RI Historical Society -- Oral History and Scanning Workshop

Saturday, August 14

9:00am – 2:30pm, (lunch included)

Museum of Work & Culture

42 South Main Street, Woonsocket

To Register: Dalila Goulart

(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org

 

 

Oral History and Scanning Workshop

Are you interested in starting an oral history project but unsure about where to begin or how to proceed? Would you like to preserve your own family history but need to learn the techniques of scanning and conducting oral histories?  Dr. Anne M. Valk, associate director of programs at the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage at Brown University, will lead this free workshop on the stages of an oral history project from inspiration to final product. You will learn how to define a project, develop interview topics and questions, record and preserve your interviews, create outreach and programming, and understand legal and ethical protocols. Time will also be set aside to go over how to properly organize and digitize your family photos and papers.  Valk has worked extensively on community oral history projects in New England, the Midwest, and the South, examining experiences of immigration, industrialization, deindustrialization, and racial segregation. She has taught oral history classes and workshops for audiences ranging from university classes and museum professionals to volunteer community groups and public school teachers. This workshop is co-sponsored by the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage and supported in part by the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission. Space is limited, please register in advance. Admission is free, lunch is included.

RI Historical Society -- Upcoming Events

Thursday, July 22, 6:30 p.m.

John Brown House Museum Lawn

52 Power Street, Providence

For more information: Mary Lou Upham

(401) 331-8575 x33 or mlupham@rihs.org.

 

Concerts Under the Elms

Capital Properties Inc., Presenting Sponsor

The rhythm and blues band Steve Smith and the Nakeds will entertain tonight. Adults $8; Children under 12 free; RIHS members and accompanying minor children, free.

NO PETS ALLOWED.

 

Our 2010 season sponsors are Premier Sponsor Capital Properties, Inc., Lite Fare & Beverage Sponsor Eastside Marketplace, Brown University, Bank of America, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, The Washington Trust Company, Wealth Management, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, Esten & Richard Agency, Inc., Providence Business News, Santoro Oil, Hinckley Allen & Snyder LLP, Mandel & Tracy, LLC, Dr. George & Mrs. Betsey Goodwin, Dr. & Mrs. William S. Simmons, Mr. Stanley & Mrs. Beth Weiss.

 

Check out our website for the full series schedule: www.rihs.org.

Thursday, July 22 – Steve Smith & the Nakeds

Thursday, July 29 – Swing n' Strings with Al Basile

Thursday, August 5– Magnolia

 

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Saturday, July 31, 10:00 a.m.

Tour departs from the

John Brown House Museum

52 Power Street, Providence

To R.S.V.P.: Dalila Goulart

(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org

 

Personally Providence: African-American History Walking Tour

This walking tour celebrates the history of African Americans who lived on College Hill from 1701 to the present. Ray Rickman, a well known community leader, will lead a lively discussion and offer his perspective on the people and historic buildings of Providence's oldest neighborhood. Tickets are $10 each; tour lasts about ninety minutes. Reservations are required.

 

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Saturday, July 31, 5:30 p.m.

Evenings of full WaterFire Lightings

Tour departs from the

John Brown House Museum

52 Power Street, Providence

$10 per person

Reservations requested: Dalila Goulart

(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org

 

RiverWalk: Before the Fires are Lit

Discover the winding history and continued importance of Providence's rivers! Urban outdoor sculpture and beautiful civic and commercial buildings of varied architectural styles provide the setting for stories of Providence's fabled past and dynamic present. This walk shares the history of Rhode Island's capital city and the history of WaterFire. $10 per person. Reservations requested for this tour. For schedule of WaterFire lightings: www.waterfire.org, or (401) 272-3111. This walk is offered in collaboration with WaterFire.

