The HRC thanks Rebecca Martin, Volunteer and Tour Coordinator at The National Archives and Records Administration, for serving as guest author for the following entry. Rebecca has coordinated volunteers at the National Archives, the Litchfield Historical Society, and Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. The following post shares tips and insights originally presented during her 2010 American Association for State and Local History Annual Meeting session in Oklahoma City, "Using Resources Wisely: Training and Evaluating...
The HRC thanks Mark Berardi for serving as guest author for the following entry. Mark is the Director of Membership Development & Training Services at Connecticut Association of Nonprofits. For over 30 years, the Connecticut Association of Nonprofits (CT Nonprofits) has been the flagship organization supporting nonprofits throughout the state. Today, we continue to help individual nonprofits and the communities they serve while strengthening the sector. Members of CT Nonprofits enjoy: Cost Savings Benefits:...
The HRC thanks Helen Alten, Conservator & CEO at The Northern States Conservation Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, for serving as guest author for the following entry. Tools hung from unpadded nails. Historic dresses displayed on forms so short the hem drags on the ground with unpadded arms that hang loose. A hat placed at the neck of the gown. Accession numbers written on masking tape and stuck on the back of a varnished...
I have posted in the past about the Qm2 Directors Roundtable I attend three times a year. The roundtable is an amazing professional development opportunity. This year we are working to develop a Case for Support for our organizations. After discussing the Case in general and sharing our experiences we were charged to go home and develop a Case for Support for our institutions. I am working on the Case for the Litchfield Historical...
Last fall I attended "Decision Points in Digitization," a workshop sponsored by the Connecticut State Library. I knew nothing really about the topic which is precisely why I went. I have been challenged lately counseling the Connecticut Humanities Council's grant applicants' proposals for Web sites, databases, digital libraries and so on. And, I have been out of Museum school long enough that this is NOT stuff I learned in the first place. I thought...
