Genealogy and Local History Fair at the Indiana State Library
Saturday, Oct. 24, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Indiana State Library, 315 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis
Free admission

Visit the tables in the “midway” to collect information from genealogical and local history organizations and Indiana libraries and shop the commercial vendors.

Presentations will be held in the Indiana Author’s Room and will include:

• A Grave Matter in Indiana presented by Jeannie R. Regan-Dinius
  9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
  
  
• Women in Nineteenth-Century Indiana presented by Nicole Etcheson
  11 a.m. to noon
  
  
• Pioneer Migration into Indiana presented by James H. Madison
  1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

The speakers will be on hand for book signings after each program. As a part of this event, the Indiana Historical Bureau will have a book signing from noon to 1:30 p.m. at its book shop in the Indiana State Library building.  Fair attendees will receive a 20 percent discount on purchases from the Indiana Historical Bureau book shop. Book signings will be held by the following authors/illustrator:

• Dr. James Madison
• Dr. Nicole Etcheson
• Jeannie Regan-Dinius
• Teresa Baer
• Brian Hasler and Angela Gouge
• Lucy Jane King
• Connie Rendfeld
• Ashley Ransburg

For more information, visit http://www.in.gov/library/3505.htm.

Historical Hauntings at the La Porte County Historical Society Museum
Saturday, Oct. 24, 1 p.m.
Presented by Fern Eddy Schultz, La Porte County Historian
2405 Indiana Ave., Suite 1, La Porte
The program is free, but regular admission applies, which is $3 for La Porte county adult residents and children ages 12 to 17, $5 for out of county adults, and free for children under 12.

This program will tell of Historical Hauntings of La Porte County.  Fern Eddy Schultz has been collecting newspaper reports of these “hauntings” going back to the mid-1800s. Among stories related will be those telling of a six-foot ghost and a diminutive lady in white. A mammoth airship cruising the evening sky, sometimes appearing like an alligator and sometimes a whale, is also a part of the presentation.  Tales of “hauntings” from La Porte and Michigan City and the outlying communities in the county will be divulged as reported in the media at the time they occurred. Photographs and maps will be shown to illustrate the reports. La Porte’s Andrew-Zimmerman House, which once stood on “I” Street, is one of this area’s best-known “haunted” houses.  Its story will be included in the presentation. 

For more information, please call (219) 324-6767, or visit http://www.laportecountyhistory.org/.

Lincoln's Greencastle, Greencastle's Lincoln Symposium at DePauw University
Monday, Oct. 26, 4:15 to 5:30 p.m.
Watson Forum, Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media, DePauw University, 609 S. Locust St., Greencastle
Free admission

Presenters include John T. Elliff, whose talk Greencastle's Lincoln:  Three Great Lincoln Biographies will assess the work of three Lincoln biographers with Greencastle associations: Jesse W. Weik, William H. Herndon and Albert J. Beveridge. Nicole Etcheson, Alexander M. Bracken Professor of History, Ball State University, will talk about Lincoln's Enemies: The Copperheads in Putnam County.

Calumet Beginnings at the Hammond Public Library
Monday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m.
Hammond Public Library, 564 State St., Hammond

In this program, Calumet Beginnings: Hammond and Regional History from the Ground Up, Kenneth Schoon of Indiana University Northwest presents a look at the geology and the people that shaped Northwest Indiana. Afterward, he will sign copies of his book Calumet Beginnings which will be available for purchase.

For more information, call (219) 931-5100 x 310.

Programs at the Indiana State Library
140 N. Senate Ave., Indianapolis
Free to the public

• Indiana Vital Records Resources 
  Tuesday, Oct. 27, 11 a.m. to noon
  History Reference Room
  
  This program is an introduction to the Indiana Birth, Death and Marriage Indexes and other resources at the Indiana State Library. It covers print, microfilm and electronic resources with emphasis on the special materials within the Genealogy Collection.
  
  
• What is WorldCat and How Do I Use It?
  Wednesday, Oct. 28, 11 a.m. to noon
  History Reference Room
  
  Learn how to use the "super" catalog called WorldCat and see why this bibliographic giant can be a treasure trove for genealogists and local history researchers. 
  
  
• Federal Publications of Interest to Genealogists
  Thursday, Oct. 29, 2 to 3 p.m.
  Indiana Author’s 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.
  
  
• Family History Tour
  Thursday, Oct. 29, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
  
  Learn where different family history resources are located on the first and second floors of the Indiana State Library.
  