 

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Saturday, August 14

9:00am – 2:30pm, (lunch included)

Museum of Work & Culture

42 South Main Street, Woonsocket

To Register: Dalila Goulart

(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org

 

Oral History and Scanning Workshop

Are you interested in starting an oral history project but unsure about where to begin or how to proceed? Would you like to preserve your own family history but need to learn the techniques of scanning and conducting oral histories?  Dr. Anne M. Valk, associate director of programs at the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage at Brown University, will lead this free workshop on the stages of an oral history project from inspiration to final product. You will learn how to define a project, develop interview topics and questions, record and preserve your interviews, create outreach and programming, and understand legal and ethical protocols. Time will also be set aside to go over how to properly organize and digitize your family photos and papers.  Valk has worked extensively on community oral history projects in New England, the Midwest, and the South, examining experiences of immigration, industrialization, deindustrialization, and racial segregation. She has taught oral history classes and workshops for audiences ranging from university classes and museum professionals to volunteer community groups and public school teachers. This workshop is co-sponsored by the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage and supported in part by the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission. Space is limited, please register in advance. Admission is free, lunch is included.

 

 

 

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RI Historical Society -- July Events

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, July 8, 6:30 p.m.

John Brown House Museum Lawn

52 Power Street, Providence

For more information: Mary Lou Upham

(401) 331-8575 x33 or mlupham@rihs.org.

 

Concerts Under the Elms

Capital Properties Inc., Presenting Sponsor

The 2010 summer concerts series will once again feature a lively and entertaining mix of musical genres that have made the Society's outdoor music series a popular fixture of summer on the East Side. The Atwater Donnelly Band will delight with traditional American and Celtic folk music and dance. Adults $8; Children under 12 free; RIHS members and accompanying minor children, free.

NO PETS ALLOWED

 

Our 2010 season sponsors are Premier Sponsor Capital Properties, Inc., Lite Fare & Beverage Sponsor Eastside Marketplace, Brown University, Bank of America, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, The Washington Trust Company, Wealth Management, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, Esten & Richard Agency, Inc., Providence Business News, Santoro Oil, Hinckley Allen & Snyder LLP, Mandel & Tracy, LLC, Dr. George & Mrs. Betsey Goodwin, Dr. & Mrs. William S. Simmons, Mr. Stanley & Mrs. Beth Weiss.

 

Check out our website for the full series schedule: www.rihs.org.

Thursday, July 8 – Atwater-Donnelly Band

Thursday, July 15 – Duke Robillard Band

Thursday, July 22 – Steve Smith & the Nakeds

Thursday, July 29 – Swing n' Strings with Al Basile

Thursday, August 5– Magnolia

 

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Saturday, July 17, 5:30 p.m.

Evenings of full WaterFire Lightings

Tour departs from the

John Brown House Museum

52 Power Street, Providence

$10 per person

Reservations requested: Dalila Goulart

(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org

 

RiverWalk: Before the Fires are Lit

Discover the winding history and continued importance of Providence's rivers! Urban outdoor sculpture and beautiful civic and commercial buildings of varied architectural styles provide the setting for stories of Providence's fabled past and dynamic present. This walk shares the history of Rhode Island's capital city and the history of WaterFire. $10 per person. Reservations requested for this tour. For schedule of WaterFire lightings: www.waterfire.org, or (401) 272-3111. This walk is offered in collaboration with WaterFire.

 

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SummerWalks, June 15 - October 15

Sponsored in part by AAA of Southern New England and Parkside Rotisserie & Bar

Tours depart from the

John Brown House Museum, 52 Power Street, Providence

For more information: Dalila Goulart

(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org

 

Benefit Street: A Mile of History

Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11:00 a.m.

$12 per person; $10 for RIHS members; $6 for children 12 and under.

 

 

 

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The Rhode Island Historical Society was founded in 1822 and is the country's fourth oldest state historical society.  Its museum and library holdings include 25,000 artifacts, 150,000 printed volumes, over 350,000 images, and over 6,000 manuscript collections.  The Society is dedicated to preserving and sharing materials from Rhode Island's past, so that present and future generations can more fully comprehend their predecessors, their communities, and themselves. 

 

For more information about the RIHS, see our website at www.rihs.org.

 

RI Historical Society -- July Events

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SummerWalks, June 15 - October 15

Sponsored in part by AAA of Southern New England and Parkside Rotisserie & Bar

Tours depart from the

John Brown House Museum, 52 Power Street, Providence

For more information: Dalila Goulart

(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org

 

Benefit Street: A Mile of History

Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11:00 a.m.

