pre-conference program for the 2014 small museum association conference

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Small Museum Association

30thAnniversary1984 - 2014

Small Museums: Past, Present & The Future

SMA Annual Conference

February 16 - 18, 2014 * Ocean City, MD

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GREETINGS FROM THE 2014 SMA CONFERENCE CHAIR

Whenever I talk with people about the Small Museum Association and the factthat 2014 is the 30th year for its annual conference, everyone is amazed to learnthat the entire organization is volunteer-run. o continually offer 30 years ofquality sessions, presentations, discussions, and networking opportunities is a greataccomplishment.

Tis years conference pays homage to 30 years of small museum work. Ourkeynote presentation by Robert Kiihne and Sheryl Hack looks forward bydiscussing their work with teenagers and museums (the next generation ofmuseum visitors and staff/volunteers). Our plenary speaker, Mary Alexander,provides a retrospective look at all of the good work accomplished by smallmuseums and their role in the world. And a look at the other offerings for thisyears conference will show you that the ideas, knowledge, and skills presented in

2014 are integral to helping keep small museums around for another 30 years.

Te conference committee and I look forward to seeing you at Ocean City for the 30th annual conference. Weknow the conference will be a great success so register now!

-- Rod Cofield

ABOUT THE SMALL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION

Te Small Museum Association is an all volunteer organization serving small museums in the MidAtlantic region & beyond. SMAs mission is to develop and maintain a peer network among peoplewho work for small museums, giving them opportunities to learn, share knowledge and support oneanother, so that they, in turn, can better serve their institutions, communities & profession.

Rod Coeld, Conference Chair


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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AT A GLANCE FOR SMA 2014Locations of individual sessions to be announced in final program.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16Registration (12:00p.m. - 5:45 p.m.)Workshops (12:30 - 4:00 p.m.)State Meetings (4:30 - 5:30 p.m.)Wine and Cheese Reception (5:45 - 6:45 p.m.)Eat and Engage (Meet at 6:45p.m.)

MONDAY , FEBRUARY 17

Registration (8:15 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.)Breakfast (7:15 - 9:15 a.m.)Keynote Address (8:15 - 9:15 a.m.)Sessions (9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.)Roundtables (3:45 - 4:45 p.m.)Special Events: Resource Hall open Ice Cream Social and Coffee Break in Resource Hall Evening Costume Temed Banquet - 1980s (6:30 - 10:00 p.m.) Silent Auction

TUESDAY , FEBRUARY 18RegistrationPlenary Address (8:15 - 9:15 a.m.)Sessions (9:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.)

Images (right) of SMA through the years, courtesy of Mike Leister. If youhave photos of previous years, please email [email protected]!

SPECIAL EVENTS AT THE 2014 SMA CONFERENCE

Twitter Feed:weet about whats happening at the conference by using the hashtag:#sma14

Sunday Night Eat And Engage:Are you looking to make new friends or talk shop with other attendees? Eat andEngage provides an opportunity for SMA attendees to meet up for dinner and chat about a variety of topics. Tere

will be an Eat and Engage at theDough Roller and in the Clarions restaurant. Te price of dinner is not included withregistration. RSVP required.

Monday Lunchtime Option: e Flash Sessions Enlightening, and Faster than Lightning:Working on aninteresting project? Have an interesting idea? Want to share information about an upcoming program? Join us for theflash sessions. Each speaker will get 3 (timed) minutes to tell us about something at lightning speed and then were onto the next interesting tidbit. Come prepared to share!

Monday Night Banquet eme: 1980s!Te Monday night banquet is a favorite of many SMA attendees. Whiledressing up is optional, it is encouraged. Let your imagination run wild! Activities include dinner, dancing, awards, halfand half raffle, and silent auction announcements. (Have you emailed Helen Wirka at [email protected] andDorisPullman at [email protected] with your silent auction submission?)


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SUNDAY WORKSHOPSIncluded in the cost of registration.

