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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND CONFERENCES

Note: Assembling the Pieces of History: Advanced Hands-on Cemetery Preservation Workshop
Location: White Chapel, Hamilton County is full. Not taking other registrations.

Collection Preservation Workshop
Location: Indiana History Center, 450 W. Ohio Street, Indianapolis

Learn the essential issues in preserving historical collections and to recognize different types of materials and how their preservation varies. During this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to humidify, surface clean, and provide storage for paper materials. Get answers to the more perplexing problems about you institutional collections through individual, pre-workshop surveys.

Registration fee is $105 per person; $200 for two people from the same organization; or $295 for three people from the same organization.

Registration deadline is 14 days prior to the workshop.

Instructor: Ramona Duncan-Huse, Indiana Historical Society Director of Conservation.

Click here for a brochure and downloadable registration form.
Contact us for additional details.

There is Something for Everyone this October at the

O’Brien-Main Street Statewide Conference

The annual joint Cornelius O'Brien Conference on Historic Preservation and Indiana Main Street Conference is sponsored by Indiana University and the Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA), and the Indiana Main Street Office.

This statewide conference is the official forum for preservation and main street issues in Indiana.

This year’s conference will be hosted in Richmond, Indiana October 18 – 20, 2007.

For a view of the full conference program and registration information, check the DHPA website www.IN.gov/dnr/historic.

There are various scholarships available for County Historians, students, and Certified Local Government communities to offset the cost of registration and lodging. To learn more about scholarships, contact Frank Hurdis at DHPA at 317/232-3494.

This year, a number of headline speakers will join us this year to add luster to the program. Dr. Janet Matthews, the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places will address those gathered for lunch on Friday. Richmond’s location on the National Road makes it a natural setting to consider historic transportation routes and Dan Marriott, formerly with the National Trust and now a nationally recognized consultant, will speak on historic roads, past and future. Former NPS architect, Blaine Cliver, who assisted in the aftermath of Loma Prieta earthquake and hurricane Hugo, and Wayne Donaldson, the California SHPO, will share their expertise on issues affecting historic resources in the wake of natural disasters. Authors John Larkin, Allison Eisenberg, and Joseph Biggott, all of whom have recently written popular books on architecture and preservation related topics, will speak at different sessions during the conference and be available to sign copies of their books.

The Conference honors the memory of Cornelius O'Brien (1883-1953)-banker, farmer, industrialist and preservationist. He was among the first to recognize the need for preserving Indiana's historic buildings and sites. Among his many interests was the restoration of a portion of the Whitewater Canal near Metamora, and the enlargement and preservation of Veraestau, home of the Holman, Hamilton and O'Brien families.

Through the support of Mr. O'Brien's daughter, Mrs. John Timberlake Gibson (1915-2007), the Cornelius O'Brien Conference on Historic Preservation continued to reaffirm its goal of providing an annual statewide forum for a critical examination and discussion of historic preservation and Main Street issues.

A Race Against Time: Preserving Our Audiovisual Media

Presented by:

The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)

Cosponsored by PALINET

Cleveland, OH

October 24 & 25, 2007

About the program

Many of the machine-readable audiovisual collections held by our cultural institutions are in peril. Therefore, it is crucial to have knowledge about the life expectancy and unique needs of our legacy media in order to make good preservation decisions. From videotapes and audiotapes to motion picture film, film strips, LPs, 78s, magnetic tape, wax cylinders, and audiocassettes, each of these formats has a critical point at which information will begin to be lost.

The challenge of long-term preservation for these formats is that they often require intervention, including cleaning and reformatting. To maximize the life of these materials, one must understand the nature of the media, causes of deterioration, storage and handling practices, and the various types of playback equipment. Through lectures, discussion, and hands-on experiences, participants in this two-day program will learn the basic principles for managing audiovisual collections that contain historic formats. Contracting with vendors and funding strategies will also be discussed.

This program is intended for curators, librarians, archivists, collection managers, and other staff who are involved in managing machine-based media collections in cultural institutions.

LOCATION

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

One Key Plaza
Cleveland, OH 44114

Speakers

Lead Speaker

Alan Lewis, Audiovisual Archives Consultant, Washington, DC

An audiovisual preservation expert, Alan has worked in the special Motion Picture, Sound and Video branch of the National Archives and Records Administration and has administered AV archival programs at PBS and CBS News. He now provides consulting and training in audio/video preservation and preservation management.

