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Training Opportunities and Conferences

Indiana Council for the Social Studies to host the Great Lakes

  Regional Conference for the Social Studies

Programs

Monroe County History Center Offers Antique Appraisal, Traditional

  Arts, Wool Spinning and Sundae Making Programs

Gala Benefits Monroe County Historical Society

Funding Opportunities

Free Grants Search Offered by NOZA

IMLS Posts Grant Guidelines, Application Forms Online

Monroe County History Center Given Grant

Association of Midwest Museums Releases Salary Survey
On the Internet

History Center Offers Online Photo Database

Indiana Council for the Social Studies to host the Great Lakes Regional Conference for the Social Studies

The Indiana Council for the Social Studies is excited to announce that it will be hosting the Great Lakes Regional Conference for the Social Studies on Feb. 28 to 29, 2008, at the Indianapolis Convention Center in Indianapolis, Ind.

This event will draw social studies teachers from Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and northern Kentucky. Great speakers, sessions, events and networking will unite these teachers under the motto Liberty, Equality, and Justice for All!: Reestablishing the Social Studies' Rightful Place in the Curriculum.

For details and registration, visit www.wvec.k12.in.us/icss/greatlakes/glregistration.htm.

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

Monroe County History Center Offers Antique Appraisal, Traditional Arts, Wool Spinning and Sundae Making Programs

The Monroe County History Center has slated its calendar with an array of events sure to appeal to history enthusiasts and chocolate lovers alike. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Dec. 15, 2007, and from 1 to 4 p.m. on Jan. 26, 2008, local spinner and weaver Pam Kinnaman will treat visitors to the History Center to demonstrations of carding and spinning wool. She takes advantage of the soft wool from the Shetland sheep on her farm west of Bloomington. She can recognize the shade of wool from each of her 25 sheep.

From 7 to 9 p.m. on Jan. 8, 2008, Scott Keller of Blackard and Geiger, Ltd. will offer informal appraisals of antiques brought in by the public. The cost is $10 per two items or $6 for one item. Coins, stamps and jewelry will not be appraised. All proceeds benefit the Monroe County Historical Society.

Jon Kay of Traditional Arts Indiana will make a presentation about the traditions, communities, aesthetics and creative processes employed by instrument builders in Indiana at 7 p.m. on Jan. 17, 2008. Indiana is internationally recognized as a center of instrument manufacturing, but the state's tradition of independent instrument builders is less well known. Mr. Kay will help raise awareness of these creative instrument builders.

Visitors to the History Center will receive a free sundae with the price of museum admission from 1 to 4 p.m. on Jan. 26, 2008. Design your own sundae with lots of chocolate toppings. Learn the history of ice cream making, and enjoy old-time music. Also enjoy the 1880s living history interpretation in the museum's log cabin and one-room school.

For more information on any of these events, contact the History Center at (812) 332-2517.

Gala Benefits Monroe County Historical Society

Gayle Cook will share Preserving Indiana's Domes at a gala benefiting The Monroe County Historical Society Founders' Endowment on Feb. 1, 2008. Ms. Cook will share her experiences preserving Indiana's domes, from the Monroe County Courthouse to the West Baden Hotel.

The event will be held in Fountain Square Ballroom. Social hour and silent auction will begin at 6 p.m. Dinner and the presentation will begin at 7 p.m. Cost to attend is $50 per person ($40 for members).

For more information, contact The History Center at (812) 332-2517.

Free Grants Search Offered by NOZA

NOZA, provider of a searchable database of charitable donations for fundraisers, announced free access to its database of foundation grants. NOZA's Web service is used by nonprofits and others to research the philanthropic history of prospective donors.

NOZA's foundation grant searching service is a free version of its flagship prospect research service, a searchable database of more than 25 million records of donations made by private individuals and companies to U.S.-based nonprofits. Users can search NOZA's 825,412 foundation grant records free of charge and without registering on the site, http://www.nozasearch.com/.

NOZA also launched its new Web site, offering new search capabilities and releasing new features for both free and paid customers.

NOZA's data is from Internet-based annual reports, newsletters, campaign honor rolls, press releases, event sponsor lists, etc. Information is available on the Internet, or was at one point, and reported by recipients.

IMLS Posts Grant Guidelines, Application Forms Online

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is pleased to announce the availability of guidelines and application forms for the 2008 Museum Grants for African American History and Culture, a grant program that increases the institutional capacity and sustainability in the nation’s African American museums by building the knowledge, skills and abilities of staff members and volunteers.

The postmark deadline for sending applications to IMLS is Jan. 15, 2008. The 2008 guidelines may be accessed at www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/AfricanAmerican.shtm.

As part of its We the People initiative, NEH invites proposals for Challenge Grants in U.S. History, Institutions and Culture to help secure long-term improvements in and support for humanities activities that explore significant themes and events in American history.

The deadline for We the People Challenge Grants is Feb. 5, 2008. For more information email aanderson@neh.gov.

Monroe County History Center Given Grant

The Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County awarded the Monroe County History Center $11,645 to install ultraviolet light protecting film on the museum's windows.

Note from the Editor

If your historical organization, genealogical society or museum has changed its address or phone number in the past six months, please send the updated information to Katherine Dill, Coordinator, Local History Services, at col@indianahistory.org   or 450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis, IN 46202.