The HRC thanks Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko for serving as guest author for the following entry. Cinnamon has worked in small museums for over ten years and is currently CEO of the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine. Previously Cinnamon was the director of the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum, a National Historic Landmark site and small museum, in Crawfordsville, Indiana, where she guided the museum to a 2008 IMLS National Medal for Museum and...
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Truth in advertising: I like workbooks. There, I've said it. I like the comfort of step-by-step, self-paced guidance, and I really like setting my historical society's priorities based on accepted "best practices" devised by experts in my field. After all, who wants to reinvent the wheel?If you find yourself in a leadership position - paid or volunteer - in a museum or historical society that you know needs practical guidance, the American Association for...
The HRC thanks An-Ming Truxes for serving as guest author for the following entry. An-Ming is the Arts Division Director of the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism. The Arts Division, through its grant programs and services to Connecticut artists and organizations, develops and strengthens the arts in the state and makes artistic experiences widely available to residents and visitors. An-Ming currently serves on the boards of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies...
The Connecticut Humanities Council is happy to announce that its Heritage Resource Center has been awarded a 2010 Schwartz Prize for Outstanding Work in the Public Humanities! The Helen and Martin Schwartz Prize is awarded annually by the Federation of State Humanities Councils to up to three State Humanities Councils "for innovative programs that have had a significant impact on citizens, organizations, or communities in their states. Such programs may include new types of...
All news related to the economic downturn is not bad news. It just seems that way at times. And the National Trust for Historic Preservation has decided that it is high time to focus on the good news--the attractions and marketing organizations standing up to the challenge and finding ways to survive -- if not thrive -- despite the economy. To share these lessons and respond to the challenge, the National Trust for Historic Preservation's...