  
• Indiana State Library: A Brief History
  Friday, Oct. 30, noon to 1 p.m.
  Indiana Author’s Room
  
  Come learn the history of the Indiana State Library, its services and mission, including a brief discussion on the architecture of the building.

For more information about these programs, please visit http://www.in.gov/library/3632.htm.

Special Open House at the Depot in Jeffersonville
Friday, Oct. 30, 4:30 to 7 p.m.
The Depot, 600 Quartermaster Court (outside Jeffersonville City Hall), Jeffersonville

Meet one of Jeffersonville’s founding fathers, Dr. Nathaniel Field, learn about Jeffersonville’s unique history, and see the welcome center for an African American Heritage Trail. The Depot is a not-for-profit welcome center for an Indiana African American Heritage Trail and a training site for minorities. The Indiana African American Heritage Trail is a project of the Southern Indiana Minority Enterprise Initiative, Inc.

Food and drinks will be available.

Reservations are required and can be made by calling (812) 284-4453.

Downtown Dead Tell Their Tales Historic Walking Tour in Bedford
Friday, Oct. 30, 6 p.m.
Lawrence County Museum, 929 15th St., Bedford
$20 for adults, $15 for seniors and $10 for children

Bedford's downtown is full of mysterious deaths, and we will explore some of those with this dramatic walking tour. After the tour and dinner, guests will be treated to a spellbinding presentation by South Indy Paranormal about their research right here on the square.

All proceeds from both events will be used to support the Lawrence County Museum of History. Tickets can be purchased at the museum.

For more information, please visit http://www.lawrencecountyhistory.org/.

Indiana's Bad Music at the Scott County Heritage Museum
Nov. 5, noon
1050 S. Main St., Scottsburg
$10 per person (includes lunch)

Everyone has their own taste in music, but sometimes reaching a consensus on a musical lemon is easy. The Legacy Theater Group will sing some of Indiana's bad songs during this program which features less-than-popular songs written by Hoosier composers through the years. 

The Legacy Theater Group is an outreach drama and music group from the Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis. Using songs from the extensive sheet music collection at the State Museum, members of the group have produced a new show annually for the past ten years. The programs have featured such titles as "She's A Corn-Fed Indiana Gal," "Anna from Indiana," and "Santa Clause Moved to Indiana."  Many of the songs come from the early 20th century, a time when independent home publishing companies and the sheet music industry were at their height of popularity.

To highlight the musical theme of the November luncheon, the museum has created a special music exhibit.  Various instruments, sheet music and other musical paraphernalia will be on display from Oct. 16 through the middle of November. 

Seating is limited and tickets are now available. For more information, please call the museum at (812) 752-1050.

Guide to Historic Architecture of Pulaski County Report and Presentation
Thursday, Nov. 12, 6:30 p.m.
Vurpillat Opera House, 101 E. Main St., Winamac
Free to the public

Todd Zeiger, Director of Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana’s Northern Regional Office in South Bend, and Amanda Jones Taylor, Project Coordinator for Ball State Center for Historic Preservation, will give this free presentation on the historic architecture of Pulaski County.

The program marks the debut of the illustrated report on the findings of the Pulaski County Sites and Structures Inventory. Architectural surveyors from Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana spent over a year driving throughout Pulaski County to document landmarks. The Pulaski County Sites and Structures Inventory records well-known historic places and less recognized structures such as the Keitzer House on Washington Street in Monterey and the Erie Railroad Bridge over the Tippecanoe River in Tippecanoe Township. The 127-page inventory report – illustrated with historic and contemporary photos and maps – will be on sale at the event for $15.

For questions about the survey and its findings, contact Suzanne Stanis at (317) 639-4534, (800) 450-4534 or stanis@historiclandmarks.org.

NEH Interpreting America's Historic Places Grants
The National Endowment for Humanities offers the Interpreting America’s Historic Places grants to support public humanities projects that exploit the evocative power of historic places to explore stories, ideas and beliefs that deepen our understanding of our lives and our world.

Interpreting America’s Historic Places projects may interpret a single historic site or house, a series of sites, an entire neighborhood, a town or community, or a larger geographical region. Grants for Interpreting America’s Historic Places should encourage dialogue, discussion and civic engagement, and they should foster learning among people of all ages.

NEH offers two categories of grants for Interpreting America’s Historic Places:

• Planning grants are available for those projects that may need further development before applying for implementation. For more information on the planning grant, please visit http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/IAHP_Planning.html.
  
