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.


Basic Cemetery Preservation Workshop - FULL
This workshop will be held on Fri., May 30, from 1-4:30 p.m. at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, and on Sat., May 31, from 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m. at the Lyons Cemetery in Johnson County.

The workshop is full.

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

Deadlines for Submissions for May 2008 Historic Preservation Month
The national theme this year is “Preservation Matters”, and the Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA) is promoting preservation through several venues:

• The DHPA is hosting a photo contest, online calendar of events and posters celebrating Preservation Month.
• The DHPA is partnering with INShape Indiana, the governor’s fitness initiative, to bring you INShape in Historic Indiana—a series of walking tours around the state that teach you about history and architecture while getting you a little exercise!

April 18 is the deadline to submit photos for the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology's Preservation Month photo contest.  It is also the deadline for submitting an event for INShape in Historic Indiana and the online calendar of events.

For more information or submissions visit http://www.in.gov/dnr/historic/.


Three for Tea: My Doll, My Mom (or Dad), and Me at the Morris-Butler House
This event will take place on Sat., April 26, from 1-3 p.m.

Children ages 5-12 are welcome to bring a parent and their favorite doll for a very special tea party! We’ll be serving delicious Raisin Scones with jam, Victorian Sunshine Cake, Cherry Tarts, Cucumber sandwiches, Jam Sandwiches and Shortbread cookies in our beautifully restored dining room and library. Dolls will have their own tea sets to take home as well! A tour of the Morris-Butler House will follow the tea so that children can see where Anna, Alice, Florence and Mary “Brownie” Butler lived!! Then we’ll also play some Victorian games and make a craft to take home! Tea provided exclusively by Tea’s Me Café.

Tickets are $22 for adults and $15 for children. Reservations are required.

For reservations or more information contact the Morris-Butler House Museum at (317) 636-5409 or mbhouse@historiclandmarks.org.

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Many pre-conference activities will take place at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, located at 450 W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis.

Learn more about genealogy from some of the nation's leading experts and get the tools to implement that knowledge. Midwestern Roots will feature more than 30 presentations, covering topics ranging from DNA and genealogy to technology and methodology. The opening session of the conference will be led by James Madison, the Thomas and Kathryn Miller Professor of History at Indiana University (Bloomington), who will illuminate the importance and use of wartime letters for family history by relating stories from his new book Slinging Doughnuts for the Boys: An American Woman in World War II.

Another featured presenter will be Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, Chief Family Historian and North American spokesperson for Ancestry.com. Other notable national speakers appearing at Midwestern Roots include Dick Eastman, Roberta Estes, Charles F. Kerchner, David Lifferth, Stephen Morse, Christine Rose, Beau Sharbough and Curt Witcher.

In addition to the sessions, an exhibit hall will showcase vendors selling the latest products and tools for genealogists. The exhibit hall is free and open to the public on Friday and Saturday.

A pre-conference highlight on Thu., Aug. 14, will be a panel discussion with some of the pioneers in genetic genealogy on its evolution, potential and present-day uses-panelists include Smolenyak, Estes and Kerchner. Other pre-conference activities include: tours of the William Henry Smith Memorial Library (History Center), the Indiana State Library and the Indiana State Archives; writing workshops on preparing family histories for publication; computer labs; and a workshop designed for library staff and volunteers who answer questions posed by genealogy patrons. The Genealogy Division of the Indiana State Library, the State Archives and the William Henry Smith Memorial Library also will be open late for research.

The cost for the basic two-day workshop (including lunches) is $150 ($125 for IHS members, $75 for students), and single-day registration (including lunch) is $90 ($75 for IHS members, $45 for students). Additional pre-conference activities and workshops are available for a fee, and the Indiana Historical Society will offer three scholarships for graduate students to attend the conference.

For conference information, registration forms, exhibitor information, specific pricing or a scholarship application, call (800) 447-1830 or visit www.indianahistory.org/midwesternroots.

Hotel reservations may be made at the Indianapolis Marriott East or La Quinta Inn. For the Indianapolis Marriott East, 7202 E. 21st St., call (317) 352-1231 or (800) 228-9290 to receive the special $99 room rate. For the La Quinta Inn, 7304 E. 21st St., call (317) 359-1021 to receive the special $72 room rate. Please indicate association with Midwestern Roots 2008. Room reservations must be made by July 21, 2008.

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Collector Seeks Help in Locating Stolen Antique Tennis Racquets
On March 20, a private collection of 120 antique and collectible tennis racquets were stolen from the property of Ken Roush in Arizona. The racquets were numbered and individually “poly-bagged”.

If anyone is approached about such a collection, please gather as much information as you can, and contact:
Nicole F, Markham
Curator of Collections
International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum
194 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI  02840
(401) 849-3990
markham@tennisfame.com

or Ken Roush
P.O. Box 220
Marana, AZ, 85653
(800) 772-0325
ken@exhibitsquare.com

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Grants Awarded to Preserve Local History across the State
This year, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology has awarded 23 federal grants for historic preservation to 25 Indiana communities. The grants, totaling $540,862, provide a match of $381,013 in local and state funds, for a total projected investment of $921,875.

