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Collaboration is key, but not always easy. How can large urban museums and small local presenters work together to grow collaborative networks that transcend differences of scale, budget, and territory to broaden opportunities for regional audiences? Learn strategies to overcome roadblocks and capitalize on new opportunities to build effective partnerships. Chair: Leslie A. Przybylek, Senator John Heinz History Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Jared Frederick, Blair County Historical Society, Altoona, PA; Erin Rothenbueler, Ohio County Public Library, Wheeling, WV; Robert Stakeley, Senator John Heinz History Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Every institution, especially smaller ones, faces barriers to collections care and collections management. Lack of funding, small staffs, and institutional buy-in contribute to these problems. With the help of attendees, participants will identify common barriers to improving collections care and management and offer help to overcome these barriers. Chair: Susan Barger, Foundation for the American Institute for Conservation, Santa Fe, NM; Samantha Forsko, Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts, Philadelphia, PA; Jobi O. Zink, The Rosenback, Philadelphia, PA; Laura Heemer, Wharton Esherick Museum, Paoli, PA

Join museum practitioners, preservationists, scholars, and a conceptual artist for a conversation about rapid response versus strategic collecting from multiple closed public schools across different cities. Gain unique insight around swift preservation methods, memory, and developing creative models to advance narratives around preserving and interpreting potential lost histories. Chair: Kimberly E. Springle, Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives, Washington, DC; Dr. Marion Bolden, Newark Public Schools Historical Preservation Committee, Newark, NJ; Claudia B. Ocello, Museum Partners Consulting, LLC, Maplewood, NJ; Pepon Osorio, Temple University, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA; Dr. Charles Tocci, Loyola University, Chicago, IL

When house museums want to leap forward, wishful thinking isn’t enough. They need sufficient capacity and support to achieve their vision. We’ll explore three different but common approaches—the governing board, volunteers, and a major fundraising campaign—with an experienced director, mid-level program manager, and a national non-profit consultant. Chair: Max van Balgooy, Engaging Places, LLC, Rockville, MD; Donna Ann Harris, Heritage Consulting, Inc. Philadelphia, PA; Alexandra Rasic, Homestead Museum, City of Industry, CA; Nina Zannieri, Paul Revere Memorial Association/Paul Revere House, Boston, MA

History museums in the U.S. and beyond still interpret predominantly white histories. This session presents museums in United States, Canada, and Brazil working from an Afrocentric lens, and the many challenges faced, from denialism to political pressure, barriers to community engagement to lack of funding. Could an Afrocentric museum resistance movement help? Chair: Gegê Leme Joseph, International Coalition for Sites of Conscience, Long Island City, NY, Caitlin Blue, Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center, Niagara Falls, NY; Ally Spongr, Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center, Niagara Falls, NY

How can using Smithsonian resources bolster community engagement? The panel will discuss how hosting a Museum on Main Street exhibition spurred youth and community engagement with local history through digital storytelling. This experience bridged age gaps and led to surprising outcomes by presenting history in a more relevant way. Chair: Selwyn Ramp, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Washington, DC; Robbie Davis, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Washington, DC ; Robin Goetz, Brunswick Public Library, Brunswick, MD; Shannon Sullivan, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

Keynote Address: Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar by AASLH

Leadership In History Awards Ceremony by AASLH

How do we make anniversaries matter? How do they serve as opportunities for new growth rather than roadblocks? This session will draw on neuroscience, community health data, psychology, and public history to offer new frameworks for approach. Chair: Braden Paynter, International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, Washington, DC; Rainey Tisdale, Independent Consultant, Boston, MA

2019 Meeting of the AASLH Membership by AASLH

For a generation, military history has supposedly been on the decline in academic circles, but military museums are still very popular. Explore what three institutions are doing to make military history relevant to modern audiences. Sponsored by the AASLH Military History Affinity Community. Chair: Marc Blackburn, Mount Rainier National Park, Eatonville, WA; Françoise B. Bonnell, Ph.D, U.S. Army Women's Museum, Fort Lee, VA; Matt Cassady, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN; Mark Sundlov, Soldiers Memorial Museum, St. Louis, MO