$12 per person; $10 for RIHS members; $6 for children 12 and under.

 

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Thursday, July 1, 6:30 p.m. - Rescheduled!

John Brown House Museum Lawn

52 Power Street, Providence

For more information:  Mary Lou Upham

(401) 331-8575 x33 or mlupham@rihs.org.

 

Concerts under the Elms

Capital Properties Inc., Premier Sponsor

The 2010 summer concerts series will once again feature a lively and entertaining mix of musical genres that have made the Society's outdoor music series a popular fixture of summer on the East Side.  The American Band kicks off the season on July 1st with its patriotic music and "pops" repertoire.  Adults $8; Children under 12 free; RIHS members and accompanying minor children, free. NO PETS ALLOWED.

 

Our 2010 season sponsors are Premier Sponsor Capital Properties, Inc., Lite Fare & Beverage Sponsor Eastside Marketplace, Brown University, Bank of America, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, The Washington Trust Company, Wealth Management, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, Esten & Richard Agency, Inc., Providence Business News, Santoro Oil, Hinckley Allen & Snyder LLP, Mandel & Tracy, LLC, Dr. George & Mrs. Betsey Goodwin, Dr. & Mrs. William S. Simmons, Mr. Stanley & Mrs. Beth Weiss.

 

Check out our website for the full series schedule: www.rihs.org.

Thursday, July 1 – The American Band

Thursday, July 8 – Atwater-Donnelly Band

Thursday, July 15 – Duke Robillard Band

Thursday, July 22 – Steve Smith and the Nakeds

Thursday, July 29 – Swing n' Strings with Al Basile

Thursday, August 5 – Magnolia

 

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Saturday, July 3, 11:00 a.m.

Tour departs from the

George M. Cohan Plaza

8 Governor Street, Providence

Tickets: $10 each

To RSVP: Dalila Goulart

(401) 331-8575 x45 or programs@rihs.org

 

A Fox Point Fourth of July

On July 3^rd, the scheduled 11:00 a.m. walking tour will be a patriotic stroll through the Fox Point neighborhood. Come celebrate the life and works of Providence native George M. Cohan, the original Yankee Doodle Dandy. He was born in one of the oldest and most diverse neighborhoods in Providence, and is associated by his birth and patriotic songs, with the Fourth of July. Learn about the ever-changing character of Fox Point, from its first colonial settlements through the waves of Irish, then Portuguese and Cape Verdean immigration, to the impacts of urban and highway development today. The tour begins at the George M. Cohan Plaza in Providence. Reservations are requested. $10 per person.

 

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Thursday, July 8, 6:30 p.m.

John Brown House Museum Lawn

52 Power Street, Providence

For more information: Mary Lou Upham

(401) 331-8575 x33 or mlupham@rihs.org.

 

Concerts Under the Elms

Capital Properties Inc., Presenting Sponsor

The Atwater Donnelly Band will delight with traditional American and Celtic folk music and dance. Adults $8; Children under 12 free; RIHS members and accompanying minor children, free.

NO PETS ALLOWED. Lite Fare & Beverage Sponsor: Eastside Marketplace.

Check out our website for the full series schedule: www.rihs.org.

 

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MUSIC on the PLAZA. 

Saturday, July 3, 4:30 – 6:30pm

 

2nd Annual GEORGE M. COHAN Celebration

The George M. Cohan Plaza

Wickenden and Governor Streets, Fox Point, Providence. 

 

George M. Cohan was born on Wickenden St. on July 3, 1878, and was one of the most famous songwriters, entertainers and producers of his day.  He became known as "the father of the American musical theatre" and at one time had five shows running simultaneously on Broadway.  He was nationally recognized as a great American patriot.  The celebration will include a review of the works of Cohan through song and dance, and a tribute to Broadway and jazz through the Great American Songbook with an emphasis on the works of composer George Gershwin. 

The second annual award for contribution to Rhode Island arts and culture will be presented to Professor Mike Fink of RISD. 

Mayor David Cicilline and other local dignitaries will be attending.

