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July 8, 2020
Heritage Preservation Grants
Publicizing Your Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant
Has your organization received a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant recently? Promoting your project raises awareness of your work while generating support and anticipation for the completed project. This is exciting news, and people in your community want to know about your work and feel connected to it as it progresses. The Grants Office has put together publicity ideas you can use and some tips for the best approach. View Document »
Grants Office Webinar: Using Grants Office Feedback
Thursday, July 16 - Webinar: 2 to 2:30 p.m. The mission of the Grants Office is to fund as many good history and historic preservation projects as possible. To help that happen, we as staff reviewers send back written comments for any unfunded small application and for any large pre-application. These comments can help you write an application with a better chance of success. How can you use these comments to strengthen your proposal rewrite? Why do we send you the information we send? All four grant team members will be on this webinar to explain how to use our comments to help you refine your proposal. Learn more »
Small Grant Deadline this Friday!
The next small grant deadline (requests of $10,000 or less) for the MHCHG program is this Friday, July 10, 2020.
From the Blog
This week's blog post is from Anoka County Historical Society. Have a blog? Let us know!
Job Opportunities
Minnesota Historical Society's Job Announcement, Internship, Fellowship, and Volunteer Opportunity pages.
MNHS
MNHS has paused hiring as we've turned our attention to responding to the COVID-19 outbreak. Thank you for your patience.
LOCAL
Visiting Scholar of Indigenous Studies
Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities invites applications for a two-year appointment for an early-career scholar.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Librarian
Library of Congress - Legislative Branch, Washington, D.C., seeks a Librarian.
Digitization Manager
Library of Congress - Legislative Branch, Washington, D.C., seeks a Digitization Manager.
RFP
Preservation Maryland, St. George's Island, MD, seeks RFPs for Documenting and Exploring the Interpretive Potential of St. George Island Revolutionary War Battlefield
RFP
Preservation Maryland, South Mountain Battlefield, MD, seeks RFPs/Consultant for Branding Project at The Battlefield at South Mountain.
Certified Archivist Consultant
History Associates Incorporated, Rockville, MD, seeks a Certified Archivist Consultant.
Historian
Public Archaeology Laboratory, Pawtucket, RI, seeks a Historian.
Curator of Education
Wyoming State Museum, Cheyenne, WY, seeks a Curator of Education.
Executive Museum Director
Yellowstone Gateway Museum, Livingston, MT, seeks an Executive Museum Director.
Archivist & Records Manager
Jekyll Island Authority, Jekyll Island, GA, seeks an Archivist and Records Manager.
Historical Properties Specialist
City of Fayetteville, Fayetteville, NC, seeks a Historical Properties Specialist.
Archivist, Digital Archives
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, QC, seeks an Archivist, Digital Archives.
Do History Here
Image of the Virginia Socialist Opera House used by permission from the Iron Range Historical Society.
Virtual Pub Crawl
July 9 - Online: 7 p.m. (CDT): Blue Earth County Historical Society - Grab a bite to eat and a drink and join in for a Virtual Pub Crawl. Discover some pub history as well as connect with fellow pub enthusiasts. This month, they will showcase pubs from Mankato’s past. While many locations have had new pubs move into their space, some locations and buildings are lost forever. Cost: $10. Learn more »
Labor History Film Series
July 10 - Online: 7 p.m. East Side Freedom Library is introducing a monthly Labor History Film Series, on the second Friday night of each month. They will begin by premiering the films on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. Their first film is "1877: The Grand Army of Starvation," which tells the story of our first nationwide general strike. At the depths of a prolonged depression, railroad workers responded to yet another wage cut by going on strike, blocking trains, and confronting federal troops who were sent to put down the strike. Steve Brier, who was the founding Executive Director of the American Social History Project, will join in for the post-film discussion. Learn more »
Exhibit Extended
Through August 23 - Winona: Winona County Historical Society - "Winona Wildflowers of the Upper Midwest" is an exhibition drawn from a collection of over 150 watercolor paintings created by Lydia Curtis. She created these pictures between 1958 and 1973, finding specimens near her home in St. Paul and then later Morris, MN. Thirty-two of them are on exhibit at the History Center.
War, Flu, & Fear: World War I and Clay County
Through December 31 - Moorhead: Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County - Focusing on the Irish-Catholic Mastersons of Barnesville and the Norwegian-NPLer Thortvedt family of Glyndon, but drawing on stories throughout the county, War, Flu, and Fear frames WWI from a local perspective and explores life in Clay County and the Red River Valley only 100 years ago, on the local front at the dawn of the American century. Learn more »
Suffrage Exhibit
History Center of Olmsted County's new exhibit, "The Onward March of Suffrage," is now open in Rochester, MN. Try your hand at a practice ballot. Take a selfie with one of the suffrage sisters. Cost: No cost to members/$5 nonmembers. Learn more »
Walking Tour
Stevens County Historical Society, Morris, MN, will send you on an outdoor historical exhibit. Grab a brochure for the new Self-Guided West Side Morris Walking Tour and learn some interesting stories about people that helped structure the town. Learn more »
Continuing Education
Highlighted Museum: Swift County History Museum in Benson, MN. Operated by the Swift County Historical Society.
