From: Ami Eckard-Lee <ami@kelchmuseum.org> Subject: Re: March 14 Northwest Wisconsin Museum Consortium Conference 2023 Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:04:20 -0500 Message-Id: <6E766961-87C4-4D14-8F79-CE1FF1D54A2E@kelchmuseum.org>
Hello! I was unable to attend this conference, but the content sounds
really valuable. Are there any recommended resources, webinars, or other
related content I could view belatedly? Thank you!
Ami Eckard-Lee
Creative Director
ami@kelchmuseum.org
608-352-4595
www.kelchmuseum.org
> On Mar 7, 2023, at 12:50 PM, JANET IRENE SEYMOUR
<janet.seymour@wisconsinhistory.org> wrote:
>
> Northwest Wisconsin Museum Consortium Conference 2023
>
> Held at:
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> Chippewa Area History Center
> 12 Bridgewater Ave.
> Chippewa Falls, WI
> 715-723-4399
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> Cost: $15 (to cover the cost of food)
>
> Presenters:
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> Kimera Way – In her capacity as the President of the
University of Wisconsin Foundation, Kimera has been a key player in many
community development projects, including the creation of the Pablo
Center at the Confluence, Converge Radio, and continues to work toward
big ideas such as the Sonnentag Event and Recreation Complex, and
Haymarket Landing. She connects people with the resources and contacts
they need to complete their missions. Kimera speaks on fundraising,
building a comprehensive development program for organizations of all
sizes and budgets, public-private partnerships, and strategic planning
for nonprofit management.
>
> Laura Jensen – Making Museums More Research-friendly. Laura
has a lot of experience in this area, and she is willing to share her
tips. She uses resources such as court records, local newspaper
archives, 1938 Wisconsin arial photographs, Digital Public Library of
America, local history books, interviewing elderly residents.
>
> Kristen Whitson - is a researcher and archivist. After working in
Human Resources for fifteen years, Kristen went back to school to
complete her Master’s in Library and Information Studies,
specializing in archives at the University of Wisconsin Madison’s
Information School. Kristen worked with both the Wisconsin Historical
Society and the UW-Madison University Archives. Kristen currently works
with WiLS and Recollection Wisconsin. Kristen will be talking about how
to start a digitization project in a small history organization.
>
> Greg Kocken – Greg is the Head of Special Collections and is
the University Archivist and Associate Professor at UW-Eau Claire. He
is an expert in local history, genealogy, archives, and local
architecture. He will be speaking on Managing a Small Archives.
>
> Frank Smoot – Frank has been described as a Chippewa Valley
history expert extraordinaire. He spent 14 years as executive director
of the Chippewa Valley Museum, oversaw the opening of the Coos
Historical and Maritime Museum on the southern coast of Oregon, and
helped the Dunn County Historical Society open a new museum wing and
revamp half its exhibits before coming to the Chippewa County Historical
Society to lead them in their plans to build their new History Center.
All of this makes him more than qualified to talk about Museum Hacks for
Building Exhibits on a Budget. Frank will also be giving us a tour of
the new museum.
>
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>
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> Schedule:
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> 8:30 – 9:00 Registration/Refreshments
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> 9:00 – 9:10 Welcome/Introductions
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> 9:10 – 9:30 Janet Seymour – Wisconsin Historical
Society Outreach Director
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> 9:30 – 10:15 Kimera Way – fundraising,
public-private partnerships, strategic planning
>
> 10:15–11:00 Laura Jensen – Making Small Museums
More Research Friendly
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> 11:00-11:45 Kristen Whitson – Digitization for History
Organizations/Recollection Wisconsin
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> 11:45-12:00 Break
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> 12:00-1:00 Lunch (Provided)/NWMC Quarterly Meeting
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> 1:00-1:45 Greg Kochen – Managing a Small Archive
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> 1:45-3:00 Frank Smoot – Museum Hacks for Exhibit
Building and Museum Tour
>
>
> Janet Seymour
> she/her/hers
> Outreach Director
>
> Wisconsin Historical Society
> c/o Department of History, UW-Eau Claire
> 105 Garfield Avenue Eau Claire WI 54701
> 715-836-2250 (Office) 715-829-0742 (Cell)
> janet.seymour@wisconsinhistory.org
<mailto:janet.seymour@wisconsinhistory.org>
>
> Wisconsin Historical Society
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> <NWMC Conference 2023.docx><NWMC Mini-Conference Registration
2023.docx>