2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting Session Recording

Recorded in Detroit, MI

September 17, 2016

Life After Rebranding: Twenty Insights, Lessons, and Best Practices

Many history organizations make the bold move to rebrand with the goal of attracting a broader audience. While much energy is often focused on the brand launch, this session addresses life after the launch date: how to manage your brand, how it evolves, and how you evolve.

Chair: Shannon Thomas, Director of Marketing and Communications, Ohio History Connection, Columbus, OH

2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting Session Recording

Recorded in Detroit, MI

September 15, 2016

Meaningful Change Within Local Organizations: Assessment Makes All the Difference

Local history organizations are identifying their greatest needs with help from agencies at the state level that have created programs and tools using StEPs and other assessment programs. Hear how a state historical society, historical commission, and state humanities council are using assessment programs to gather data, offer assistance, and effect positive change.

Chair: Cherie Cook, AASLH, Nashville, TN

2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting Session Recording

Recorded in Detroit, MI

September, 16, 2016

More Than Just Friends? The Do's and Don'ts of Interpreting Female Friendship

Boston Marriage. Lovers. Lesbians. Roommates. Regardless of the label applied, interpreting “female friendship” within the context of LGBT history remains a challenge. Hosted by the Women’s History Affinity Group, this discussion and Q&A centers on how to approach this topic in your museum or site through best practices and case studies.

Chair: Rebecca Price, President/CEO, Chick History, Inc., Nashville, TN

2016 AASLH Meeting of the Membership

Recorded in Detroit, MI

September 16, 2016

2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting Session Recording

Recorded in Detroit, MI

September, 17, 2016

Passing the Torch: One Museum's Experience

Attention Baby Boomer Museum Leaders: Are you making plans for your successor? Generation X and Millennials: are you ready to take on a leadership position? Hear the story of one museum's leadership transition from one generation to another, and from unexpected challenges to surprising success.

Chair: Melissa Prycer, Executive Director, Dallas Heritage Village, Dallas, TX

2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting Session Recording

Recorded in Detroit, MI

September, 17, 2016

Reaching Out: Contested History and Community Engagement

No meaningful conversation about our future can occur without confronting our contentious past. This session will present three case studies of collaboration as vehicles for communities to share their respective stories. Panelists will share strategies for initiating productive conversations and discuss collaborative programming efforts to sustain positive relationships with communities.

Chair: Adam Scher, Senior Curator, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN

2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting Session Recording

Recorded in Detroit, MI

September, 17, 2016

Renewal: (Re)Designing a Site Based on Community Engagement and Evaluation

Community engagement was the key to unlocking audience needs for three very different museums in need of revitalization. Learn how these sites used a variety of community engagement tools, including surveys, focus groups, and more, to help plan for their re-birth as relevant sources for history learning for diverse populations.

Chair: Megan McAdow, Director of Collections & Education, Applewood: The Charles Stewart Mott Estate, Flint, MI

This session discusses three projects at local museums that seemed insurmountable, including moving a historic village to a new location and developing, opening, and accrediting a new museum in under three years. The presentation provides detailed information on strategies for completing and funding the impossible. Chair: Neal Hitch, Executive Director, Imperial Valley Desert Museum, Ocotillo, CA. Download at: http://resource.aaslh.org/view/achieving-the-impossible-strategies-for-completing-projects-that-seem-unlikely/

Teaching American History (TAH) grants are extinct. The innovative and entrepreneurial spirit that was the hallmark of successful TAH programs must now be the foundation for new educational programming. Learn how the Ohio History Connection has made the transition and share new ideas and approaches for success. Chair: Stacia Kuceyski, Outreach Director, Ohio History Connection, Columbus, OH. Download at: http://resource.aaslh.org/view/after-teaching-american-history-grants-have-ended-imagine-the-possibilities/

Join us for conversation about the power of diverse settings to deliver what one inner-city teacher described as “life-changing” experiences for her students. How does your site, city or country, create space for these authentic learning experiences and how do we, as a field, better prepare students for having them? Chair: Jacqueline Langholtz, Manager of School and Group Programs, Monticello, Charlottesville, VA. Download at: http://resource.aaslh.org/view/city-mouse-and-country-mouse-supporting-student-learning-in-new-environments/