From the monthly archives: October 2008

Plan for Tomorrow

by David Grabitske on October 28, 2008 · 2 Comments · in Advice, Nonprofit Issues

Is there a county historical society that recently completed a business plan or strategic planning using a consultant? Are there any consultants out there for helping county historical society weathering the current economic downturn? We are looking for someone to facilitate a Board Retreat focusing on meeting tomorrow’ s needs (which need a bit of [...]

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Spooky History

by David Grabitske on October 28, 2008 · No Comments · in Education, Visitation

Related to the History Museums as a Gathering Place discussion, there are always lots of events at historic sites toward the end of October to mark Halloween. Some are labeled as spooky or scary; some as for the family; and some are clearly educational, such as the many cemetery walks that local historical organizations present. [...]

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History Museums as a Gathering Place

by David Grabitske on October 13, 2008 · 5 Comments · in Marketing, Nonprofit Issues, Visitation

The October issue of the Fridley Historical Society’s newsletter, the Record, has some interesting comments from past president Robert Christenson. After visitors to the Fridley History Center who had just attended a Hayes Elementary School event, Robert marveled how blessed Fridley was to have a community history museum. “But are we really using this valuable [...]

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Restoring Identity

by David Grabitske on October 1, 2008 · 4 Comments · in Collections

Donations of large photo collections, particularly those from studio photographers, often come with only a smattering of images identified. What does your organization do to get unidentified photographs identified? Print PDF

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