The funds come from the National Park Service, a part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, which distributes federal funds to the states through the Historic Preservation Fund Program. Since 1974, the state has awarded more than $16 million to Indiana communities through this program.

The projects for the 2008 funding cycle are:

• Allen County: The Archaeological Survey of IPFW received a $43,950 grant to conduct an archaeological investigation of three sites in Allen County.
• Anderson: The Paramount Heritage Foundation received a $21,000 grant to replace the roof on the ballroom portion of the Paramount Theatre.
• Benton, Newton, and Pulaski Counties: Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana received $14,364 to publish the results of the countywide historic sites and structures survey of Benton, Newton, and Pulaski Counties conducted in 2007-2008.
• Bloomington: The City of Bloomington, in cooperation with Bloomington Restoration, Inc., received a $40,000 grant to rehabilitate the main house of the Hinkle-Garton Farmstead.
• Brookville: The Brookville Town Council received a $9,340 grant to repair damage to 224 gravestones in the Old Brookville Cemetery.
• Fort Wayne: The City of Fort Wayne Community Development received a $7,048 grant to prepare a National Register nomination for the Indian Village Historic District, which will include approximately 425 contributing properties.
• Fort Wayne: The City of Fort Wayne, in cooperation with ARCH, Inc., received a $21,038 grant to rehabilitate the Rankin House in Fort Wayne.
• Franklin: Franklin Heritage, Inc., received a $50,000 grant to rehabilitate the façade of the Artcraft Theatre in Franklin.
• Hamilton County: The Archaeological Survey of IPFW received a $10,000 grant for a two-week educational archaeology program at the Strawtown Koteewi Park near Noblesville in Hamilton County.
• Hamilton County and Marion County: Ball State University’s Department of Anthropology received a $9,187 grant to prepare National Register nominations for two prehistoric habitation archaeological sites.
• Huntington: The Huntington Historic Preservation Review Board received an $11,500 grant to prepare a National Register of Historic Places nomination for the North Jefferson Street Historic District, which includes approximately 525 contributing resources.
• Huntington, Miami, Wabash Counties: Ball State University’s Department of Anthropology received a $40,412 grant to conduct an archaeological survey of 900 acres in the upper Wabash River Valley to record threatened archaeological resources, do a survey of mound sites in the southern half of the drainage basin, and document three mounds at Roush Lake in order to nominate them to the State and National Registers.
• LaGrange County: ARCH, Inc., received $5,354 to publish the results of the countywide historic sites and structures survey of LaGrange County conducted in 2007-2008.
• Orleans: Saving Historic Orange County received a $6,388 grant to prepare a National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Orleans Downtown Historic District.
• Parke County: Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana received a $17,353 award for a countywide survey to document historic sites, structures, and landscapes throughout Parke County.
• Porter County: The University of Notre Dame was awarded $4,842 to prepare a National Register nomination for the Collier Lodge archaeological site.
• Tipton County: Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana received a $22,099 award for a countywide survey to document historic sites, structures, and landscapes throughout Tipton County.
• Union County: Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana received a $17,784 award for a countywide survey to document historic sites, structures, and landscapes throughout Union County.
• Vallonia: The Fort Vallonia Days Association received a $50,000 grant to rehabilitate the exterior masonry and install interior second floor structure in the Joe Jackson Hotel in Vallonia.
• Wabash: The Wabash Women’s Clubhouse Association received a $20,000 grant for the restoration of the front porch of the Women’s Clubhouse in Wabash, and to remove the highly obtrusive handicapped access ramp on the front of the building and replace it in a more appropriate location and with a design that is more sympathetic to the historic character of the building and meets all applicable codes.
• Warrick County: Indiana State Museum Foundation received a $33,437 grant to conduct a reconnaissance survey of 75 hectares to identify archeological sites at the Yankeetown site (12 W 1), a large village occupation dating between AD 700 and 1000 and threatened by erosion.
• Wells County: ARCH, Inc. received a $26,754 award for a countywide survey to document historic sites, structures, and landscapes throughout Wells County.
• Whiting: The City of Whiting Parks & Recreation Department received a $50,000 grant to rehabilitate the masonry of the Whiting Community Center.

For more information on the DNR Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology and the Historic Preservation Fund Program, please visit  http://www.in.gov/dnr/historic/.

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The Faces of Lincoln: Developing the Image at The History Center in Fort Wayne
In January 2003, the Indiana Historical Society acquired the Jack Smith and Daniel R. Weinberg Lincoln collections. Combined with other IHS holdings, these materials create one of the premier Lincoln print collections in the nation. The Faces of Lincoln exhibit is based on the Indiana Historical Society’s extensive collection and initially traveled the state on the Indiana History Train in October of 2004 and 2005. The Faces of Lincoln traveling exhibit is comprised of three independent parts, Developing the Image, Creating the Image and Idealizing the Image, each an exhibit unto itself.