Digitization 101: Metadata for Digitization
July 14 - Online: 1 p.m. (CDT). Conservation Center for the Art and Historic Artifacts - Learn about different types of metadata and ways to associate this important information with your digital files. Cost: No cost. Learn more »
Expanding Your Online Community with Web Accessibility
July 14 - Online: 1 p.m. (CDT). TechSoup - In this presentation, the presenters will cover: What accessibility is and why it should be a priority for nonprofits; The business case for accessibility; How to get buy-in from stakeholders of your organization; A few quick website techniques to make your site more accessible today. Cost: No cost. Learn more »
Board Boot Camp
July 21 - Online: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Propel Nonprofits - Board members will participate in board meetings and other engagements with more confidence and more knowledge about your role after attending Board Boot Camp. You will learn typical board responsibilities and explore the nuances of board authority and relationships. Cost: $75. Learn more »
Preserving Cultural Landscapes
July 21 - Online: 2:30 p.m. (CDT). Untold Stories - The panelists will focus on the landscape of the state now known as Utah, a place that has been shaped by many histories of use as well as violence. In light of the many urgent crises confronting our world today, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the epidemics of police brutality and systemic racism, increasingly violent rhetoric about who “belongs” and does not belong in our societies, and devastating climate change, our panelists comment on what place the arts and cultural institutions have in responding to painful histories and ongoing injustice to build a vision for a more equitable, sustainable future. Cost: No cost. Learn more »
Care of Historic Silk
July 22 - Webinar: 1 to 2:30 p.m. (CDT). In this webinar, our presenter will provide information for the care of silk objects in small museum collections. History of use and production will be included, to further the understanding of these problematic pieces. The presenter will also provide information regarding storage and environmental conditions, as well as display options, and when you should consider engaging a conservator to help you. Cost: No cost. Learn more »
Emergency Planning course from FAIC:
September 14 - November 20 - Online: Conservation professionals often work in institutions with emergency plans, but those plans are not always up-to-date. There is a need for resources to assess, update, and revise plans, as well as to help create and implement training materials. This course allows and encourages professionals from collecting institutions to not only update their emergency plans, but to ensure that staff is trained to implement the plans in the case of an event. Participants will work to develop sustainable internal training modules and build response teams within their institution. Cost: members $149/nonmembers $179. Learn more »
Online Course: Developing Exhibitions: Planning (Fall 2020)
September 14 through November 8 - Online: American Association for State and Local History - Whether participants come to the course with an imaginary exhibit in mind, or with the intention to develop an actual exhibit, this course will guide them through the process, providing encouragement and guidance along the way and a chance to exchange ideas and experiences. Educational support is provided by the course instructor, the participants’ professional colleagues in the course and in their institution, and visiting professionals who may join our online chats. Cost: $195 members/$295 nonmembers. Learn more »
TIPS & TOOLS
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Covid-19 resources for children-focused museum work
Resources on maintaining museum excellence in the time of COVID-19 - AAM
Fund Your Mission
Foundations & Funding: Changes in Philanthropic Giving During COVID-19
July 9 - Online: 11:30a.m. (CDT). Cuseum - A panel will discuss recent changes in philanthropy and foundation funding and how museums can navigate this to ensure their own financial sustainability. Learn more »
Winona Area Grants
August 1 - (Deadline): Winona Community Foundation - The 2020 cycle 2 community grants have been adapted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and current community needs. They ask that the grant request meet one of these criteria: 1. Loss of earned income directly tied to COVID-19 implications. This can be loss of fundraising event or appeal income, loss of grant income or loss of program earned income. 2. Increased need directly tied to COVID-19 implications, i.e. serving more clients, intaking more clients, needing to hire staff, etc.
Learn more »
Rural Minnesota Grants
Applications accepted throughout the year: Blandin Foundation - Grants geared towards rurally-based organizations with activities directed toward rural communities. Grant amount: up to $50,000. Learn more »
How to Apply for Grants from the National Trust Preservation Fund
Learn how a grant from the National Trust might be available to kickstart a preservation project in your hometown. There are three annual deadlines for the National Trust Preservation Fund: February 1, June 1, and October 1. There are also special funds with a single deadline each year. Learn more »
TIPS & TOOLS
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News
Bell Museum Wins National Conservation Award
Bell Museum, Minnesota’s official museum of natural history, is a American Institute for Conservation’s 2020 Award Recipient with the Ross Merrill Award.
The Ross Merrill Award is given for Outstanding Commitment to the Preservation and Care of Collections for organizations that have been exemplary in the importance and priority they have given to conservation concerns and in the commitment they have shown to the preservation and care of their cultural property.
#WearOneForWinona
As part of the City of Winona's efforts to educate and combat COVID-19, the City asks its citizens to post a selfie wearing a face mask with their reason for wearing it. Mayor (and Winona County Historical Society Director) Mark Peterson states, "To protect myself and others. It’s the right thing to do." Pictured: Staff at Winona County Historical Society wears one for Winona!
Meanwhile in Chisholm, MN...
After several months of Zoom meetings, Minnesota Discovery Center staff were excited to see each other in person. They're all smiles behind those face masks.
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