With:

George Blood, President, Safe Sound Archive, Philadelphia, PA

Lisa R. Carter, Head, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries

Thomas F.R. Clareson, Program Director, New Initiatives, PALINET

John Walko, Media Archive Manager, Scene Savers, Cincinnati, OH

Local Cosponsors

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, OH

Intermuseum Conservation Association, Cleveland, OH

STIPENDS

CCAHA is pleased to offer a limited number of stipends of up to $750 to help defray travel, lodging, and registration costs associated with attending A Race Against Time: Preserving Our Audiovisual Media. To be eligible, individuals must work in a non-profit institution that is open to the public with an annual operating budget of less than $500,000. In awarding the stipends, preference will be given to those applicants who are directly responsible for the care of the audiovisual materials collected by their institution.

Stipend applications must be postmarked by:

September 10, 2007

Applicants must submit:

§ A one-page letter of interest that addresses their institution’s need for staff training in this area and their commitment to preserving audiovisual materials

§ A brief institutional profile or brochure

§ A brief description of audiovisual materials held by the institution

§ Proof of tax exempt status

§ A letter of support from Director or President of Board of Trustees

§ Applicant’s resume

Applicants will be notified of the status of their application four weeks prior to the program. For additional details on the application process, please call the Preservation Services Office at 215-545-0613.

FUNDERS:

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

REGISTRATION FORM

A Race Against Time: Preserving our Audiovisual Media

Program Location and Date:

Cleveland, OH Wednesday, October 24 & Thursday, October 25, 2007

Registrations must be postmarked by Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Registration fee for two-day program:

___ $200.00 Fee enclosed (confirm)

Check made payable to CCAHA

Visa
MasterCard (complete information below)

Credit Card Number ___________________________________________________

Expiration Date__________________________________________________

Name as it appears on credit card ______________________________________

NOTES

Refunds will be given until two weeks prior to the program date.

Lunch will not be provided, however information about local eateries will be provided.

If you have special needs, please contact CCAHA three weeks prior to the program so that accommodations can be made.

Please send completed registration form and fee to:

Preservation Services

Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)

264 South 23rd Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Some of the following information will be distributed to program participants.

Name (Mr./Ms.)

Job Title

Institution

Address

Phone

Fax

E-Mail

Please check our website periodically for information about additional venues for this program in 2008 and 2009.

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PROGRAMS

Please confirm events specifics with sponsoring organization, especially if traveling any distance

Everyone Has a Story

WFYI Public Radio, in partnership with the Indiana Historical Society and the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library, will welcome StoryCorps — a national initiative to document everyday history and the unique stories of America — to Indianapolis in late August.

For nearly four years, the StoryCorps mobile recording studios (housed in Airstream trailers) have been crisscrossing the country capturing the personal stories of everyday Americans. Participants are given the opportunity to record their personal stories and become part of American history, both at the Library of Congress and, for some storytellers, through broadcasts on WFYI Public Radio 90.1 FM and National Public Radio (NPR).

The StoryCorps mobile StoryBooth will be parked in the Indiana History Center’s parking lot (450 West Ohio Street, in downtown Indianapolis), and will begin collecting interviews on August 30. Approximately 125 interview times will be available. Reservations for this local visit will open Thursday, August 16 and may be made online — www.storycorps.net or by calling 1-800-850-4406.

StoryCorps was created by award-winning documentary producer and MacArthur Grant recipient Dave Isay. The initiative is modeled — in spirit and in scope — after the Works Progress Administration (WPA) of the 1930s, through which oral history interviews with everyday Americans across the country were recorded. These recordings remain the single most important collection of American voices gathered to date.

StoryCorps has traveled to every corner of America, instructing and inspiring individuals to record their stories in sound. It is the largest multi-year oral history project ever undertaken. Since its launch in the fall of 2003, StoryCorps’ recording studios have visited 66 cities in 43 states and collected more than 10,000 stories.

At the StoryCorps mobile StoryBooth, individuals will participate as pairs, with one person interviewing the other. A trained facilitator guides the participants through the interview process and handles the technical aspects of the recording. At the end of a 40-minute session, the participants walk away with a CD of their interview. With the participants’ permission, a second copy will be sent to the American Folklife Center (AFC) at the Library of Congress where it becomes part of a high quality digital archive. This collection will eventually grow into an oral history of America.

