From: JANET IRENE SEYMOUR <janet.seymour@wisconsinhistory.org> Subject: Register now! 16th Annual WHS Conference October 13-14 Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2022 16:31:40 +0000 Message-id: <DM5PR06MB3404D5B7E741FF55BF4A745F87459@DM5PR06MB3404.namprd06.prod.outlook.com>
Hi everyone,
Make your plans now to attend the October 13-14 Local History & Historic Pr
eservation Conference! There's two ways to attend this year. Whether you pl
an to attend in-person or online, there's so much to choose from and sessio
ns will be recorded so you won't miss any great content.
Hotel room blocks are available at three locations. Reserve your rooms now
to guarantee the special pricing for conference attendees.
You can find all the conference details and register online at www.wisconsi
nhistory.org/conference<http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/conference>.
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Historic Preservation - Local History Annual Conference | Wisconsin Histori
cal Society<http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/conference>
The largest gathering of its kind in Wisconsin for volunteers, staff, and s
upporters of local history and historic preservation
www.wisconsinhistory.org
Here's some highlights:
IN-PERSON EXPERIENCE
In-person conference attendees may choose to attend any of the 24 one-hour
sessions held at the convention center as well as networking events. Six ha
lf-day workshops are available to in-person attendees only, in addition to
access to our Resource Center including exhibits and informational booths f
rom historical and preservation groups around Wisconsin.
In addition to one-hour sessions, in-person attendees have access to half-d
ay workshops:
* FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com, and the Wisconsin Historical Society
* Teaching Civics in History Museums
* Community as Verb
* Getting Started with Digitization Projects
* Preservation Tools for Local Governments
* Introduction to Collections Processing
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ONLINE EXPERIENCE AND IN-PERSON
Attendees who prefer to attend online will have access to 24 one-hour sessi
ons and keynote presentations through Zoom as well as the session recording
s for 90 days after the conference. Please note that half-day workshops are
not available to online attendees and will not be recorded.
One-Hour Sessions Include:
* Building Facades: Design Ideas for Every Size & Type
* Tourism 101 for the Historically Minded
* Becoming an Advocate of Wisconsin History: Cultivate Relationships wi
th Elected Officials
* Educating Your Board about History Work
* Strategies for Dealing with “Problem Property Owners”
* Retrofitting Latinx into the Wisconsin Historical Narrative
* Creating a Regional History Event from the Ground Up: Door County His
tory Days
* Hard Solutions: Demolition by Neglect
* Top 10 Things You Can Do to Grow Your Facebook Page
* History Speaks, One Chat at a Time: Public Programming
* The State of Historic Preservation on Main Street Today
* Involving Youth in Local History
* Mining Our Collective Past: Balancing Gains and Losses in an Avocatio
nal Arena
* Preserving Wisconsin's Modern Heritage with Docomomo US/Wisconsin
* What Makes a Thing an Artifact?
* Building and Maintaining a Strong Planned Giving Program
* Fundraising: Your Board's Biggest Challenge?
* Affordable Housing and Preservation
* Historic Structure Reports
* Federal Preservation Compliance Section 106
* What Can You Learn from the National Register of Historic Places
* Making History at 250: Resources for Commemorating the US Semiquincen
tennial
* Wisconsin Barns and Their Role in Rural Economic Development
* Researching African American History in Wisconsin Communities
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