The following list includes webinars and online courses discussing a variety of topics that could benefit our partners! Know of any opportunities that are not listed but should be? Let us know! Contact Youth and Education Coordinator
Lexi Ray.
APRIL 2018
Webinar
Implementing NAGPRA
American Association for State and Local History
April 4
3-4pm (Eastern)
Do you know if NAGPRA applies to any of your institution’s collections?
Almost 30 years after the passage of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), there is still misunderstanding and confusion among some in the museum community regarding its requirements and procedures. In this session, we will discuss the basics of NAGPRA, explore the benefits of tribal consultation, and share resources for museums. You will feel more confident engaging with NAGPRA implementation and consulting with tribal partners, even if you don’t have NAGRA cultural items in your collection
Online Course
Project Management for History Professionals
American Association for State and Local History
April 9-May 4
Do you often juggle several projects, trying to keep each one focused and on track? Project management provides valuable training that will help you organize, manage, and successfully complete projects. This online course shows you how to implement internationally recognized project management principles in a history context.
Webinar
New Member Orientation
American Association for State and Local History
April 11
3-4:15 pm Eastern
Are you a new member of AASLH? Interested in AASLH membership? Eager to make the most of your important role in this community? Join AASLH staff for an interactive orientation on the services, programs, events, resources, and networking opportunities available to AASLH members.
Online Course
Caring for Museum Collections
American Association for State and Local History
April 16-June 15
This eight week course will deal with the physical care and preservation of your museum collections. This practical course will cover how collections age and deteriorate, handling collections, storage requirements, environmental considerations, housekeeping, and risk management.
Webinar
History Check In: The Lost Cause, The Confederacy Most Enduring Myth
American Association for State and Local History
April 17
3 pm-4:15 pm Eastern
This webinar will explore the origins and effects of the Lost Cause. The term “Lost Cause” has received a great deal of media attention lately in discussions of removing Confederate monuments. But what does it mean? Who promoted it? Why? How and why does it still capture the American imagination? In a survey of the period between 1865 and the present, this webinar will examine the ways in which this “best case scenario” of the Confederacy was crafted and imparted as well as the ways in which it still resonates today.
JUNE 2018
Webinar
Is Your Museum Grant Ready?
American Association for State and Local History
June 4
3-4:30 pm Eastern
Sarah Sutton offers a guide to self-assessing your institution’s grant-readiness and steps for bringing yourselves up to par. This 75-minute workshop reviews the institutional structures, policies, information, and practices that make museums competitive in the grants game. This webinar is adapted from Sarah’s new book of the same title.
