Managing Photograph Collections Workshop
This workshop is instructed by Joan E. Hostetler, and will be held on Mon., April 21, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center in Indianapolis.

The cost is $20, or $15 for IHS members (lunch on your own).

While visual collections are some of the most heavily used resources in archives, many organizations lack trained staff to maximize the organization and interpretation of these popular documents. This one-day workshop teaches the basics of how to manage and care for photographs. Participants learn archival techniques such as:

• Appraisal and acquisition
• Identifying processes and formats
• Preservation: storage, housing and handling
• Accessioning and arrangement
• Description and cataloging
• Managing a copy service

Who should attend? Archivists, curators, librarians, record managers and other professionals working with photograph collections.

Register by April 14.

For more information or a registration form, please visit http://www.indianahistory.org/lhs/LHS2007Q2Brochure.pdf, e-mail sklingler@indianahistory.org or call (317) 233-3110.

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

Lecture on the History of the Sisters of St. Joseph and Howard County’s First Hospital
This lecture will be given by Sister Martin McEntee at the Greentown Historical Society Annex on April 6 at 2 p.m.

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Tipton, Ind. founded Howard County's first hospital, the Good Samaritan Hospital, later known as St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center. From the first ten-bed facility on East Vaile Avenue to the present, the Sisters have relied upon the providence of God and the commitment and generosity of local citizens in fulfilling their mission, "to heal as Jesus healed."

The Annex is located at 103 E. Main in Greentown.

For more information contact Sue Clouser at (765) 628-7840.

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Sharing Hoosier History through Stories Program
This program has funding available to bring a storyteller to your community in 2008.

In 1999, the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) and Storytelling Arts of Indiana developed the Sharing Hoosier History through Stories project.  The collaboration annually commissions an Indiana storyteller to research, develop, and perform a historical Indiana story related to holdings found in the IHS library collection.

The medium of storytelling engages Hoosiers in a way that textbooks and many history classes cannot. To reach as wide an audience as possible with the latest Sharing Hoosier History through Stories creations, the IHS and Storytelling Arts make funds available each year for up to four non-profit institutions to off-set the costs of inviting a storyteller into their community as well as assist in the marketing of these programs. (The IHS and Storytelling Arts pay half of the presenter fee, $250, while the hosting institution pays the other half plus mileage expenses.)

The current story available for funding in 2008 is “SAFE AND SOUND. LETTER TO FOLLOW: Stories of Hoosiers at Home and War during WWII” told by Stephanie Holman.

Stephanie Holman came upon this two line telegraph while researching at the Indiana Historical Society's library. This wireless “Radiogram” was sent home to Indiana nearly 70 years ago, just after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Despite the distance of time, it still speaks to us as do all the war letters of that era.

This storytelling performance presents a fascinating mix of humor and fear as revealed in those writings. The letters by soldiers and their families describe both the realities of war on the battlefront and the effects of war on the home front. Stories of military life dominate the narrative, from the trials of basic training to close calls in battle.  Yet, through their inquires about family crops, sweethearts, and the romantic notions of younger siblings, these letters also reveal a yearning to stay connected with home and loved ones.

Contact Erin Kelley at (317) 234-3161 or ekelley@indianahistory.org or Ellen Munds at (317) 576-9848 or ellen@storytellingarts.org to learn more about bringing this Sharing Hoosier History through Stories program to your community in 2008.

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Jazz Vocalist Karrin Allyson in Concert
This event will be held on Thu., April 10, at 7 p.m. at the Frank and Katrina Basile Theater, Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center.

Doors open 6 p.m., pre-concert talk by Mark Buselli at 6:45 p.m.

The cost is $30 day of show, $25 in advance; Open seating/No reserved seats.

Karrin Allyson is a nationally known jazz vocalist and Grammy Award nominee. She will be performing with her trio, Rod Fleeman on guitar, Todd Strait on drums and Bob Bowman on bass. Ball State University’s Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Mark Buselli, will also be performing.

Tickets may be purchased in advance from Owl Studios at (317) 803-2427 or www.owlstudios.com/catalog.

Tickets will also be available at the door.

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Exhibitors and Authors Sought for A Victorian Chautauqua
This arts, crafts, garden and antique festival will be held at the Howard Steamboat Museum in Jeffersonville on May 17-18, 2008.

Exhibitors Sought
Booth spaces are still available for quality artisans to exhibit and sell their original, creative, hand-crafted items at the 16th annual A Victorian Chautauqua on the beautiful lawn of the Howard Steamboat Museum & Mansion.

This is a juried show. Artisans are encouraged to demonstrate their creative process when feasible. First, second and third prizes ($100, $75 and $50) will be awarded to booths judged on appearance, originality and quality of merchandise.

Authors Sought
Book signings are a regular and popular feature of A Victorian Chautauqua. “Author’s Row”, under the ginko trees, is traditionally where authors meet and greet the public and sell and sign their books.  Authors are charged a small percentage of their book sales.

