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Five Early-21st-Century Challenges
by David Grabitske
on November 28, 2011
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· 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 [...]
A general overview of how to care for, store, and exhibit textiles in your collections. Presented by Melinda Hutchinson at the Area Museums Meeting, Granite Falls. PowerPoint slides (PDF) Print PDF
A general overview of how to care for, store, and exhibit textiles in your collections. Presented by Melinda Hutchinson at the Area Museums Meeting, Granite Falls. PowerPoint slides (PDF) Print PDF
Phillip Torrone offers some insight into what he believes the future of public libraries may be. He begins with an overview of the current state of affairs that is drawn from published sources, and this is quite useful. He then points out other lending options that have existed since the 1970s and may be growing. [...]
Role for local history during church closures
by David Grabitske
on October 18, 2010
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· in Collections, Exhibits, Local History Standards
News over the past weekend that the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis would restructure it parishes by closing or merging congregations with others brought to mind all of the same challenges of relocating membership, maintenance costs, manpower shortages, and more long faced by rural churches of many denominations. The news and reaction [...]
History Overnight
by David Grabitske
on October 6, 2010
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· in Collections, Education, Fundraising, Interpretation, Local History Standards, Marketing, Nonprofit Issues, Security, Visitation
MinnPost on Saturday October 2, 2010, ran an article on Linden Hills, a two-mansion historic site complex in Little Falls, that discussed the competing concerns when a house museum allows for overnight stays. This blend between historic house museum and bed & breakfast is not surprising considering the economic times. Small nonprofits need to look under [...]
The Minneapolis Star Tribune ran an article on Tuesday August 17, 2010, about Beloit College’s annual list of what incoming Freshmen know. Contained in the list are hints about material culture that will be important for local historical organizations to consider as exhibits and public programs get developed. The list also underscores the importance of collecting today so [...]
A reporter from the Pioneer Press called the other day to talk about listing on the National Register of Historic Places childhood homes of people who later became significant. There is some debate by historians as to whether or not where someone lived as a child shaped or even represents the significant thing a person might [...]
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