Each year the Indiana Genealogical Society holds a Society Management Seminar, which focuses on helping all those involved in the running of a genealogical or historical organization. This year’s seminar will be held on Saturday, September 8, 2007 from 9 am to 4 pm in the Browning Room of the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Public Library in Evansville, Indiana

The seminar will focus on various aspects of publishing, including a presentation on electronic publishing by Curt Witcher of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne. A question & answer session will also be offered.

Registration is just $5 per person. A registration form may be downloaded from http://www.indgensoc.org/seminar.html

History walks the streets at Trail of Courage Sept. 15-16, 2007

Special Guest Presentation of Eagle Feather Saturday

You can step back in time to an entirely different life, when history walked the streets, at the 32nd annual Trail of Courage Living History Festival Sept. 15-16 at Rochester. The Potawatomi Indians were marched single file down Rochester's Main Street September 5, 1838, on the forced removal known as the Trail of Death. Since 1976 this festival has honored the American Indians and shown life before the removal when this was still Potawatomi Territory.

Frontier Indiana comes alive with foods cooked over wood fires, period music and dance, traditional crafts, historic camps and trading, canoe rides on the river, and much more. It is produced by the Fulton County Historical Society, Rochester, Indiana. This event combines genealogy of the Potawatomi Indians and the settlers who lived in Fulton County and northern Indiana in the early 1800s with the rendezvous events and stage programs and the historic canoe landing and fur trade skit on the Tippecanoe River. The Trail of Courage will be held at the FCHS grounds four miles north of Rochester on US 31. Admission is $6 for adults, $2 for children (6 through 11), and free age 5 and under. Hours are Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A unique presentation of an eagle feather to the Potawatomi Trail of Death Association will take place at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Indian dance arena to thank all who helped commemorate the 1838 Trail of Death removal from Indiana to Kansas. The feather is from Gary Wiskigeamatyuk, Cypress, California, member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi, whose ancestor Chief Abram Burnett was on the Trail of Death - see his web site www.wiskigeamatyuk.com. A branch of FCHS, the Potawatomi Trail of Death Assn. has a web site www.potawatomi-tda.org and operates the Indian Awareness booth at the Trail of Courage.

This year's honored Potawatomi family will be Smokey McKinney, Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, Kansas, a member of the Prairie Band, who teaches Potawatomi language and history at http://www.kansasheritage.org/pbp/talk/home.html. He will tell their story at 10:30 a.m. on the Chippeway Village stage both days.

New this year will be Sarah Miller, Kewanna, playing guitar and violin, and her church class will perform a Hebrew dance. Three authors will sell and autograph their new books and give talks on the stage. John McMullen, Evansville, will tell about The Last Blackrobe of Indiana and the Potawatomi Trail of Death. Keith Drury, professor of religion at Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, will tell about Walking the Trail of Death. Mike Floyd, chief of the Eel River Tribe, will tell about their Welsh ancestry and famous Chief Little Turtle.

The public is invited to join in the Indian dances at 2 p.m., which are held in an arena encircled by teepees. The drum will be All Nations Drum led by John Helton, Kenton, Ohio. Head dancers will be Zanzia Russell, Westminister, Colorado, a descendant of Chief Keesis, who was on the 1838 Trail of Death from Indiana to Kansas. She is a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi. The Head Man will be Tim Jordan, Peru, first chief of the Hawk Band of the American Metis Aboriginal Assn. George Godfrey, Athens, Illinois, member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, will act as emcee. He is president of the Potawatomi Trail of Death Association, and has been dancing at the Trail of Courage since 1988. Godfrey had an ancestor on the 1838 Trail of Death.

The Trail of Courage includes historic encampments representing the French & Indian War, Voyageurs, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Western Fur Trade, Plains Indians teepees, and Woodland Indian wigwam village. A special re-creation of a Miami Village includes wigwams and lifeways demonstrations, such as making cattail mats. There is also a re-creation of Chippeway, the first trading post, post office and village in Fulton County in 1832. Food purveyors and traditional craftsmen set up in wooden booths to demonstrate and sell their wares. Craftsmen also sell pre-1840 trade goods from blankets and in historic merchant tents, offering a variety of items from clothing and jewelry to knives and candles, everything needed to live in frontier days. Canoe rides, muzzle loading shooting and tomahawk throwing contests, and a frontier blab school add to the frontier activities.

