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<br /> 1:30-2:45 pm
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<br /> Quantrill's Raid y Collaboration among several Kansas institutions resulted in a .Twitter-based, real-time"reenactment"of Quantrill's Raid—one
<br /> of the worst Civil War-era raids on civilians—on its sesquicenten- Minnesota History Center
<br /> nial.The event trended worldwide, received national press,and
<br /> won multiple awards.Organizers will discuss details of coordi-
<br /> nating and executing this multiple-participant online event. Talking to Your Board About Money
<br /> Chair: Julie McPike, Managing Director, Freedom's Frontier National Although board members generally understand that a major
<br /> Heritage Area, Lawrence, KS part of their responsibility is raising money, it continues to be
<br /> a challenge, particularly in smaller and mid-sized organiza-
<br /> Big Impact for Small Museums: Internships as a Win- tions,for all members to meet their fundraising obligations.
<br /> Win-Win for All Participants This session will identify a number of techniques that can assist
<br /> This session explores the perspectives of the university,student, museum leaders to clearly identify board financial responsibili-
<br /> and small museum in examining best practices through case ties and help ensure 100% participation.
<br /> studies of internship programs.The session emphasizes collab Chair: Janice Klein, President Elect, Museum Association of Arizona,
<br /> Tempe,AL
<br /> oration of all parties to achieve a win-win-win result.Topics
<br /> include scope, legal requirements, recruitment,funding,setting
<br /> goals,career networking,and development opportunities. Telling Untold Stories: Designing Native American
<br /> Chair: Robert P.Connolly, Ph.D., Director,Associate Professor,C.H. Museums and Galleries
<br /> Nash Museum, University of Memphis, Memphis,TN From North Dakota to Oklahoma,this session brings together
<br /> museum directors and designers to focus on work recently
<br /> Collections in the Classroom:Museums and Teachers Unite completed that showcases local Native American communi-
<br /> History museums and classroom teachers are natural allies, ties. Panelists will describe the challenges of interpreting and
<br /> and no institution is too large or small to partner with teachers! designing for diverse Native American communities, including
<br /> Learn about educational collaborations developed to address displaying historical artifacts,developing new exhibits,and
<br /> use of digital collections in classrooms, including current trends representing living cultures.
<br /> in classroom primary-source use,and how teacher needs are Chair: Chris Johnson, Director, Museum Division, State Historical
<br /> informing museum primary-source delivery. Society of North Dakota, Bismarck, ND
<br /> Chair:Jessica Ellison,Communications Specialist, Minnesota Historical
<br /> Society, St.Paul, MN Two Very Different Historic Houses Ask: We Got the
<br /> Money—Now What?
<br /> The Role of Racial Identity in Interpretation Two historic houses secure major funding to meet very different
<br /> Our racial identities,and those of our visitors,can distort the community needs. Did they succeed?Hear about the innovative
<br /> interpretive experience.This session will offer insights,from approach they each took and the results they saw. Finally, brain-
<br /> sites interpreting African American and Native American history, storm with the panelists on what these houses and others could
<br /> into how to work with your own perspectives, biases,and change based upon their experiences.
<br /> emotions,and those of your visitors,to offer balanced,sensitive, Chair: Robert Kiihne, President, RK Exhibits,Concord, MA
<br /> and inclusive interpretation.
<br /> Chair:James DeWolf Perry, Executive Director,Tracing Center on
<br /> Histories and Legacies of Slavery, Watertown, MA The Battle for Vietnam: Understanding a Divisive
<br /> Conflict through Museum Programming and Exhibitions
<br /> Seeing the Forest: A National Perspective of History Planning any events related to the 50th anniversary of the
<br /> Organizations Vietnam War?This panel, led by three experienced hands
<br /> at developing Vietnam War programming and exhibitions,
<br /> National studies bring new perspectives to the challenges will provide guidance on collection development and how to
<br /> and opportunities facing state and local history museums and interact with veterans,why community partnerships and diverse
<br /> historic sites. In this session,discuss the research results of programming are critical to success,and how to include aspects
<br /> the National Endowment for the Arts,AASLH's Visitor's Count!, of the home front,from popular music to the anti-war move-
<br /> consumer research,and others to map the potential directions ment,to create a balanced and engaging approach. •
<br /> and hurdles for your organization. Chair:William Brewster,Curator of Collections, First Infantry Museum at
<br /> Chair:Max A.van Balgooy,President, Engaging Places, LLC, Rockville,MD Cantigny,Wheaton. IL
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