All Hands on Deck: Evaluating your Volunteer Program and Planning for the Future. B/I.Katherine C. Grier &Susan J. Ellis.Tis workshop will introduce you to trends in volunteering in non-profit organizations and discuss wheremuseums fit into these changes. Participants will learn about best practices in volunteer management and will fill out aself-evaluation form. Te results of this self-evaluation will be discussed in the uesday follow-up session. Tis workshopis part of the Sustaining Places project, a partnership between the Museum Studies Program, University of Delaware and

the ri-State Coalition of Historic Places, funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services.

Museum Administration: What Would You Do? B/I/E. Rod Cofield & Others. Using real-life scenarios theyveexperienced on the job, several small museum administrators will explore the policies, procedures, and best practices thatmuseums should have in place to run smoothly and meet legal and ethical requirements.

KEYNOTE & PLENARY ADDRESSES

Monday Keynote Address: Robert Kiihne & Sheryl Hack (8:15 - 9:15 a.m.)What would make a diverse group of teenagers actually want to visit an early colonial house museum? Come and see whatConnecticut Landmarks (CL) learned from teens in museums, kids interpret a historic house, a student production aboutghosts, blogging museum goers, and the community leaders.

CL, with the help of an IMLS grant hired Reach Advisors, RKExhbits and Writers Block to work with students overthe summer to find out what interests them about the Hempsted House and its historic occupants. Hopefully the resultinginterpretive planning process will help chart a path to a new kind of interpretation for all 9 of their properties.

Tuesday Plenary Address: Mary Alexander (8:15 - 9:15 a.m.)Mary will highlight 30 years of small museum history and achievements while challenging attendees to think about thenext 30 years of needs and challenges.

SESSION DESCRIPTIONSB - Beginner, I - Intermediate, & E - Expert level session. Final rooms to be announced in final program.

Monday, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Taking the Mystery Out of Evaluation: How Museums Can Gather and Use Visitor Feedback Efficiently andEffectively. B. Kirsten Buchner. Tis session will be an introduction to ways museum staff can begin to conduct their ownevaluations and audience research projects to help them better understand, improve and make decisions about how youserve your visitors. Using examples drawn from evaluations Insight Evaluation Services has conducted for small local areamuseums, we will discuss how and when visitor feedback can be solicited at different stages of project development for thepurpose of informing next steps and reporting progress to stakeholders.

Using the System for Pleasure and Non-Profit. I.Aaron Marcavitch. Learn how to work your networks and your systems

in unique and creative ways to build collaborations, find partners that pay you (or at least dont charge), and land a fewmore grants all while making new friends. We will discuss the 10,000 foot level and then zoom in on a few projectsthat worked out well enough that it seemed ok to talk about them. We will walk through some of the arts and sciencesof grants, budgets, fee-for-service models and how partners can make that all happen a little bit easier. We will especiallypoint to larger regional scale programs like the National and Maryland Heritage Areas programs but we will make sure

we look at all the connections you can use to for pleasure and non-profit.


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Creating and Administering Quality Overnight Programs. B/I. Brian Auer.Tis session will highlight severalapproaches to creating activities and strategies for implementation that will ensure the best possible experience forparticipants for the long timeslot of an overnight program. Also discussed will be effective administration strategies fororganizing overnight programs in the most efficient way possible. Case studies and example programs from Historic Shipsin Baltimores overnight program will be shown.

e Red Dragon: A Model for Engaging the Community in Exhibits and Programming. B/I/E. Sharon Stowers, RuthAnn Robinson, Jeanne Colopietro, & Jamie Colopietro.Tis workshop will address how small museums can better collaboratewith community organizations and community members to develop dynamic and relevant community-based exhibitsand programming. Our presentation will draw on our experience at the Hays-Heighe House at Harford CommunityCollege of developing the Welsh Heritage Project and the accompanying exhibits, Te Red Dragon: Celebrating WelshHertiage in Harford County, in the Spring of 2013. Tis project was funded by a Maryland raditions Grant from theMaryland States Arts Council. We will teach workshop participants how to conduct basic ethnographic research of theircommunities, how to develop a dynamic exhibit from community information and local artifacts, and how to use newmedia/social networking not only to involve to the local community in the project but to reach out and involve a nationaland international audience.