  
• Implementation grants support the final preparation of a project for presentation to the public. For more information on the implementation grant, please visit http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/IAHP_Implementation.html.

National:

Education Manager at the Montgomery County Historical Society in Rockville, Md.
The Montgomery County Historical Society seeks a full time Education Manager responsible for the maintenance and development of innovative children's education programs. Education is at the core of the mission of MCHS and these efforts include, but are not limited to: identifying and improving relationships and opportunities which advance the society's mission with public and private schools, libraries and pre-schools. Responsibilities of this position are relevant to both the Rockville and Germantown sites of MCHS.

For a full job description and application instructions, please visit http://www.montgomeryhistory.org/node/124.

Collections Manager at the Museum of the Aleutians in Unalaska, Alaska
The Museum of the Aleutians is seeking a museum professional for the position of the Museum’s Collections Manager.

Primary duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Management and conservation of the Museum’s collections
• Information services to the general public and staff
• Assistance to educators and researchers in the use of Museum resources and in providing educational programming
• Management of temporary exhibition programs and assistance with development and maintenance of permanent exhibits

Job Requirements:

• A graduate degree in Museum Studies, Anthropology, History or other field directly related to the Museum’s mission is required. A minimum of five years experience in museum work and/or with collections is required.
• Candidates must have knowledge of file and data management techniques used in museum registration and record keeping. A broad knowledge of museum standards and practices is a must.
• Candidates must possess strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize appropriately. The ability to work independently is required.
• Candidates must demonstrate strong verbal, written, numerical and interpersonal communications skills. Strong research, analytical and database/word processing/desktop publishing computer skills are essential.

A complete job description is available upon request. Please send letter of interest and resume to zoyaj@akwisp.com or mail to Museum of the Aleutians, P.O. Box 648, Unalaska, AK 99685.

For more information about the Museum of the Aleutians, please visit http://www.aleutians.org/.

Internships:

Collections Internship with the Marietta Museum of History in Marietta, Ga.
This is a winter/spring 2010 unpaid internship.

The Collections Intern reports to the Collections Manager/Registrar. He/she will assist with daily duties within the department such as cataloging, digitizing the collection and exhibit implementation.  The internship will also include other specific projects such as continuing a full inventory and transferring paper collections records to electronic form using the PastPerfect database.

Must be familiar with Microsoft Office programs, and familiarity with Adobe Suite is a plus. Successful candidates will have an eye for detail, good writing ability and a positive attitude about performing many kinds of tasks throughout the Museum.

To apply, please send a one-page resume and cover letter by e-mail to christa@mariettahistory.org or by mail to Christa McCay, Registrar, Marietta Museum of History, 1 Depot St., Ste. 200, Marietta, GA 30060. For questions, please call (770) 794-5726.

All prospective interns must go through an interview either in the Museum or by phone with a member of the Museum staff. The application deadline is Dec. 4 at 4 pm.  Any application submitted after this date and time will not be accepted.

Center for the Future of Museums Blogspot
This blogspot contains musings on the future of museums and society from Elizabeth Merritt, founding director of the Center for the Future of Museums, and is an initiative of the American Association of Museums.

For more information, please visit http://futureofmuseums.blogspot.com/2009/09/economic-change-and-future-of-american.html#.

Interactive County Maps
This collection of animated maps is organized by state and allows you to trace the county boundary changes for each year, overlaid with past and present maps.

For more information, please visit http://www.familyhistory101.com/map_county.html#.

New Form 990 Video Series for Exempt Organizations from the IRS
IRS Exempt Organizations has launched a new case study and video program to help exempt organizations and their tax preparers better understand the newly revised Form 990 series which must be filed for the 2008 tax year.

The case study includes a set of facts describing organizational and financial aspects of a hypothetical exempt organization and a completed Form 990 based on those facts. A video series walks you through key reporting issues common to most organizations required to file Form 990.

For more information, please visit http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=214274,00.html.

The History Press Publishing
The History Press is a publisher of local and regional history books. They publish several core series of books, including Brief Histories, American Chronicles and Vintage Images.

For more information about publishing with the History Press, please visit  http://www.historypress.net/.

Issue No. 11 of E-Conservation Magazine Now Available Online
The issue contains news, announcements, articles, case studies and more. The magazine can be downloaded for free at http://www.e-conservationline.com/.