What if there was a way to secure a seasoned professional to support the goals, needs and important plans of your organization or emerging group?What if that help, designed with your input, resulted in improved competencies and expanded relationships that could assist your organization going forward?And what if your commitment to a focused process, benefitting from thoughtful outside viewpoints, left an afterglow of generosity and good will? Welcome to the Peer Advisor Network (PAN), a...
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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...
The HRC thanks Elizabeth Merritt for serving as guest author for the following entry. Elizabeth is the founding director of the Center for the Future of Museums--a think-tank and research & development lab for the museum field. The American Association of Museums (AAM) created the Center to help museums explore cultural, political and economic trends shaping the future and to ensure that museums play a profound role in society. She has 15 years experience...
The HRC thanks Laurie Pasteryak for serving as guest author for the following entry. Laurie has held several positions in the fields of history, archaeology, and education, working with the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, MA, the USS Constitution Museum in Charlestown, MA, and as the Director of Education at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, CT. Currently, Laurie is working as a consultant with the Mashantucket Pequot Museum on the National Park Service American Battlefield...
