sunday from 8 to 11 a.m. a pancake breakfast and vintage car show will begin the day’s festivities. 

Other events include pumpkin pie judging, pumpkin decorating, pumpkin corn hole and pumpkin bowling. During the two days a Native American Mete group will have an encampment demonstrating Native American song, dance and ritual. 

For more information, please contact Bruce Woods at (219) 662-3975 or visit http://www.coveredbridgeharvestfest.org/.

Membership and Tickets to the Kruse Fall Auction at the National Military History Center in Auburn
The National Military History Center is coordinating a membership drive for the fall of 2009. In exchange for membership purchases, NMHC will offer Kruse Fall Auction tickets. All memberships (excluding corporate memberships) include a 10 percent discount in the gift shops and a personal invitation to museum sponsored lectures and seminars. Members receive complimentary admission to the World War II Victory Gallery, the Kruse Automotive and Carriage Museum, the Philo T. Farnsworth Television History Center and the Northeast Indiana Baseball Association Hall of Fame and Museum.

Those purchasing a membership before Sept. 1 are eligible to receive tickets to the Kruse Fall Auction taking place Sept. 3 through 8 in Auburn.

For more information, please call (260) 927-9144 or visit http://www.militaryhistorycenter.org/.

Internships:

Fall Internships at the Waukesha County Museum in Waukesha, Wis.
The following internship opportunities are available for the fall semester:

• Exhibit Research (paid)
  This intern will provide practical experience researching exhibits that present Waukesha County’s history to visitors of all ages. In 2009, this may include the museum’s fall traveling exhibit, Dolls of the World: Customs, Cultures and Celebrations (opening Oct. 17), future traveling exhibits coming in 2010, or core exhibits with topics such as Waukesha’s Springs Era, Native Americans of Waukesha County, etc.
  
  
• Education Programming (paid)
  This intern will work directly with the Director of Education to present Waukesha County’s history to visitors of all ages through on-site education programs, special events, spring and summer camps, Discovery Boxes and outreach programs.
  
  
• Education Collection (unpaid)
  This intern will work directly with the Director of Education in cataloging the education collection, which allows visitors to experience history “hands on” by interacting with historic objects not part of the museum’s permanent collection.

To apply for a fall 2009 internship, please send a cover letter, resume, three references and a program or writing sample by Aug. 25 to:
Elisabeth Engel
Curator of Collections and Exhibits and internship coordinator
Waukesha County Historical Society and Museum
101 W. Main St.
Waukesha, WI 53186
eengel@wchsm.org

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

Internship at the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum in Washington, D.C.
The Sewall-Belmont House and Museum, the historic headquarters of the National Woman's Party, located on Capitol Hill, is currently searching for a fall intern to participate in a project to improve intellectual access to the National Woman’s Party collection.  We are interested in hiring a graduate student with a background in either museum studies or library and information science to catalogue objects using PastPerfect Museum Software.

This project is supported through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. 

The Museum will offer a stipend to all interested students and academic credit may be available through your home institution. This is a full-time internship from September until December. 

The application deadline is Aug. 20.

If interested, please submit a cover letter and resume to:
Jennifer Krafchik
Collections Manager
Sewall-Belmont House and Museum
144 Constitution Ave., NE
Washington, D.C. 20002
Phone: (202) 546-1210 x 11
Fax: (202) 546-3997
jennifer.krafchik@sewallbelmont.org
http://www.sewallbelmont.org/

Museum Intern at the Clermont State Historic Site in Clermont, N.Y.
The Friends of Clermont is currently seeking applicants for the position of Museum Intern. 

The Friends would prefer a M.A. in history, art, art history, American studies, political science or museum studies, with some experience working in a professional capacity with collections in a history museum, a general museum with history collections, or a historic site. 

The Intern will use, care for, research and analyze Clermont State Historic Site's collection of 18,000 historic objects. Clermont, the home of the important Livingston family for seven consecutive generations, includes nationally and locally significant decorative arts, paintings and prints, manuscripts, archival materials, furniture and ephemera dating from the 17th to the mid 20th century.

The intern will gain experience with the writing of exhibit scripts and interpretive materials, the production of an historic furnishing report, the evaluation of collections for acquisitions, loans, exhibits, de-accessioning and conservation treatments.

The candidate must be organized and self-directed and possess strong oral and written communication skills. Computer literacy and familiarity with word processing are also required. Although this internship is unpaid, there is the possibility of later full- or part-time employment.  Lodging for the intern will be provided at a nearby riverfront estate.   

To apply, please submit a resume to Friends of Clermont, 87 Clermont Ave., Germantown, NY 12526. 

IRS Updates for Tax Exempt Organizations

• Form 990 Filing Tips and FAQs: Related Organizations
  The IRS is providing a series of filing tips and FAQs to help Form 990 filers file a complete and accurate return. Today's Form 990 Tips and FAQs address questions pertaining to Form 990 reporting of arrangements between a filing organization and related entities. Today's tips also address general reporting requirements for group returns. For more information, visit http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=208553,00.html.
  
  
• Tax Information on Donated Property
  Gifts of donated property, clothing, and other noncash items have long been an important source of revenue for many charities.  In addition, many individuals and businesses take advantage of the charitable deduction for noncash contributions each year.  Find the information donors, charities, and tax professionals need to know about the tax rules that apply to donated property on IRS.gov pages, created by the Exempt Organizations and Large and Mid-Sized Business functions of IRS. For more information, visit http://www.irs.gov/charities/contributors/article/0,,id=182838,00.html.
  
  
• StayExempt.org Offers Free Workshop and Mini-Courses
  This educational Web site, developed by IRS Exempt Organizations, features an on-line version of our popular workshop for Small and Mid-Sized 501(c)(3) organizations, as well as mini-courses on various topics of interest to exempt organizations, including deductibility of contributions, applying for exemption and foundation classification. and applying for exemption. Want to learn more about the redesigned Form 990? StayExempt also features a series of mini-courses featuring various aspects of the redesigned annual return for exempt organizations. For more information, visit http://www.stayexempt.org/.

Governance in Form 990 Article
This article from BoardSource is available at http://www.boardsource.org/dl.asp?document_id=681.