Summer Digitization Workshops
Do you want to start a digitization project but aren’t sure where to start? These free workshops are for you! The Ohio Local History Alliance and the Ohio Memory Program...
Collections
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A Collections Policy: What It Is and Why You Need One
By Kasey Eichensehr A collections policy is a document that describes how you handle artifacts and archival holdings from donation to use to, possibly, disposal. In other words, who at your...
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Annual Meeting Reflection
Written by Becky McKinney, 2014 Trella Romine Scholarship Recipient I was granted the opportunity to attend the Alliance’s 2014 Annual Meeting and Conference as the Trella Romine Scholarship recipient. It was...
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Heat, Humidity and Collections Care
By Rebecca Larson-Troyer The humidity and fluctuating temperatures of late likely have many of us thinking about the preservation and care of our collections. The degree to which changes in...
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Regions 1 & 3 Report on April 5 Meetings
Region 1 Meeting at Toledo Metroparks By Gary Levitt Allen, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Lucas, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, Williams and Wood counties The Ohio Local History Alliance Region...
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Regions 9 & 10 Meet in Chillicothe
By Margaret Parker Athens (9), Belmont, (10), Coshocton (10), Gallia (9), Guernsey (10), Hocking (9), Jackson (9), Lawrence (9), Meigs (9), Monroe (10), Morgan (10), Muskingum (10), Noble (10), Pike (9),...
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Tell a Story in Images: Using Pinterest to Promote History
Pinterest, the simple social bookmarking website, has been adopted by history museums and societies to highlight collections, programs, events, and just about everything else. What is pinterest? Pinterest is an...
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“More is better!”: Contributing to Historypin
Historypin, a website dedicated to creating an extensive collection of historical photographs cataloged by location and date, has benefited from the contributions of an Ohio local history museum. The Rutherford...
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To Have and To Hold: Museum Ethics for Letting Go
For more information on museum ethics, check out our museum ethics resource page. How can a museum deaccession its collections in an ethical manner? The city of Detroit is considering...
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Basics of Disaster Planning
Huge storms last week, right? Don’t be caught off-guard again. Protect yourself, your visitors, and your museum with a disaster preparedness plan. Preparing for Disaster Disaster can strike at any...
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Moving West (actually it was south)
Two years ago, the North Canton Heritage Society found out that its home for the last thirteen years, the 1929 North Canton High School building, was to be torn down....
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Lobby “lifeguards”can protect your museum visitors
Museum entranceways and lobbies can be like Grand Central Station. People are coming to visit the museum, eat in our restaurant, browse the gift shop, purchase tickets for up to...
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When the Going Gets Tough: Confronting Difficult Subjects in Your Museum
Stepping into the world of provocative exhibition can be a scary experience if it is uncharted territory for you or your staff. The good news is that, if done correctly,...
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Care & Handling of Objects Program
PRESENTER: Anne Hinebaugh, Intermuseum Conservation Association WHERE: Center for the History of Psychology, University of Akron, 73 College Street, Akron, Ohio 44325 WHEN: 2 PM to 4 PM, Thursday, February...
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Cancelled: Save the Date for the Ohio Connecting to Collections Preservation Boot Camp
Attention: This event for August 20th has been cancelled. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the OHS’s Local History Office must with regret cancel the workshop Connecting Your Collections to Teachers and Students, which...
