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Special Announcements
KMHA Professional Development Workshop
"Social Media - Making it Work for You"
Posted: 1/16/2012
March 26, 2012
WKU Owensboro Campus, 4821 New Harford Rd., Owensboro, KY
10:00AM-2PM. Light lunch will be served.
Instructor: Lee Underwood
A hands-on workshop teaching participates how to set up and manage various Social Media accounts, develop followers, and optimum utilization of the social media sites.
Desktop and laptop computers will be provided.
Limit: 20 people.
Cost: $25 per KMHA member, $45 per non-member.
Registration deadline: March 15, 2012.
Call for Proposals Kentucky Museum & Heritage Alliance Annual Meeting June 3-5, 2012
Posted: 1/3/2012
The KMHA Program Committee calls for proposals for the 2012 annual meeting. The deadline is March 9, 2012. Possible session topics may include but are not limited to the following:
- Attracting the neXt generation
- Technology on the Cheap
- Non-traditional exhibit options: calling children of all ages
- Setting standards and benchmarks; strategic planning
- Successful planning for fundraising and creating endowments: managing and growing a budget
- Forming alignments and partnering with other institutions
- HR issues for small to medium size organizations
- ...or other similar theme-related topics
Four Scholarships Available for 2012 AASLH Onsite Workshops
Posted: 11/17/2011
Each year, AASLH offers four scholarships to history professionals to attend an AASLH Onsite Workshop.
To be eligible, applicant must be a paid employee of a history organization. Recipients receive registration fee reimbursement and a one-year individual membership in AASLH. Applicants do not need to be AASLH members to apply for Workshop Scholarships!
Deadline to apply is December 12, 2011. Two scholarships each are available in the following categories:
New Professional Scholarship
Applicants must have been working in the field for three years or less.
Workshop Diversity Fellowships
Applicants must represent a minority group in the U.S.
Click Here to Download the Scholarship Application
Scholarships available for the following 2012 AASLH Onsite Workshops:
- March 15-16: Museum Education 101
- March 22-23: Historic House Museums Issues & Operations
- April 12-13: Exhibit Makeovers
- June 13-14: Collections Management & Practices
- June 27-29: Collections Camp: Military History
*Recipient is responsible for his/her own transportation, lodging, and meals.
KHS to Host Annual Kentucky History Awards
Posted: 11/3/2011
The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will present the 2011 Kentucky History Awards in a ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at the Old State Capitol, 300 West Broadway in downtown Frankfort.
The Kentucky History Awards ceremony will immediately follow the KHS Annual Meeting. The awards recognize outstanding achievements by historians, public history professionals, volunteers, business and civic leaders, communities and historical organizations throughout the commonwealth. Individuals and communities across the state are encouraged each year to nominate projects and individuals for their efforts to promote the preservation, awareness and appreciation of state and local history.
Help is on the Way! Guidance Program for Small and Mid-Sized Museums
Posted: 10/26/2011
"This is one of the best services provided for small museums." - Lee Langston Harrison, Executive Director, Museum of Culpeper History Do you want the answers to help your museum move forward? Would you like a roadmap for future success? Consider participating in the Museum Assessment Program (MAP), which assists all types of small and mid-size museums. While engaging in guided self study, your museum will be matched with an expert peer reviewer who will provide a customized site visit and report. In less than a year, MAP will help you develop strategies for improved operations, planning, staff and board education and fundraising.
Since 1981, over 4,300 organizations have participated in MAP as a free or low-cost method of becoming more sustainable. Become the next museum to take advantage of MAP. The next application deadline is December 1.
Visit www.aam-us.org/map for more information about MAP. You can also email map@aam-us.org or call 202-289-9118. MAP is administered by the American Association of Museums and supported through a cooperative agreement with the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Mary Todd Lincoln House Selected for Inclusion on Kentucky Civil War Trails
Posted: 10/18/2011
FRANKFORT, Ky. - The Mary Todd Lincoln House has been selected to be part of the Kentucky Civil War Heritage Trails, a new state program to help visitors and residents understand how the conflict shaped the commonwealth as the nation observes the Civil War's 150th anniversary.
Fifty-four sites around the state make up the initial group of attractions on the Civil War Heritage Trails announced Oct. 1 by Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Marcheta Sparrow.
The selected sites are ready to receive visitors, have historical interpretation and are near to major routes for both in-state and out-of-state travelers. More sites will be added to the trails as they meet these criteria.
Besides battlefields and other sites of the war, the Kentucky trails program includes a new website, www.kentuckycivilwar.org, which features maps, a monthly listing of commemorative events and a blog providing interpretive information.
The trails are not intended to be one continuous route, but instead to provide clusters of sites that can be visited conveniently in various regions of the commonwealth, said Kimberly Clay, Cultural Heritage Tourism Director with the Department of Travel and Tourism.
"We believe the trails will attract visitors from outside the state who aren't necessarily Civil War buffs but who want to learn more about what happened here," said Clay, who has worked with officials from the Kentucky Historical Society, Heritage Council and the Transportation Cabinet to coordinate the project.
SEMC 2011 Annual Conference - October 25-27
Posted: 8/23/2011
Register Now- Experience Upcountry Energy!
8 Days left for Early Bird Registration
SEMC 2011 Annual Conference
October 25-27 in Greenville, SC
Host Hotel- Hyatt Regency Greenville
SEMC and the South Carolina Federation of Museums welcome you to a vibrant cultural experience. Join us at the 2011 SEMC Annual Meeting in Greenville nestled in the foothills of the Upstate South Carolina Mountains! Downtown Greenville offers history, entertainment, arts, nightlife, shopping and dining experiences, plus the Upcountry's great outdoors. Experience Southern hospitality with the excitement of the New South. Stroll down a Great American Main Street alive with the sights, smells and sounds of a revitalized city, cosmopolitan in its cultural offerings, yet as friendly and comfortable as a small town. Relax in Falls Park, home to the Liberty Bridge and views of the Reedy River. Heritage Green has a wealth of museums and historic sites--all waiting to add to your experience. Don't hesitate…register now! What better way to visit the Carolina's? Come join Southeastern museum professionals at the SEMC 2011 Annual Meeting, October 25-27!
Click here to view 2011 SEMC Brochure
NEH Grants for Historical and Cultural Organizations - Applications due August 17, 2011
Posted: 7/20/2011
NEH grant applications that support interpretive exhibitions, reading or film discussion series, historic site interpretation, lecture series and symposia, and digital projects are due August 17. The next deadline will be January 11, 2012. See www.neh.gov for the America's Historical and Cultural Organizations grants.
KMHA Announces Award Winners
Posted: 6/22/2011
FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 22, 2011) - The Kentucky Museum and Heritage Alliance (KMHA), a professional association for museums and local history organizations administered by the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS), presented three awards during its June 7 annual meeting luncheon in Maysville, Ky. Award winners included Kimmy Cook from the Bacon Creek Historical Society, Phillip Seyfrit from the Battle of Richmond Association and Laurie Risch from Covington's Behringer-Crawford Museum.
"KMHA presents these awards in order to recognize the exceptional job done by our colleagues, volunteers, and associates across the state," said Sandy Stabell, chair of the KMHA awards committee. "These awards are presented to noteworthy individuals who are at various stages of their careers, yet who have made great successes at their museums or institutions."
Kimmy Cook, president of the Bacon Creek Historical Society in Bonnieville (Hart County), won the KMHA "Rookie of the Year" award, which is given to a professional or volunteer with an energetic vision who has recently entered the field. Cook won the award for his work in recognizing Camp Jefferson, a largely-forgotten Civil War camp located along Bacon Creek. He is now working to preserve the area and interpret the community's Civil War history.
For his work with the Battle of Richmond Association, Phillip Seyfrit, historic properties administrator for Madison County, won the KMHA "Pinnacle Award." Given to a long-time professional or volunteer who exemplifies commitment and dedication to their profession, Seyfrit won the award for his preservation and interpretive efforts at the Richmond battlefield. During Seyfrit's tenure, historic preservation efforts have rapidly moved forward.
Laurie Risch, director of the Behringer-Crawford Museum in Covington, won the KMHA "Firefighter Award," which is presented to a professional or volunteer who has overcome obstacles in the field. According to Stabell, Risch has transformed Behringer-Crawford from a community history and art museum into a leading northern Kentucky institution. Under Risch's leadership, the museum has expanded and become a regional destination.
The awards were presented during the KMHA annual meeting, a conference that teaches best practices and new innovations in the museum and local history field. This year's meeting, held in Maysville from June 5-7, included tours and sessions for participants. Speakers included Alma R. Douglas from the Smithsonian Institution and broadcast journalist and television host Nick Clooney.
KMHA serves the cultural, artistic, historical and museum communities of Kentucky through support of collaboration, communication, networking, professional development and advocacy. Additional information about KMHA can be found at www.kymuseums.org.
Negotiating the Rapids and Celebrating Turbulent Times
Posted: 8/16/2010
KHS is administering both the Kentucky Civil War Sesquicentennial (150th) Commission (2011-2015) and the Kentucky War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission (2012-2015). If your museum, site, organization or community is planning programming based on these conflicts, please let us know. Send your plans to Stuart Sanders at stuart.sanders@ky.gov.