Two stages with frontier music and dance present programs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Since the early 1980s FCHS has received grants from the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts to help pay for musicians and dancers: 42nd Royal Highlanders, River Valley Colonials Fife & Drum Corp, Aztec dancers, Shakin' Hammers String Band, Mark and Liza Woolever, Susan & Gary Brown, Beverly Vanderpool - Frontier Blab School, Chief White Eagle - Indian lore, Indian dancers and drum. Many volunteers provide programs such as Frontier Frolic dance called by Shirley Willard, Nan Edwards' dogs pulling travois, Dr. John Haste - frontier animals, Schultz family - goats and kids, Phyllis Whitmore - Woodland Indian storytelling, and Riddle School 4th grade dancers, Hannah Jones - fiddle, Dan and Dale Lybarger - Native American flute music. Both Catholic and Protestant worship services are held at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday.

A grant of $2,631from the Northern Indiana Partnership for the Arts, Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment of the Arts will help pay for music programs. Donations to match the grant are welcome as it is necessary to match the grant dollar for dollar in order to claim the money.

Pioneer foods are cooked over wood fires. Visitors can feast on buffalo burgers, chicken and noodles, barbecue, ham and beans, venison chili, Indian fry bread and tacos, fish and chips cooked in big iron kettles, apple dumplings, corn on the cob, apple sausage, and more, including ice cream, one of George Washington's favorite treats. Local clubs cook and serve these historic foods to fund their projects: Rotary, Kappa Delta Phi, Swingin'

Dudes Square Dancers, Grass Creek Lions Club, and Fulton County Historical Society. A Navajo family, Anthony and Mary Ann Yazzie, Merrillan, Wisconsin, make fry bread and Navajo tacos. A Black family, Harvey and Beverly Jackson, Rochester, do the barbecue and sweet potato pie, and also exhibit a frontier African-American house. Many people come to the festival just for the delicious food!

The grounds are handicapped accessible. Free tram rides are available to bring people from the museum, round barn and Living History Village at the north end of the grounds. The museum and village are open with costumed hosts and free admission.

Volunteers can earn free admission to the Trail of Courage by working half a day. To volunteer or for more information, call the museum at 574-223-4436. Free parking is provided on FCHS grounds. Plenty of free benches are available to sit and rest.

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If you print this, please send us a copy for our museum scrapbook.

“West Side Story” opening night at Murray Theater

Saturday, Sept. 8 10 am to 5 pm

Main Street closed for Richmond Art & Music Festival

Cardinal Greenway Bike ride 8 am

Starr-Gennett “Walk of Fame” installation in the Gorge

Saturday, Sept. 22 Everett Fall Festival Note that booths are still available, call: (765-962-1033)

The two dates that I have highlighted as most important are the presentation meeting at IU East on Thursday, and the Festival that will take place on Saturday throughout Richmond.

Thursday’s report has great potential in identifying where the current retail market is in Richmond, and may be able to offer suggestions on how to improve our businesses in the future.

The Festival that will take place on Sept. 8 will be city-wide and potentially bring thousands of new vistiors to Richmond.

This is an opportunity to capture sales on one day that will help us all as we prepare for the Holiday shopping season, and introduce new customers to the unique things that Richmond has to offer. There will be a full-page ad in the Pal-Item on Wednesday Sept. 5th that will list your business name and phone number, with the map above.

So far on Saturday the 8th there are a number of things scheduled, among them:

“Booksellers Row” of half a dozen independent book dealers along the 500 Block of East Main, hosted by George Blakey and The Old Bookshop.

Live music from a number of local bands in the 600 block, Olympian Candies, Lemon’s Florist, Lighthouse Assembly.

Tarum Shrine serving food and Secret Ingredient sponsored artists and musicians, as well as Veach’s kids activities in the 700 block.

There will be a number of civic groups in the 800 block including the Richmond Symphony and Richmond Art Works hosting a wine tasting courtesy of Wilson Wines and a CD release party, the Pal-Item, WECI, Cope Environmental Center, Girl’s Inc, and the merchants including John’s Custom Framing and Opti-Vision with special booths.

