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,...
Professional Development
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Six Lessons from Starbucks
Can museums learn about becoming extraordinary from a national coffee chain? On a hunt for best practices, the Dennison Railroad Depot Museum was convinced incorporating some of Starbucks’ philosophies into museum...
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2011 Outstanding Achievement Award Winners
Since 1960, the Ohio Local History Alliance has led the state in recognizing excellent projects, programs, and publications produced by Ohio’s historical societies, museums, and related organizations, as well as...
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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...
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Join the Alliance
We share your passion for local history. The Ohio Local History Alliance is Ohio’s only statewide organization for local history. It’s what we know and we’re proud to be a...
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Developing a Social Media Policy
Has social media become too easy? With the onslaught of social media websites like facebook, myspace, pinterest, twitter, and blogger, making your voice heard on the internet has become easier...
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2012 Alliance Annual Meeting Coming October 5 and 6!
By Beth Weinhardt, Coordinator, Anti-Saloon League Museum, Westerville It is the time of year when the Ohio Local History Alliance Annual Meeting and Conference brochure ands in local history organization...
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Our 2012 Keynote Speaker is Dr. Dan Shilling
This year, the Ohio Local History Alliance is excited to welcome Dr. Dan Shilling as our keynote speaker to the 2012 Annual Meeting and Conference! The author of Civic Tourism:...
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Advocacy, a little word that sometimes has a big, scary, but effective meaning
Do you believe that your historical society has stories that you can tell? Do you host a historical home filled with mementos of a bygone era that you can show...