This is a free community event, please bring your own chairs.

 

For more information: (401) 447-9568

 

 

 

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The Rhode Island Historical Society was founded in 1822 and is the country's fourth oldest state historical society.  Its museum and library holdings include 25,000 artifacts, 150,000 printed volumes, over 350,000 images, and over 6,000 manuscript collections.  The Society is dedicated to preserving and sharing materials from Rhode Island's past, so that present and future generations can more fully comprehend their predecessors, their communities, and themselves. 

 

For more information about the RIHS, see our website at www.rihs.org.

 

Historic New England News: Celebrate the Fourth of July

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News from Historic New England e-newsletter   July 2010   Celebrate the Fourth with Historic New England Still planning your Fourth of July holiday weekend? Our lineup of events offers a number of ways to celebrate the founding of our nation and enjoy summer in New England. Visit Otis House for a walking tour of Beacon Hill as part of Boston Harborfest. Meet at Beauport (above) to watch the fireworks over Gloucester Harbor, or enjoy an afternoon folk concert in the Hamilton House garden. At Gov. John Langdon House, commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail with Thirst for Freedom, a performance of the legend of fugitive slave Ona Judge and Gov. Langdon's role in her brave story. Check our calendar for more information on all Historic New England events. Connecticut Dairy Farming at Roseland Cottage Farmers, Cows, and the Land, an exhibition about the modern history of dairy farming in Connecticut, officially opened at the Roseland Cottage carriage barn on Sunday, June 20. The illustrated exhibition is one of Historic New England's 100 Years, 100 Communities partnerships. For this project, Historic New England partnered with The Farmer's Cow, a local dairy cooperative, to capture, preserve, and share the story of dairy farming in Connecticut over the past century. The exhibition is on view in the Roseland Cottage carriage barn June 20 - October 15, Wednesday - Sunday, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Admission is free. This project is supported in part by grants from the Connecticut Humanities Council and the Connecticut Department of Agriculture. Preservation Maintenance Fund at work at Barrett House At Barrett House in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, Historic New England's property care staff is working to replace the roof of the carriage barn (above) next to the house, a project made possible through the Preservation Maintenance Fund. They also replaced the bulkhead doors at the main house, which provided an opportunity to continue the study of how best to paint surfaces in order to promote longevity. Check Preservation News for the latest information on this and other Preservation Maintenance Fund projects. Help us raise the necessary matching funds to continue this work. Canning and Preserving now scheduled for July 17 Canning and Preserving: Raspberry Jelly, a lecture and demonstration at Cogswell's Grant in Essex, Massachusetts, will take place Saturday, July 17, at 10:00 a.m. (not July 10, as was listed in the most recent What's Happening). This event will feature the Little family's former housekeeper, Caroline Craig, sharing her expertise on preserving your homegrown produce. Give the gift of membership New online events calendar   Support Historic New England Centennial project wins national award The American Association of State and Local History (AASLH) awarded At the River's Edge: An Oral History of Berlin, New Hampshire, an award for merit. The documentary film, which was recently shown theatrically in Berlin to sellout crowds, is the result of a 100 Years, 100 Communities partnership between Historic New England, Berlin and Coos County Historical Society, and Timberlane Regional High School. Free admission for military Active duty military personnel and their families visit all our properties free through Labor Day 2010. Learn more. Online shop Employment opportunities   Function rentals What's new Shop spotlight: Drawing Toward Home Newly available at our online shop, Drawing Toward Home: Designs for Domestic Architecture presents100 architectural drawings from our library and archives. Edited by James F. O'Gorman with Lorna Condon, Christopher Monkhouse, Roger G. Reed, and Earl G. Shettleworth, Jr., the book is a companion piece to the exhibition currently on view at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. Learn more. Historic New England Web 2.0   Podcasts for behind-the-scenes glimpses at Historic New England.