The street of the 900 block will be packed with all the new shops participating; Main Street Beads, Closet Candy, The Wedding Shop, Xpress Impressions, and a ‘knit-in’ at Unwind. Activities are also planned by Hoppe’s, City Limits, Whitewater Acupuncture, Body & Sole, Fabulous Finds and Kesslers Team Sports. Dayle Lewis will be creating chain saw sculptures and Tony (ReadMore) will be grilling burgers.

If you want to participate Sept. 8th in the street, please contact Beth Fields at Main Street Assoc.: (756-962-8151)

For Immediate Release Contact: Amy Lamb, Media Relations Manager

July 3, 2007 (317) 232-1878 or alamb@indianahistory.org

IHS Hosts 22^nd Annual Lincoln Colloquium and Teacher Workshop

Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society invites academics, collectors, historians, educators and those interested in the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln to attend the 22^nd Annual Lincoln Colloquium, which will take place Sept. 28-29 at the Indiana History Center. The History Center, home of the IHS, is located at 450 W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis.

Envisioned as a part of a “Great Conversation” regarding Abraham Lincoln and his place in history, the Lincoln Colloquium features scholars from throughout the nation and abroad.

The colloquium includes workshops and presentations by:

· Darrel Bigham, University of Southern Indiana historian, member of the National Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Committee (ALBC) and ALBC education committee chair

· Bill Bartelt, retired history teacher and ALBC education committee member

· Matt McMichael, IHS Coordinator, Student and Educator Programs

· Judy Cook, a performer and educator

· Professor Richard Carwardine, University of Oxford, Saint Catherine’s College

· Justice Frank Williams, Chief Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court

· Tom Wheeler, author

· Tim Townsend, Lincoln Home National Historic Site historian

The colloquium was founded in 1986 and was first sponsored by the Lincoln Home National Historic Site. This year’s program is presented in cooperation with the Indiana Historical Society, Lincoln Home National Historic Site, The Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College, The Lincoln Museum (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and the Chicago History Museum. This program is made possible by a gift from Ruth Lilly.

To register, for a complete schedule or for more information, contact the Indiana Historical Society at (317) 232-1882, (800) 447-1830 or welcome@indianahistory.org. A copy of the registration brochure is also available at www.indianahistory.org.

Since 1830, the Indiana Historical Society has been Indiana’s Storyteller™, connecting people to the past by collecting, preserving, interpreting, and disseminating the state's history. A nonprofit membership organization, the IHS also publishes books and periodicals; sponsors teacher workshops; provides youth, adult, and family programming; provides support and assistance to local museums and historical groups; and maintains the nation's premier research library and archives on the history of Indiana and the Old Northwest.

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For more information, images or to schedule an interview, contact Amy Lamb, Media Relations Manager, at (317) 232-1878 or alamb@indianahistory.org.

The Brown County Historical Society presents The Historic Homestead Tour.

November 3 and 4, 2007

Tickets: $15.00 adults $8 children under 12

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday

Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday Rain or shine.

Total Driving Distance is about 15 miles.

Brochures and tickets will be available at the Brown County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Brown County Chamber of Commerce, by writing Brown County Historical Society, P.O. Box 668, Nashville, IN 47448

or by calling 812 988 4852 with requets or questions.

The tour is of 8 Historic Homesteads found in the Historic Landmarks Foundation book published in 1995, identifying historic sites and structures in Brown County.

Headquarters will be at the Pioneer Village Museum just northeast of the Courthouse in Nashville and a tour of the museum is the first stop. Several places are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Soon the Brown County Historical Society website will have the information posted.

www.browncountyhistory.info

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

National Endowment for the Humanities

(NEH) -- Challenge Grants

SUMMARY: NEH challenge grants help institutions and

organizations secure long-term improvements in and support

for their humanities programs and resources. Because of the

matching requirements, these NEH awards also strengthen the

humanities by encouraging nonfederal sources of support.

Challenge grants are offered only when NEH funds will help

institutions carry out long-term plans and enhance their financial

stability. Both federal and nonfederal funds must provide

long-term benefits to the humanities. Challenge grant funds

should not merely replace funds already being expended on the

humanities, but instead should reflect careful strategic planning

to improve and strengthen the institution's activities in and

commitment to the humanities. Challenge grants most

commonly augment or establish endowments. The income

from invested funds may support ongoing humanities activities

in education, public programming, scholarly research, and

preservation. Examples include faculty and staff positions,

fellowships, lecture or exhibition series, visiting scholars,

publishing subventions, consultants, maintenance of facilities,

faculty development, acquisitions, and preservation/

conservation programs.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: County governments;

City or township governments; Special-district governments;

Independent school districts; State-controlled institutions of

higher education; Native American tribal governments

(federally recognized); State governments; Nonprofits having a

501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher

education; Private institutions of higher education.

