Oct. 6, 2008
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Textile Preservation
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, Indianapolis
Instructor: Harold Mailand
Cost: $105 per person, $200 for two (same organization), $295 for three (same organization); lunch on your own

Prerequisite: Basic Preservation Workshop at IHS or equivalent

This one-day workshop will introduce materials and techniques that make up textile and costume collections in the state of Indiana. Participants will learn about effects of the environment and inherent properties of textiles and will explore techniques for the proper care and handling of textile artifacts. Topics covered will include: assessing the condition of the textile object, how to store textiles and how to mount textiles for exhibition purposes.

Participants are asked to bring a textile object for discussion and problem solving. Registration fee covers cost of tools, which participants will keep. Each participant will receive a packet of current suppliers, and a copy of the book Preserving Textiles: A Guide for the Nonspecialist by Harold F. Mailand and Dorothy Stites Alig.

Nov. 1-22, 2008

49th Seminar for Historical Administration

The Indiana Historical Society is pleased to be the host location for this nationally renowned training program for mid-level historical organization administrators and staff.

SHA is the longest-running professional development seminar in the country and the only one sponsored by six major history organizations - American Association for State and Local History, American Association of Museums, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the Indiana Historical Society, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Tuition for the three-week program is $1,200; lodging with some meals included is $1,355.

SHA selects only 18 participants each year based on information provided in the SHA application. For more information and to register for SHA, please visit www.aaslh.org/histadmin.htm.

Applications were due May 15, 2008.

Nov. 3, 2008
NEW!

Paper Mending
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, Indianapolis
Instructor: Ramona Duncan-Huse
Cost: $85, $75 IHS members; lunch on your own
Register by: Oct. 27

Prerequisite: IHS Collections Preservation Workshop or equivalent.

Participants will learn how to mend simple tears to paper-based historical works using the technique of Japanese tissue and wheat starch paste. Participants will examine the types of paper commonly found in historical collections and the variety of media and dyes present. From these different material characteristics, the participant will be able to decide when tear repair is possible, and if so, what weight paper and paste techniques to use. The instructor will demonstrate making ZinSho Fu, a precipitated Japanese wheat starch paste, and practical alternatives to wheat starch paste will be explored. Tool kits for mending will be available for purchase at the History Market after the workshop.