Writing key statements (mission, vision, values) is a delicate business, and there is much – often differing - advice online. The views expressed in this series are informed by the broad and specific experience of Minnesota’s historical organizations, and may not necessarily match every organization. Done well, mission statements communicate succinctly and clearly the organization’s [...]
N. Elizabeth Schlatter’s “A New Spin: Are DJs, rappers, and bloggers ‘curators’?” in the American Association of Museums’ journal “Museum” (Jan/Feb 2010) raises an interesting question. How protective do you feel about your title? With changes in usership at local organizations, people demonstrate that they want to get beyond filters down to the raw history [...]
Martin County History Website Updated
I wrote a grant to cover the costs and an employee at our chamber updated our website. Jim Marushin (MCHS Curator) had the primary responsibility of the overall creation/design, which was based upon a review of many museum websites in MN. No particular audience was in mind although we were keeping the older audience in mind, [...]
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