Does a waning of the Colonial Revival explain the widening disconnect between museum objects and contemporary values? This session explores ways we have traditionally valued objects for the privileged stories they tell and how we can mobilize those same objects to convey a complete, inclusive past. Chair: Laura C. Keim, Senton Museum, Philadelphia, PA; Jessie MacLeod, George Washington's Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, VA; David B. Voelkel, The Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA

Historians disclose uncomfortable truths. We walk genealogists through shame as we divulge “family secrets.” Sometimes we refute the stories people tell about themselves, or the accounts that historic sites share with the world. This panel will explore the awkward, messy, and occasionally revelatory task of sharing upsetting and silenced narratives. Chair: Annie Anderson, Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Philadelphia, PA; Sharece Blakney, Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities, Camden, NJ; Dennis Pickeral, Stenton Museum, Philadelphia, PA; Adrienne Whaley, Museum of the American Revolution, Philadelphia, PA

Opening Plenary: Incarceration and Public History by AASLH

How do we design programs for audiences that are new to us? The Historical Society of Pennsylvania partnered with Taller Puertorriqueño to create a model that required letting go of institutional authority. Hear about the successes and challenges from those with worked to diversify HSP’s (and Taller’s) audiences. Chair: Seth Bruggeman, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; Carmen Febo San Miguel, Taller Puertorriqueño, Philadelphia, PA; Henrietta Hickman, Cherry Hill, NJ; Ain Gordon, Brooklyn, NY

Many non-profit historical museums own and interpret corporate history collections. This session will compare interpretations of industrial artifacts in corporate and non-profit places and present successes and challenges in interpreting corporate history at the Senator John Heinz History Center and National Museum of American History. Chair: Melissa Bingmann, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV; Kathy Franz, National Museum of American History, Washington, DC; Anne Madarasz, Senator John Heinz History Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Emily Ruby, Senator John Heinz History Center, Pittsburgh, PA

We’re all waiting for fundraising to get easier. But what happens when misperceptions make it even more difficult? This session features a panel of leaders from several organizations discussing how they address fundraising misconceptions created by state and federal affiliations, assumptions about benefactors, earned income challenges and more. Chair: Jamie Simek, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, Indianapolis, IN; Jennifer Hiatt, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, Indianapolis, IN; David Janssen, Brucemore National Trust Historic Site and Cultural Center, Cedar Rapids, IA; Jeff Matsuoka, Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN

This session explores a contested collection of Japanese American artifacts from incarceration collected by curator Allen Hendershott Eaton in 1945. In 2015, a public auction of these artifacts was halted by a grassroots protest that led to the acquisition by a community-based institution raising questions about authority, community, and provenance. Chair: Clement Hanami, Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA; Shirley Ann Higuchi, Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, Powell, WY; Nancy Ukai, 50objects.org, Berkeley, CA

Six congregations and three archival repositories have banded together to digitize the records of eleven of Philadelphia’s historic congregations and make their records available online through a unified portal. Working collaboratively they secured funding, found individuals and institutions to provide technical expertise, and recruited volunteers to make it all possible. This session will explore how working collaboratively and sharing resources makes great initiatives possible. Chair: Carol W. Smith, Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA; Walter Rice, R & R Computer Solutions, Philadelphia, PA; Nancy Taylor, Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA

2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Kansas City September 27, 2018 Keynote: Dan Snow

2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Kansas City, MO September 27, 2018 On The Road: Doing Midwestern LGBTQ History in Traveling Exhibitions Chair: Taylor C. Bye, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO

2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Kansas City, MO September 27, 2018 Whiskey For My Staff an Beer for My Llamas: Corporate Partnerships Chair: Melissa Prycer, Dallas Heritage Village, Dallas, TX

2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Kansas City, MO September 27, 2018 Getting Sexy at Historic Sites Chair: Susan Ferentinos, Public History Researcher, Writer, and Consultant, Bloomington, IN

2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Kansas City, MO September 27, 2018 Reimagining the Historic House Museum Chair: Kenneth C. Turino, Historic New England, Haverhill, MA

2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Kansas City, MO September 27, 2018 Field Services Alliance Tips: Scaling Best Practices to Fit Your Organization Chair: Samantha Forsko, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, Philadelphia, PA