DUE DATE: May 3 and November 1, annually. Applicants

may apply either at the May or the November deadline, but not

both within the same 12-month period.

AWARD AMOUNT: The federal portions of NEH challenge

grants have ranged in recent years from $30,000 to $700,000.

Although up to $1 million may be requested, final awards

larger than $500,000 are unusual.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Office of Challenge Grants,

National Endowment for the Humanities, Room 420, 1100

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20506,

(202) 606-8309, E-mail: challenge@neh.gov

Web: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/challenge.html

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IHS NEWS

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HELP

hello, i have been blacksmithing for several years now and would like to share my skills through re-enactment. i live in New Castle, IN and am looking for something close to that erea, i would prefer to keep my driving distance as close as possable. Ihave my own tools and would be willing to work either in a shop, or outdoors. I would like to work with a county historical society, and work on a historic site.

if you know of any open possitions or retired blacksmiths shops please let me know by e-mail and i can contact them personally.

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AWARDS

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EXHIBITS

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TRAVELING EXHIBITS

The Faces of Lincoln: Developing the Image (Part 1)Sept. 4-Oct. 1 at Warrick County Museum in Booneville

This exhibit takes a look at the history of photography using some of the best and most well-known images of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln’s was the first photograph of a president seen by most Americans. Before the mid-19th century, images of our presidents were created in portraits, etchings and political cartoons; these formats continued to be popular in Lincoln’s time. But recent technological breakthroughs in photography also made it possible to create a “real” image on glass or paper and copy it in large numbers. Although other presidents had been photographed, most of those images were made on daguerreotypes that were not reproducible.

The common appearance of Lincoln’s homely face with his moles, wrinkles and unmanageable hair and new technology that could easily copy his photographs for distribution made his image a popular one with Americans. The devastating national events of the Civil War during Lincoln’s presidency were also photographed. And, in the end, Lincoln’s assassination imprinted his image on the national memory.

These exbhitis will immediately follow with one month rotations at Warrick County

The Faces of Lincoln: Creating the Image (Part 2) This exhibit investigates the ways that photographers, printmakers and cartoonists tried to influence public opinion about Lincoln by altering his appearance and by placing him in make-believe situations.

The Faces of Lincoln: Idealizing the Image (Part 3 Lincoln’s assassination instantly elevated him from man to myth. The nation was thrown into mourning and his face became a symbol of sacrifice and saintly public service.

This traveling exhibit is on loan from the Indiana Historical Society. For more information about the IHS traveling exhibit program, go to www.indianahistory.org/LHS and click on “Traveling Exhibition.”

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ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NEWS

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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

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COUNTY HISTORIANS CORNER

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JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Registrar/Materials Library Coordinator (8414)

Goldstein Museum of Design

College of Design

University of Minnesota

This position is located in the Goldstein Museum of Design, within the

College of Design (CDes) at the University of Minnesota. The

Registrar/Materials Library Coordinator is responsible for registration and

exhibition operations for the museum and for planning and development

leading to a future CDes materials library. The Registrar reports to the

Museum Director.

GOLDSTEIN MUSEUM OF DESIGN

The Goldstein Museum of Design is the only design museum in the upper

Midwest. The Museum is devoted to advancing the understanding of design

through exhibitions, research, preservation, and education. Founded in

1976, the Museum’s emphasis on the design that touches people's lives is

based on the teaching and collections of Harriet and Vetta Goldstein,

professors in the University’s Design Department from 1910 to the late 1940s.

Collection

Dress The Goldstein’s largest group of objects. 18,000 items including

American and European clothing, shoes, and accessories from the 18th - 20th

centuries; Asian, African and Central American clothing and European folk

dress. Textiles 6,000 flat textiles from around the world including bed

covers, table covers, and wall hangings; portfolios of WPA textiles, shared

Jack Lenor Larsen archive, and resist-dyed shibori and batik. Decorative

Arts 2,000 items including 20th century European and American chairs,

Rookwood Pottery, Neolithic Chinese pottery, Ojibwe and Korean basketry, and

Venetian glass. Graphic Design 150 graphic design journals including

Émigré, Fuse, Portfolio produced for designers and teachers of graphic design.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Appointment

This is a 100%-time, 12 month civil service appointment at the level of

Museum Professional (#8414), Senior Band. Salary is commensurate with

previous experience.