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AASLH Dispatch July 2010

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Volume 25, Number 7, July 2010 AASLH Testifies Before Congress On June 9, Barbara Franco, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (pictured), testified on behalf of the American Association for State and Local History at a public hearing to reauthorize the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). Franco is a current council member and immediate past chair of AASLH.   NHPRC is the grant making affiliate of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For almost twenty years, NHPRC has been authorized at $10 million. AASLH asked that funding for NHPRC be reauthorized at $20 million to help members of the public, archivists, documentary editors, and historians by preserving and making available non-federal records that are essential to our national story and to the daily functioning of our democracy and our economy.   During her testimony, Franco spoke to the essential support NHPRC provides across the country for America's documentary heritage, including maps, photographs, and our nation's founding documents.   "This support is," Ms. Franco stated in her testimony, "important because preservation and use of America's documentary heritage is essential to understanding our democracy, history, and culture. In an era when accountability of government is under greater than ever scrutiny, preserving the documentary heritage of national, state and local governments also means preserving the rights of American citizens and insuring an informed and engaged citizenry."    Read AASLH full testimony.   Watch a webcast of the full hearing.   The hearing was before the Information Policy, Census and National Archives Subcommittee of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee of the United States House of Representatives.     return to top AASLH Offers Online Conference   Are you unable to join us in Oklahoma City? For the second year, AASLH will be offering an online conference in conjunction with the annual meeting. Sessions offered online will include: Engaging Students and Teachers Through Collections Governance Training for Tired and Humorless Organizations Using Resources Wisely: Training and Evaluating Volunteers What's Radical About Radical Trust? For a complete list of sessions, schedule, and registration information, click here or contact Terry Jackson in the AASLH office.   return to top AASLH Announces New Three-Year Action Plan AASLH has, in the past sixteen years, experienced several lifecycle stages. Moving through these stages has made a critical difference in the way AASLH operates and is perceived by the field at large. One of the primary benefits experienced today is that the field now recognizes AASLH is dedicated to evaluation and planning as essential components to success.    Guiding AASLH through periods of change is especially hard because of all the opportunities, given the kaleidoscopic nature of the field of state and local history and the fact that AASLH serves both organizations and individuals.   As the only national association dedicated to state and local history, AASLH and its growth are essential to the long-term health of the field at large. To ensure the AASLH enterprise continues an upward trajectory and is able to meet the growing needs of a diverse field, AASLH's Action Plan for Growth is based on the theme of institutional advancement and growth for AASLH, focusing on four areas of achievement. Nothing in this plan replaces the work in progress, but it does undergird it. Each of AASLH's programs and services, policies and procedures will be evaluated with these four goals in mind, thereby supporting institutional advancement and growth as a national membership association. The four goals are: AASLH will grow its membership numbers. AASLH will lead the field of state and local history. AASLH will build a virtual Home for History Community. AASLH will improve its internal and external work processes. For more information about this new plan for AASLH, please visit the AASLH website.       return to top   AASLH Sponsors Presidential Sites and Libraries Conference As we celebrate our nation's birthday this July, it is only appropriate that we share with you the great success of our Presidential Sites and Libraries Conference AASLH presented June 21-24 in Charlottesville, Virginia. We could not help but think of our country's great history and upcoming July 4th holiday as we heard speakers and presentations set in inspiring locations such as Monticello, Mt. Vernon, and the University of Virginia.   The conference offered many of us the chance to reconnect and share our current work. Many of our members are doing exciting and new things in the field of history, and are a critical link in helping American's understand the world they live in, how it developed, and what it would be like without history to use as our guide. Our featured speakers were four award-winning presidential biographers: Joseph Ellis, Jon Meacham, Michael Beschloss, and Annette Gordon-Reed-who gave the closing address on the lawn of Monticello as she spoke of her current work on the Hemingses family and Thomas Jefferson.   Audio files of all the sessions will be available soon to our members. The topics are universal to all history organizations, such as making history more engaging for students and the challenges of interpreting controversial topics.  We will be sure to send out an alert when those files are ready. A full program guide is available here.   