2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Kansas City, MO September 27, 2018 Latino Heritage Conservation Chair: Sarah Zenaida Gould, PhD, Latin@s in Heritage Conservation and UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures, San Antonio, TX

2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Kansas City, MO September 29, 2018 Food In The Gallery? Chair: Mary W. Madden, Kansas Museum of History, Kansas Historical Society, Topeka, KS

2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Kansas City, MO September 29, 2018 Betting On History and Culture in Las Vegas Chair: Jim McMichael, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Las Vegas, NV

2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Kansas City, MO September 28, 2018 Meeting of the Membership Chair: Katharine D. Kane, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, Hartford, CT

2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Kansas City, MO September 28, 2018 The Road To Success: Exploring the Intersection between Planning and Innovation Chair: Steven Blashfield, Glave & Holmes Architecture, Richmond, VA

2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Kansas City, MO September 28, 2018 Exploring Ken Burns's Vietnam War: National and Local Perspectives Chair: Marc Blackburn, Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford, WA

2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Kansas City, MO September 28, 2018 Ready For Retirement? Chair: Katharine D. Kane, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, Hartford, CT

2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Kansas City, MO September 28, 2018 Civil Rights Beyond the South: The Significance of Missouri in the Black Freedom Struggles Chair: Clarence Lang, PhD, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

2018 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Kansas City, MO September 28, 2018 NAGPRA: The Truth and Repatriation and the Consequences of Returning Collections Chair: Ryan Wheeler, PhD, Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, MA

2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Keynote Recording Recorded in Austin, TX September 7, 2017 Speaker: Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Keynote Recording Recorded in Austin, TX September 9, 2017 Speaker: Jeremi Suri, Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin

2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Austin, TX September 8, 2017 The Why and How of Exhibits and Programs About WWI Chair: Gordon Blaker, U.S. Army Artillery Museum, Ft. Sill, OK

2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Austin, TX September 8, 2017 Race, History, and the Archive: Strategies For Community Archives/ Museums Chair: Amanda Jasso, Austin History Center, Austin, TX

2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Austin, TX September 8 2017 Past - Present - Podcast: The Challenges Of On-Air History Chair: Jessica Dorman, The Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans, LA

2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Austin, TX September 8, 2017 History Has Its Eyes on You: Lessons Learned from Broadway's Hamilton Chair: Becky Schlomann, Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN

2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Austin, TX September 8, 2017 Commemorating Tragedy, Healing Wounds: Mother Emanuel AME Church, Charleston, SC Chair: Dr. George McDaniel, McDaniel Consulting, Charleston, SC

2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Austin, TX September 8, 2017 Building A Small Museum Archives Chair: Berlin Loa, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA

2017 AASLH Meeting of the Membership Recorded in Austin, TX September 8, 2017

2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Austin, TX September 9, 2017 Engaging K-16 Through Creative Connections to History Chair: Kate Betz, Bullock Texas State History Museum, Austin, TX

2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Austin, TX September 9, 2017 Bucking the Trend: Social Media, Meaning, History, and Heritage Chair: Oliver Franklin, Elisabet Ney Museum, Austin, TX

2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Austin, TX September 8, 2017 Lessons Learned: Legal, Ethical, and Practical Issues Involved in Finding a New Steward for Upsala Chair: Carrie Villar, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, D.C.

2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Austin, TX September 7, 2017 Beyond Ramps: The Ongoing Journey Toward Universal Accessibility Chair: Dr. Maureen Kelly Jonason, Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, Moorhead, MN

2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Austin, TX September 7, 2017 From Storefront to Monument: Tracing the Public History of the Black Museum Movement Chair: Andrea Burns, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Austin, TX September 7, 2017 History in Motion: Archival Film and Video in Historical Collections Chair: Madeline Moya, Texas Archive of the Moving Image, Austin, TX

2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Austin, TX September 7, 2017 Sharing The Stage With Theaters And Schools Chair: Ani Simmons, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, Dallas, TX

2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording Recorded in Austin, TX September 7, 2017 The State of Inclusion Chair: Marian Carpenter, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL