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Saving the Charnley Norwood House discussion of the Spam Museum,one of Minnesota's most
<br /> The Charnley Norwood House,the architectural masterpiece popular attractions.
<br /> designed by Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, is the star Chair: Tiffany Meng, Director, Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum,
<br /> in an eight-year saga of the interesting effort to enlist partners, Atlanta,GA
<br /> collaborators,and funders to buy,stabilize, restore,and open
<br /> this Hurricane Katrina-ravaged summer cottage in Ocean Court and Legal History
<br /> Springs, MS,for visitors. Join this affinity group comprised of individuals working in
<br /> Chair: Donna Ann Harris, Principal, Heritage Consulting, Inc., state legal history societies,circuit court libraries,and the U.S.
<br /> Philadelphia, PA Supreme Court Historical Society for lunch. Minnesota's first
<br /> African-American Supreme Court Justice,Alan C. Page,will be
<br /> What Does a Museum Look Like for the Non-Museum the luncheon speaker.Justice Page is widely renowned for his
<br /> Professional? former career as a professional football player. Elected to the Pro
<br /> Football Hall of Fame in 1988, he is best known for his defen-
<br /> Entering into co-creator partnerships with organizations and sive efforts with the Minnesota Vikings in the 1970s.
<br /> communities from outside your museum can be very valuable, Chair: Elizabeth Osborn, Ph.D.,Court Historian, Indiana Supreme Court,
<br /> not just for the museum, but also for the outside group.Three Indianapolis, IN
<br /> case studies from the American Swedish Institute highlight how
<br /> these partnerships begin,function,and succeed or fail,told
<br /> from the point of view of the outside organization. Educators and InterpretersNisitors' Voices
<br /> Chair: Scott Pollock, Director of Exhibitions,Collections,Programs, Do you enjoy museum education and interpretation and/or
<br /> American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN audience research and evaluation?Want to join fun and lively
<br /> discussions about current issues that intersect these areas?
<br /> Do you like to eat food?If you answered "Yes,"join these two
<br /> 9:45-10:45 am affinity groups for lunch. Bring your business cards,your
<br /> dilemmas,and your best practices. It's time to dine and dish!All
<br /> conference attendees welcome.
<br /> Break in the Exhibit Hall Chairs:Tobi Voigt,Chief Curatorial Officer, Detroit Historical Society,
<br /> Detroit, MI; Sheila Brommel, Evaluation Coordinator, Minnesota
<br /> First-Time Attendees/New Member Reception Historical Society,St.,Paul, MN; Kerry Lippincott, Executive Director,
<br /> p Geneva Historical Society,Geneva, NY
<br /> COST:FREE,PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED
<br /> First-time conference attendees and new AASLH members are Historic House Museums/Religious History
<br /> invited to attend a special reception in their honor to meet new
<br /> colleagues and learn tips for getting the most out of their annual Almost every historic house museum includes some aspect of
<br /> meeting experience. religious history tied to the individuals who lived within its walls.
<br /> How do we incorporate the religious story into our interpretation?
<br /> Dr.Jeanne Kilde, professor of religious studies at the University
<br /> of Minnesota and author of When Church Became Theatre:
<br /> 10:45 am-12 pm The Transformation of Evangelical Architecture and Worship in
<br /> �► Nineteenth-Century America,will discuss interpreting religious
<br /> history in historic spaces.
<br /> Co-Chairs:Gary L. Boatright Jr., Historic Sites Curator, LDS Church, Salt
<br /> Keynote: Lake City, UT;and Michelle Zupan,Curator, Hickory Hill,Thomson,GA
<br /> Garrison Keillor
<br /> Small Museums
<br /> Many small museums are so often deeply engaged in both
<br /> AFFINITY GROUP LUNCHEONS caring for and interpreting their collections as well as keeping
<br /> the lights on and the doors open that sometimes thinking
<br /> 12-1:15 pm about the future gets lost in the shuffle.Join Mary Warner,the
<br /> These events are not included in the annual meeting registra- Museum Manager of the Morrison County Historical Society
<br /> tion fee and require preregistration.See the registration form for in Little Falls, Minnesota,as she shares how her institution is
<br /> more details. actively collecting for the future, using traditional methods,as
<br /> COST:$35 FOR EACH LUNCHEON well as incorporating important contemporary resources such as
<br /> social media,to preserve stories for tomorrow's museum goers.
<br /> Mary will share the lessons of what she has learned and how
<br /> Corporate History Archives and Museums modern media is shaping important current stories.Come to the
<br /> Join colleagues for lunch and lively discussion as we hear from luncheon to network with fellow small museum folks,share how
<br /> guest speaker Charity Lifke, Corporate Archivist for Hormel your organization is looking forward,and leave inspired for the
<br /> Foods,as she discusses the development and growth of their remainder of the conference and your return home!
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<br /> corporate archives.There will also be a not-to-be-missed Chair: Maggie Marconi, Museum Administrator, Sandusky Library/Follett
<br /> House Museum, Sandusky, OH
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