Protecting Your Collection: How Risk Management Principles Can Help Small Museums Sustain eir Mission. B.Molly Slattery & Deborah PeakA round table session about common insurance/risk management questions, concerns orissues facing small museums.

Monday, 11:00 - 12:30 p.m.

What the Kids Said: New Audiences for Historic House Museums. B/I/E.Robert Kiihne & Sheryl Hack.Te presenterswill discuss the efforts of Connecticut Landmarks to re-examine the historic house museum experience and its relevanceto increasingly diverse American audiences, which recently involved a project that allowed teenagers to reinterpret the

Joshua Hempsted House in New London, Connecticut.

Museum Storage Wars: Creative Storage Solutions for Small Museums on a Budget. B.Nicole Belolan & JodiFrederiksen.Struggling with your collections storage and dont know where to start? As a participant in this interactivestorage workshop, you will learn about best practices for collections storage and learn how to diagnose common storage

conundrums and challenges small museums face. You will walk away with a worksheet you can use at your institution forassessing and redesigning collections storage with a limited budget, a manual featuring practical, cost-effective collectionsstorage solutions, and practice and instructions for making your own collections storage box.

To Preserve and Protect (Low-Cost Collections Care Strategies for Small Museums). B/I.Jessica Bitely.Preservationis central to effective stewardship of cultural heritage collections, but with competing demands on time and resources,achieving best practices can be daunting. Tis session presents low-cost approaches and simple steps for improvingstorage, handling, and exhibition to help you move toward good practice for protecting collections, even in less-than-idealsituations.

Help is on the Way! Assessment Programs for Your Museum. B/I. Lauren Silberman.Learn about the MuseumAssessment Program, Conservation Assessment Program, Standards and Excellence Program and other free-to-low-cost

assistance programs for your museum.

100 Tips for Revolutionizing Your Membership Development Program. I. Sheldon Wolf & Dana Hines.Goodmembership and development programs provide more than just funds. Tis program highlights basic assumptions andthen provides steps to implementation. We will examine the Development Cycle, and how to engage our Board, our staff,and our CEO in programs that serve long-term needs.


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Monday, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Advice for Small Museums with Archival Collections. B/I.Jack McCarthy & Celia Caust-Ellenbogen.Te HistoricalSociety of Pennsylvanias Hidden Collection Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories (HCI-PSAR) is a3-year project to make better known and more accessible the often hidden archival collections held by the Philadelphiaregions many local historical societies, historic sites, and small museums. Tis session will share findings from the project,provide information on archival theory and best practices for museums, offer guidance on describing and catalogingarchival collections, and discuss strategies for managing and preserving archival materials with an emphasis on easy, low-

cost approaches.

Creative Innovation: 30 Ways to Attract New Audiences and Engage the Public. B/I.Allison Weiss, Rob Forloney, &Lindsey Baker. Staff from three very different organizations share what has worked and what hasnt for their instiutions inattempting to engage new audiences.

Looking for Money? e Inside Scoop on the Maryland Humanities Councils Grant Program. B/I. Lauren Ayers &Marilyn Benaderet.Staff from the Maryland Humanities Council and Preservation Maryland will present the ins and outsof how to apply for funding for humanities based public programs or for the protection of historical and cultural resourcesat your museum. Tis overview session will focus on how small museums and cultural institutions in Maryland candevelop competitive grant proposals. We will note some recent successful applications and how these grant funded projectsenhanced small museums in regions throughout the state. Come with questions, and leave with answers.

Create Content at Hooks Your Audience (and Keeps You Sane). B.Julia Rocchi.Know who your target audience is?Ready to get them in the door? Learn how you can become a soup-to-nuts content generator, even with limited staff andtight financial resources.

