The HRC thanks new Heritage Advisory Committee member Kathleen Craughwell-Varda for writing the following entry. Kathy is a museum curator/consultant with more than twenty-five years experience in the field, and has been an assessor for the Conservation Assessment Program for 16 years. She is currently the Project Manager for Conservation ConneCTion, Connecticut's response to the IMLS "Connecting to Collections" initiative. Conservation Concerns: A Guide for Collectors and Curators has been answering some of the most...
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The HRC thanks Dawn Salerno for serving as guest author for the following entry. Dawn is Director of Education at the Mystic Arts Center. She served as co-chair of the New England Museum Association's (NEMA) Education Professional Affinity Group from 2003-09 and as a board member for the Connecticut Art Education Association from 2002-09. She is currently a NEMA board member. PBS recently published their 7th annual survey of media and technology use in school...
The HRC thanks Linda Hocking, Curator of Library and Archives at the Litchfield Historical Society, for serving as guest author for the following entry. Linda holds an M.S. in library and information science from the University of Illinois. She serves on the board of the Connecticut League of History Organizations and the State Historical Records Advisory Board.Has your institution thought about making its archival collections more accessible to the public, but not known how best...
Looking for a speaker on a specific history subject for your next lecture series?You might find what you need through the speakers bureaus offered by the Organization of American Historians and the American Studies Association. These two professional associations which work to support historical scholarship each offer a Distinguished Lectureship Program featuring several hundred historians and American studies scholars.Both organizations' speakers bureaus help you to identify and invite outstanding historians to offer the latest and...
