From the monthly archives: October 2007

Helping Public History for MN 150

by D.Grabitske on October 24, 2007 · 11 Comments · in Interpretation, Partnerships

As we all go into the Sesquicentennial, I’m interested to know what you’re thinking about doing, what concerns you have, what help we can be to each other. It would be really useful, I think, if we could invent this wheel together (or at least the part of the wheel that suits us). My particular [...]

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Refusing a bequest

by D.Grabitske on October 9, 2007 · 2 Comments · in Collections

Should a historical society ever refuse an estate bequest? If someone has willed possessions – photographs, books, cultural materials – to a Society, is it advisable to decline part or all of the materials, or is there the need to keep the peace by accepting the whole lot? How might the Society approach a conversation [...]

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