Using Wikipedia for GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums). B/I.Mary Ockerbloom & racy Jentzsch.Wikipedia can help cultural institutions share their resources with the world, through collaborative projects withWikipedia editors, and training of GLAM staff and volunteers. Learn the basics of Wikipedia, set up your own Wikipediaaccount, and get started editing.Wikipedia editors, and training of GLAM staff and volunteers. Learn the basics of

Wikipedia, set up your own Wikipedia account, and get started editing.

Monday, 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. Roundtablese Past, Present, & Future of Small Museums.Mike DiPaolo & others.Te members of the Emeritus Committee of theSmall Museum Association will facilitate a discussion on how the small museum field has changed over time, and where itseems to be going. Come add your insights!

Career Roundtable: YOUR Past, Present, & Future.Allison itman & Samantha Dorsey.As we ponder the evolution ofsmall museums, lets take time to discuss how changes in the field impact us as museum professionals. Bring your thoughtsabout job hunting, skill development, and multitasking in the 21st century to share with your peers.

Being a Part of the Community: Partnerships that Work.Lindsey Baker.Join in a conversation about how to approachpartnerships in a way that not only reaches new audiences, but brings in new revenue streams, and meets your mission.

Volunteer Roundtable: Tips, Tricks and Troubleshooting. B/I. Kate Livie.Join your fellow colleagues as we collaborateour way to a corps of happy, productive volunteers! Bring your questions, comments, and quandaries to share, find solutionsto your volunteering challenges, and help guide other organizations with your successful volunteer strategies.


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Tuesday, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Educating from Scratch: Deciding Where to Start. B.Jesse Gagnon.Tis session will explore different strategies forstarting an educational program. Well cover topics such as program development, marketing, volunteers, use of collectionsstandards, all on a limited budget.

Museum Improv. B/I/E.Mary Alexander & Rod Cofield.Join us in an interactive session exploring some of the moreinteresting aspects of museum work. From dealing with frustrating visitors to staff (or volunteers) you want to throttle, thi

session allows you to act out your feelings while discussing ways to cope with your friends and colleagues.

Follow-Up Session: All Hands on Deck: Evaluating your Volunteer Program and Planning for the Future. B/I.Katherine C. Grier & Susan J. Ellis.Tis is the follow-up session to the Sunday workshop. Please review the workshopdescription for full information.

Grant Opportunities from the Institute of Museum and Library Service. I.Chris Reich. Learn about grant fundingopportunities from IMLS, with special emphasis on programs that serve small museums. Tis session will include guidancfor preparing more competitive applications and time for dialogue to share and learn from experiences.

DIY Disaster Planning. B. Frances Harreell.Many institutions understand the critical need for emergency preparedness,but the disaster planning process can feel overwhelming. Tis session will walk you through the parts of a basic disaster

plan, focusing on achievable goals for even the smallest organizations.

Tuesday, 10:45 - 11:45 a.m.

Digital Collections: A Future for Small Museums. I. Amanda Shepp.A workshop which deals with digital collectionsand a few ways to create them. Te process of digital museum creation will be outlined, and ideas for small museumdigital possibilities well be discussed. Bring your questions and ideas and get ready for the future!

On the Road Again: Adapting Travelling Exhibits to Fit Your Small Museum. I. Anne Morgan & Jessica Brody.Tekey to making a generic traveling exhibit truly exceptional is the ability of the museums staff to customize it to resonate

with their community. Tis session will describe how the staff of one small museum took a travelling exhibit and used it

as the platform to develop a popular interactive attraction that tapped into their communitys interests. It will focus ongenerating ideas for overwhelmed staff of small museums interested in developing powerful exhibits- without breaking thebudget.

From First Encounter to Future Funder. B/I. Leslie Barker.Each segment of the audience community engages with amuseum in a predictable series of steps. We will consider outreach tools and tips that a small museum can use to promoteon-going, repeated future involvement by each group.