Thank you to all our members and volunteers who made the conference a highly rewarding experience. It reminds us all of the importance of these events, and the opportunities to network, learn, and share. We hope to see you all in Oklahoma City this September for the AASLH and OMA Annual Conference. return to top Help Teachers Justify a Trip to Your Museum Now more than ever, it's critical to help teachers justify participation in museum programs as valuable learning opportunities for their students. Sign up for AASLH's fourth annual Visitors Count! education survey program and begin collecting teacher feedback and data so you can better identify what teachers want and need for high quality learning experiences. For museums that already collect teacher evaluations, Visitors Count! is highly useful because of its benchmarking feature that shows how your museum's survey results compare with other institutions that have taken part in the program. No other program offers this important benefit!   Visit www.aaslh.org/visitorscount for more information or contact Cherie Cook, Senior Program Manager.   return to top AAM Announces Accreditation Revision Responding to increasing instances of threats to the sanctity of university museums and their collections, the American Association of Museums's (AAM) Accreditation Commission─in collaboration with the Task Force on College and University Museums─has revised its existing policy on "Statements of Support from Parent Organizations." The revisions specifically emphasize the role, value, and use of the collections, and related museum ethics and standards. The revised policy requires parent organizations—college/university, government, corporate foundation, state historical society operating multiple sites, etc.—of accredited museums to include language in a required statement of support which specifically prohibits museum collections from being considered as disposable assets.                   "This new accreditation policy will play a significant role in educating academic leaders about the intrinsic value of their museums and collections, as well as their obligations to sustain both," said David Alan Robertson, president of the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries and the Katz Director of the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University.   Click here for more information about this revision.   return to top 21st Century Skills and Community Engagement The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has announced a national campaign aimed at engaging museums, libraries, and civic leaders in meeting the 21st-century learning needs of their communities.   The national campaign, Making the Learning Connection, is intended to help communities assess their needs and contribute to a shared vision for 21st-century learning. It includes an eight-city workshop tour, a national contest, new online tools and resources, and a series of interactive webinars.   The eight-city tour kicked off June 21 at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. The tour will provide an opportunity for museum, library, and other community leaders to discuss the 21st-century learning landscape of their city and explore strategies for furthering 21st- century learning goals.   The Making the Learning Connection campaign is part of IMLS's continuing initiative to engage libraries and museums, community stakeholders and policymakers to meet the educational, economic, civic, and cultural needs of communities. This campaign builds upon the release of Museums, Libraries, and 21st Century Skills, which provides an online self-assessment for libraries and museums to encourage a strategic approach to 21st-century learning and a report for library and museum practitioners and policymakers.   Workshop participants will leave each session with a better understanding of the role museums and libraries play in the learning landscape. Each workshop will end with a defined set of action steps to ensure museums, libraries, and community stakeholders continue to collaborate in order to meet the 21st-century learning needs of their community. In the coming months, IMLS will announce the other workshop tour stops, dates for webinars, and contest details.   Click here for more information on Making the Learning Connection.   return to top Storycorps to Visit IMLS Medal-Winning Museums Each year, select museums and libraries with outstanding records of community service receive the Institute of Museum and Library Services's (IMLS) National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation's highest honor for museums and libraries. This year, for the first time, personal stories demonstrating the ongoing impact of these award-winning institutions will be documented through a cooperative agreement between IMLS and StoryCorps, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of Americans from all backgrounds and beliefs.   Trained facilitators with StoryCorps's Door-to-Door Program will help pairs of participants record a conversation about the medal-winning museum or library. Interviewees will include staff, patrons, community members, and others who have first-hand knowledge of the institution.   One interview from each recording event will be edited into a StoryCorps-style segment provided to the host institution and posted on the IMLS website. The complete collection of stories recorded will be archived by the host institution and by the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.   return to top AASLH Oral History Resources Do you want to capture the history of your organization or community? Oral histories provide valuable insights into our past. This bundle will help you capture the voices in your organization or community and use them effectively to help tell stories that will enlighten and engage your audience.   