Developing the Image takes a look at the history of photography using some of the best and most well-known images of Abraham Lincoln.

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Collections Survey Assistant at the Indiana Historical Society
This is a 16-month temporary, part-time position in the Local History Services department that will last from May 2008 through August 2009.

The Collections Survey Assistant will assist in the development, production, distribution, data collection and preliminary analysis of a statewide assessment of collections conservation need for an IMLS grant-funded survey. Complete job description available upon request.

Essential knowledge, abilities, and skills:

• Applicants must possess a respect for historical research materials and the people working at the local level with regards to collecting, preserving, and interpreting history along with a high regard for history, the historical profession, and the mission of the Indiana Historical Society.
• Applicants should also have a knowledge of history society and museum operations and management as well as a knowledge of basic collections care practices for heritage collections.
• The position requires tact, diplomacy, sensitivity and discretion, and the ability to work and communicate well with a variety of people, including volunteers and staff of local history organizations.
• Strong written and oral communication skills are also musts, along with experience in developing public presentations and using AV equipment.
• Position requires flexibility and an ability to order tasks and follow through without close supervision as well as promptness, reliability plus the ability to meet deadlines, solve problems and estimate costs and maintain budget. 

Qualifications:
Required:

• BA in history, government, social sciences, museum studies or related field.
• Excellent keyboarding skills.
• Excellent working knowledge of database management (Access) and word processing software (Word).
• Must have automobile, valid driver’s license, and willingness to travel as needed and requested by Director, Local History Services. 

Preferred:

• Experience setting up and administering databases.
• Familiarity with Internet protocols and discussion groups.
• Familiarity with the Heritage Health Index and PastPerfect database software.
• At least two years experience working in the nonprofit environment, such as a museum, historical society or public service agency.

Pay and benefits
The position is budgeted for up to 20 hours/week with a flexible schedule between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday for 16 months from May 2008 through August 2009.  Pay offered will be basted on experience and skills; lower end of pay range is around $13.50/hour.  Part-time employees are not eligible for group health and dental insurance, but are eligible to participate in voluntary benefits.  Other benefits include free parking, staff discount at History Market and café, reciprocal benefits at other cultural institutions in Indianapolis.  

How to apply
Applications will be accepted until position is filled. Please send a letter of application, resume, and the names, current addresses and telephone numbers of three references to: Susan P. Brown, Vice President, Human Resources, Indiana Historical Society, Eugene and Marilyn Glick, Indiana History Center, 450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis, IN 46202. Fax: (317) 234-0076.

For more information visit www.indianahistory.org/.


Communications/New Media Coordinator at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago
The Adler Planetarium is seeking a Communications/New Media Coordinator to assist with communications efforts in advertising, marketing, public relations and e-Communications.

The successful candidate will be a team player who brings creativity and enthusiasm to each project, is an excellent writer and detail-oriented professional who meets deadlines and possesses the necessary new media skills to create and execute design and web-related projects.

Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• Supports advertising and marketing efforts: assists in writing promotional copy, coordinates collateral production and manages advertising scheduling.
• Provides PR support: writes and distributes media materials, serves as a liaison to the media, services inquiry and photo requests, coordinates press mailings, monitors press coverage and assists in coordinating special events and media previews.
• Coordinates e-Communications projects including the production of the Adler's monthly e-Newsletter and web-related marketing.
• Responsible for coordinating production of quarterly Member publication, museum collateral and in-house signage.
• Assists with research, fact-checking, proofreading and editing.
• Responsible for updating marketing content on Adler website.
• Assists in basic administrative duties including tracking, processing and maintaining departmental budget.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in communications/journalism or a related field.
• One to three years of experience in the communications/journalism/design fields – advertising, public relations, design, technology, cultural, entertainment and/or non-profit institutions are a plus.
• Must have basic design and web skills in Adobe, Photoshop, InDesign (or similar software) and HTML.  Samples of work required.
• Excellent writing, editing and verbal communication skills required.
• Must be able to meet deadlines, work well under pressure and have the ability to service multiple projects at one time.
• Creative and pro-active team member with enthusiasm for all areas of communications.
• Agency (pr and/or advertising) and project management experience preferred.

The salary for this position is commensurate with education and experience.

To apply for this position, e-mail a cover letter, resume and salary history to:

Marguerite E. Dawson
Director of Human Resources
hr-communcoord@adlerplanetarium.org
(312) 322-0591

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Free Fundraising eBook for Arts and Humanities Organizations
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To download the eBook, visit http://www.cmarket.com/resources/arts_ebook.htm.

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Note from the Editor:

Do you know someone who might want to receive Communique Online? Anyone may join the mailing list by e-mailing col@indianahistory.org.

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.