Position Description and Responsibilities

The Registrar is responsible for establishing and implementing policies and

procedures in keeping with museum methods for record-keeping (both paper and

electronic), packing, handling, storage, display, and security of objects on

loan to and in the collection of the museum. S/he is responsible for

developing a plan for and coordinating a future CDes materials library. With

the museum director, s/he develops and monitors the annual budget for

registration office.

MAJOR JOB FUNCTIONS

Collections Management: 40%

• Develop and maintain records of objects owned by or on loan to the museum

including provenance, purchase or donation, photographs, evaluation,

insurance, condition, and location.

• Develop and maintain a digital collection database.

• Arrange for object and exhibition photography.

• With assistant curator, develop and maintain collection storage.

• Arrange for temporary loans to include shipping and receiving, condition

reports and storage.

• Supervise installation of GMD exhibitions including installation personnel.

• Initiate and maintain contact with the appropriate offices regarding

insurance.

• As needed, courier objects in keeping with practices endorsed by the

Registrars Committee of the American Association of Museums.

Materials Library Coordination: 40%

• Develop a plan for the establishment of a CDes Materials Library.

• Develop a comprehensive report of CDes resources with a comparison to

existing materials libraries.

• Develop a database of existing inventories of CDes materials.

• Research space and administrative needs and recommend options.

Professional Development : 5%

Keep abreast of trends and developments in the fields of collections

management, materials libraries, security, collection insurance, emergency

planning, environmental control, etc. and use that knowledge to update

and/or implement new policies and procedures as needed.

Other duties as Assigned: 15%

• Assist museum director in developing and monitoring the annual budget for

registration office.

• Assist with projects such as openings, parties, etc.

• Share the duties of short- and long-range planning with other members of

the museum staff, addressing needs and concerns of collections management,

exhibition logistics, and security.

• Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, streamline work

processes, and work cooperatively to provide professional service to

constituents.

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in design history, decorative arts, costume history,

museum studies or a discipline-related field (art, archeology, etc.) and

four years of experience in museum operations, or an equivalent combination

of education and experience.

• Knowledge of guidelines and standards for handling museum objects, and

expertise in handling, storage and transport of artifacts.

• Knowledge of and expert skill in museum registration methodology.

• Knowledge and demonstrated skill in museum exhibition methodology and

development.

• Expert skill in use of collection software.

• Skill in exhibition construction techniques and use of power and hand tools.

• Experience planning and managing staff resources.

• Able to lift up to 50 pounds.

Preferred Qualifications

? Master’s degree preferred.

? Exhibition coordination.

? Skill in effective planning and management of staff resources.

? Ability to work independently, creatively and collaboratively in a

fast-paced environment and prioritize multiple tasks.

? Evidence of self-initiative.

? Commitment to customer service; organized and detail oriented.

? Evidence of effective problem-solving and decision-making abilities and

experience.

? Previous supervisory experience, or experience working with volunteers or

student employees.

Apply online at http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/employment/index.html, using

Requisition # 150069. Submit: 1) letter outlining interest in and

qualifications for the position; 2) current resume; 3) names, addresses,

telephone numbers of three references. College website:

http://www.cdes.umn.edu/

For questions contact: Lin Nelson-Mayson, Museum Director; T: 612-625-3292;

e-mail: lnelsonm@umn.edu

The University of Minnesota is committee to the policy that all persons

shall have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without

regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital

status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, or sexual

orientation.

Assistant Curator (9741)

Goldstein Museum of Design

College of Design

University of Minnesota

This position is located in the Goldstein Museum of Design, within the

College of Design (CDes) at the University of Minnesota. The Assistant

Curator is responsible for collection development and for facilitating

access to the collection for faculty, students, and scholars, and

interpreting the collection for the general public. This position interacts

with a variety of internal and external audiences, donors and volunteers to

respond to the needs of multiple constituents. The ability to effectively

work with and provide service to all is essential. The Assistant Curator

reports to the Museum Director.