American Association For State And Local History

21ST CENTURY MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM

21ST CENTURY MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM

MAKING HISTORY AT 250: A STRONGER HISTORICAL COMMUNITY FOR THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL (SOLE SOURCE GRANT)

"THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY WILL STRENGTHEN HISTORY MUSEUMS AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS BY IMPROVING THE TRAINING AVAILABLE TO THEIR PAID AND UNPAID PROFESSIONALS. BEGINNING WITH AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ASSOCIATION'S CURRENT CONTINUING EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, THE ASSOCIATION WILL EXAMINE HOW THE HISTORICAL COMMUNITY'S TRAINING NEEDS HAVE BEEN SERVED, AND HOW ORGANIZATIONS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE HISTORY MUSEUM FIELD HAVE PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THE ASSOCIATION WILL ALSO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS ABOUT CURRENT AND EMERGING TRAINING NEEDS. THE PROJECT DELIVERABLE WILL BE A COMPREHENSIVE, EVOLUTIONARY CONTINUING EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK THAT AUGMENTS GRADUATE EDUCATION, SERVES PROFESSIONALS AT EVERY STAGE OF THEIR CAREERS, AND REACHES LIFELONG LEARNERS AND AVOCATIONAL HISTORIANS. THE FRAMEWORK WILL IDENTIFY THE VALUE OF THE ASSOCIATION'S TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PROFESSIONALS; CREATE A REFINED VISION STATEMENT, OUTCOMES, AND METRICS; ESTABLISH A CURRICULUM OF COURSES, WORKSHOPS, AND WEBINARS; DEFINE TARGET AUDIENCES AND IDEAL FORMATS FOR REACHING THOSE AUDIENCES; AND OUTLINE SYSTEMS FOR EVALUATION AND EXPERIMENTATION."

LEADERSHIP FOR A NEW CENTURY

THE ASSOCIATION FOR STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY (AASLH) WILL COLLABORATE WITH IMLS TO PLAN AND PRESENT A SERIES OF NATIONAL CONVERSATIONS TO HELP MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES PREPARE TO IMPLEMENT SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL PROGRAMMING. THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE SERIES WILL BE DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE AUDIENCES TO CONSIDER HOW WE SHARE OUR NATIONAL STORY, HOW WE COMMEMORATE THE PAST IN PUBLIC SPACES, AND HOW LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL HISTORIES FIT TOGETHER INTO A COHESIVE WHOLE. AASLH WILL COLLABORATE WITH IMLS ON THE SELECTION OF SPEAKERS AND VENUES AND THE PROMOTION AND EXECUTION OF FIVE SEPARATE EVENTS, INCLUDING A PLENARY SESSION AT ITS ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK. THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, AASLH WILL ALSO PROVIDE EXPERTISE AND STRATEGIC INSIGHT TO IMLS TO GUIDE ADDITIONAL FIELD-WIDE PLANNING, INCLUDING INFORMING FUTURE GRANT SOLICITATIONS AND OTHER PROGRAMS TO MARK THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES.

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MAKING HISTORY AT 250: THE FIELD GUIDE FOR THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL [AASLH WILL USE THE CHAIR'S AWARD TO SUPPORT A NEW PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF "MAKING HISTORY AT 250: THE FIELD GUIDE TO THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL." THE GUIDE'S FIVE HISTORICAL THEMES PROMOTE A UNIFIED APPROACH TO GRASSROOTS COMMEMORATIVE EFFORTS, ENABLING HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE TO ALIGN IN VOICE AND PURPOSE IN SHARING INCLUSIVE, RELEVANT HISTORIES LEADING UP TO 2026. AASLH WILL USE THE AWARD TO FULFILL ONGOING DEMAND FOR THE GUIDE BY PRINTING AND MAILING AN ADDITIONAL ~10,000 COPIES WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED MOST. IN PARTICULAR, AASLH PLANS TO LEVERAGE OUR STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH STATE AND REGIONAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATIONS AND STATE FIELD SERVICES OFFICES TO SEND COPIES TO PRACTITIONERS AT LOCAL INSTITUTIONS, MANY OF WHOM ARE VOLUNTEERS. WE WILL ALSO PRINT AND MAIL COPIES TO PARTNERS SUCH AS STATE COMMISSIONS, HUMANITIES COUNCILS, AND OTHERS, TO ADVANCE A 250TH THAT HELPS AMERICAN SOCIETY PROGRESS TOWARDS JUSTICE THROUGH INCLUSIVE HISTORY AND THAT STRENGTHENS THE HISTORY FIELD.<BR /> <BR />]