From the monthly archives: November 2011

Five Early-21st-Century Challenges

by David Grabitske on November 28, 2011 · 2 Comments · in Local History Standards, Marketing, Museums, Nonprofit Issues

Working in local history usually makes me reluctant to speculate on the future. “I’m a historian,” I will tell people when asked to guess what might happen. “Not a prognosticator.” However, being conscious the future is vital for any business, for-profit or nonprofit or government. Internally the Minnesota Historical Society has been estimating challenges it [...]

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MALHM 20 Year Retrospective

by David Grabitske on November 2, 2011 · No Comments · in Local History Standards, Museums

Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums held its 20th anniversary meeting at the Stearns History Museum in St. Cloud on Friday, October 28, 2011. This was a very good time reflect on the many accomplishments the organization has made for local history in Minnesota. One of the sessions was a retrospective panel with past board [...]

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Steve Elliott delivering keynote address MALHM Annual Meeting

by Joe Hoover on November 1, 2011 · No Comments · in Podcast

Minnesota Historical Society Executive Director Steve Elliott, delivers the keynote address at the Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museum’s well-attended annual meeting Friday, October 28, 2011 at the Stearns History Museum. FYI: This was filmed with an iPhone with a mic adapter. Print PDF

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