TL35   Tape-Recording Local History (1966) TL123 Using Oral History for a Family History Project (1980) TL145 Using Memoirs to Write Local History (1982) TL191 Using Oral History in Museums (1995) TL210 A Guide to Oral History Interviews (2000)   Individual technical leaflets may be purchased for $5 each/$6 for nonmembers. Save and order the whole bundle listed above for $22.50/$27 nonmembers. Electronic bundles are available. Visit the bookstore at www.aaslh.org.   These resources may help institutions achieve the standards as set forth under the Audience, Interpretation, and Management sections of the AASLH StEPS program.         return to top     What's Going On? Grants NEH has posted the new application guidelines on their website for the America's Historical and Cultural Organizations and Interpreting America's Historic Places grant competitions. The next deadline is August 18.    The Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center at the University of Oklahoma seeks applicants for its Visiting Scholars Program. For more information, email channeman@ou.edu.   Meetings The National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers announces its 12th Annual NATHPO Meeting, held the week of August 9.    The joint annual meeting of the Council of State Archivists, the National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators, and the Society of American Archivists will be held August 10-15, in Washington, DC.   The Civic Tourism III conference will be held August 11-14 in Fort Collins, CO.    The Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference will be held August 18-21 in Knoxville, TN.    Sitka National Historic Park and the International Association of Specialists on the Study of Russian America, are sponsoring a conference on Russian America at Sitka, AK, August 18-22. For more information, contact Dusty Kidd.    The International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection 12th Annual Conference, Seminar, Exhibits & Certification Program, will be held August 21-25, in San Francisco, CA.     The Mountain Plains Museum Association Annual Conference will be held September 13-17, at Rapid City/Mount Rushmore, SD.    Professional Development The Legacy Oral History Program will hosts its annual workshop on August 5-7 in San Francisco, CA.   The Society of American Archivists will host its Managing Architectural Design, and Construction Records on August 9, in Washington, DC.   Americans for the Arts Webinars has archived webinars produced from September to December 2008.    The Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies 2010 Course Catalogue is available online.    The Regional Oral History Office Summer Institute will be held August 16-20, in Berkeley, CA.   return to top IN THIS ISSUE AASLH Testifies Before Congress AASLH Offers Online Conference AASLH Announces New Three-Year Action Plan AASLH Sponsors Presidential Sites and Libraries Conference Help Teachers Justify a Trip to Your Museum AAM Announces Accreditation Revision 21st Century Skills and Community Engagement Storycorps to Visit IMLS Medal-Winning Museums AASLH Oral History Resources What's Going On? The New Look of Dispatch Monthly Membership Survey Call for Nominations Educators Showcase News Notes Classifieds The New Look of Dispatch The July issue is our inaugural issue of the new Dispatch! Last month, we let you know that Dispatch will now be exclusively online. This gives us a chance to give a fresh look to the newsletter and dedicate more space to history news. We hope you enjoy the new and engaging Dispatch as we continue to improve our member benefits. Thank you for your support of AASLH and the field of History!   You can check to make sure we have your current email address in your membership records by accessing your online account on our website. Go to the Members Only section of our website and login in with your username and password. From there, you can change and maintain your personal information. Monthly Membership Survey We want to hear from you! This month's member survey is all about social media. We want to know what you are using in your organization and in which AASLH social media groups you are participating. Click here to access the quick two question survey.   Last month, we asked how you feel about the business and economic prospects for your organization in 2010. Of the respondents, the majority (57%) felt cautious. 18% felt optimistic; 16% felt pessimistic, while 4% were unsure. Thank you to everyone who responded. Call for Nominations It is time to recommend individuals to serve on the AASLH Council and Leadership Development Committee.    Recommendations are hereby solicited for the following positions for the 2011 election cycle:   AASLH Council—four members will be elected from a slate of six; Leadership Development Committee—two members will be elected from a slate of four   Please send recommendations by October 1, 2010, to:   Chair Leadership Development Committee AASLH 1717 Church Street, Nashville, TN 37203-2991         Educators Showcase The AASLH Educators and Interpreters Committee invites you to participate in the Educator's Showcase on Thursday afternoon, September 23 during the AASLH/OMA annual meeting in Oklahoma City. If you are going to attend the AASLH conference and feel that you have samples of engaging programming you'd like to share, the showcase is for you! Please contact Greg Hardison by July 15 at greg.hardison@ky.gov if you are interested in participating. News Notes Joyce Burner has joined the staff of the National Archives at Kansas City, MO, as the new archivist.

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