The theme of the Chautauqua this year is “Celebrating 50 Golden Years” in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Museum on May 18, 1958. Festival features include a large herb and perennial sale, book signings, food, music, antique vendors, Mansion tours, children’s activities, etc.

There is a $3 general admission charge to the festival. Children under 12 are free with an adult.

Those who wish to participate may request an application by calling (812) 283-3728 or download from the website at http://www.steamboatmuseum.org/.

The Museum is located at 1101 E. Market St. in Jeffersonville.

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Fulton County Historical Society receives Tourism Grants
The Fulton County Tourism Commission awarded grants to the Fulton County Historical Society in the amounts of $1800 for printing and distribution of rack cards, $1500 for advertising for Redbud Trail Rendezvous and $3000 for the Trail of Courage.

The Redbud Trail Rendezvous will be held on April 26-27, always during the last weekend of April. The Trail of Courage will be held on Sept. 20-21, always during the third weekend of September.

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Sheridan Residents to Appear on Hoosier History Live!
This will appear on Sat., April 19, at 11:30 a.m.

Hoosier History Live! with Nelson Price, airing weekly on WICR 88.7. FM Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to noon, is pleased to announce guests Sheridan residents Brenda Bush and Edgar Spear, and public historian Glory-June Greiff, for the Saturday, April 19 program.  Their topic will be Cabin Fever, and the Cabin that Wouldn't Die! along with Sheridan town history.  

The April 19 program will focus on Sheridan town history, with a special focus on recently renovated Boxley cabin in Sheridan, in northwestern Hamilton County.  The cabin was built in 1828 by white abolitionist, George Boxley, a Virginia-born white abolitionist running from "justice" from Virginia where he was wanted for anti-slavery activities.  After being chased by bounty hunters for 12 years, he found sanctuary in Adams Township in Hamilton County, where he settled, called for his family, built the cabin, and carved out a frontier farm.  Amazingly, the 1828 cabin remains today and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 

The cabin sits atop Pioneer Hill in Sheridan Veterans Park at the end of Sheridan's Main Street, a symbol of freedom and perseverance. A Boxley Cabin Dedication Ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 24 at 4 p.m. at the Boxley cabin. More information is available from the Sheridan Historical Society at (317) 758-5054 or Sheridan historian Brenda Bush at (317) 758-5845.

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Curatorial Research Assistant at the Still National Osteopathic Museum
This position is available at the Still National Osteopathic Museum and National Center for Osteopathic History, A.T. Still University in Kirksville, Mo.

The salary is $6.79 per hour for part-time at 20 hours per week, with the position going to full-time in July of 2008.

The responsibilities of the Curatorial Research Assistant position include:

• Conducting curatorial research for Museum, ATSU/KCOM staff, faculty and the general public. This involves talking and/or corresponding with researchers from around the world to determine their interests and needs; identifying research resources; making judgments about scope and timing of assistance; handling reference services, including usage policies, reproduction requests and fees; overseeing use of the reading room.
• Assisting Curator with donations. This includes preparing and tracking gift lists and donor correspondence; maintaining donor records; cleaning and storing new acquisitions.
• Assisting Curator with collections care. This involves maintaining collections records; doing data entry for computerized inventory; monitoring status of stored artifacts; overseeing cleaning of storage areas.
• Conducting inventory of Museum collections.This involves combining three collections into one numbering system and placing this information into a computer program. Basic computer skills and digital/scanning skills are required.  This is a very detail-oriented job; you will be researching past accession records and placing this information along with new information into the system. This is an extensive task and you will work closely with the Curator.
• Working as part of a close-knit team. Because we are a small staff with a large scope of activities, everyone is both a specialist and a generalist. Staff members take individual responsibility for their own areas but also work collectively on group needs and fill in for other staff as needed, especially with public functions (front desk, etc.)

Knowledge of Excel, Microsoft Word (2007), Adobe Photoshop, Omni page and Past Perfect preferred.

The position requires patience, creative problem-solving skills, discretion, integrity, initiative and attention to detail.  It also requires the ability to lift and carry artifacts and boxes (approx. 40 lbs. max.) short distances and to stand on a ladder at times.

Please send your resume to:
Jason Haxton, Director
Still National Osteopathic Museum
800 West Jefferson
Kirksville, MO 63501
museum@atsu.edu.

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New Museum Professionals Site
This site was conceived by museum professionals for museum professionals with the goal of providing you with a framework and tools to help you succeed in your current roles.

This site includes:

• Discussion forums
• Job Framework
• Calendar of Events
• Social News
• Articles
• User Profiles

Visit the new site at http://www.museumprofessionals.org/.

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If your historical organizations, genealogical society or museum has changed its address or phone number in the past six months, please send the updated information to Coordinator, Local History Services, at the above e-mail, or Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, 450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis, IN 46202.