Sustaining Places: A Resource for Small Museum Professionals. B. Stephanie Lampkin & Kelsey Ransick.A cooperativeproject between the University of Delaware Museum Studies program and the ri-State Coalition of Historic Places,Sustaining Places shares models of best practices for small museum professionals in the form of downloadablePDFs, videos, informative PowerPoints, professional development workshops, and an equipment lending library. Tis

informational session will show you how you and your organization can take advantage of all that Sustaining Places has tooffer!

Growing Museum Revenue by Attracting School and Group Trips. I. Laura Wallendal & Christina Inge. Based oncase studies and real-world experience, this session will look at ways to make your museum more attractive to groups,especially school and community groups, which make up the majority of visitors to many small museums. Well learn howto package basic tours that appeal to different age groups, create content that fits with teaching standards, and market your

venue in cost-effective ways. An interactive workshop component will allow participants to apply what theyve learned totheir own settings, and come away with actionable insights to build new audiences.


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ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS

Brian Auer is the Interpretation Coordinator at Historic Ships in Baltimore. He oversees training and administrationof a museum staff of 26 educators and contributes to program creation, development, and administration for 5 individualmuseum sites.

Lauren Ayersis a Program Assistant with the Maryland Humanities Council working on the Councils grants, Museumon Main Street, and Literature and Medicine programs. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Public History with a

concentration in Museum Studies from the University of South Carolina.

Lindsey Bakeris the Executive Director of the Laurel Historical Society. She likes to pilot creative, innovative programsthat sometimes flop and sometimes are homeruns. Most importantly, she lives in Laurel with her two dogs Zinn andStella.

Leslie Barkerhas a background in grant writing and strategic planning for small non-profits and education beforebecoming the Director of the Bolduc House Museum. She is leading its transition to tell an expanded French colonialstory while studying in the doctoral program of the University of Leicesters Department of Museum Studies.

Nicole Belolan is a Ph.D. candidate in the History of American Civilization Program at the University of Delawareand a graduate assistant for the IMLS-funded UD Museum Studies Sustaining Places initiative. She has cared for and

interpreted collections at several museums and cultural heritage institutions including the Winterthur Museum, theNewport Historical Society in Rhode Island, and the Pennsylvania Bureau for Historic Preservation.

Marilyn Benaderet serves as Preservation Services Director of Preservation Maryland, where she is responsible forproviding funding, advocacy and technical assistance to local preservation organizations throughout the state. Sheadministers the Heritage Fund, a joint program of Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical rust, and is alsoresponsible for management of the easement program. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Historic Preservation fromDelaware State University.

As a Preservation Specialist at NEDCC,Jessica Bitelyprovides guidance on preservation practices to institutionsthroughout the US and abroad. She earned her MLIS with an Archives Concentration from Simmons GSLIS and has

worked with institutions including the City of Boston Archives and the National Park Service. Jessica is particularlyinterested in the preservation of audiovisual materials, and in collections security issues.

With over twelve years in the field of visitor studies, Kirsten Buchnerhas worked with a variety of informal learningorganizations to coordinate and conduct front-end, formative, summative and remedial evaluations, as well as audienceresearch projects. Clients include Te Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Accokeek Foundation, Maryland Historic rust,Historic London own and Gardens, Montgomery County Historical Society, ourism Council of Frederick County, andthe National Air & Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Celia Caust-Ellenbogenholds a Masters degree in Library and Information Science with a concentration in Archives,Preservation, and Records Management from the University of Pittsburgh. She has worked on the HCI-PSAR projectsince its launch in fall of 2011, currently serving as Senior Project Surveyor.

Jamie Colopietrois currently a student of Anthropology at Harford Community College and is pursuing a specialty inarchaeology. She is adept at the use of technology, and she is interested in how museums display and conserve artifacts.

Jeanne Colopietrois currently a student of Anthropology at Harford Community College. She has a Masters Degree inEducation and she is especially interested in pursuing a degree in Museum Studies.

Samantha Dorsey is the Curator for the City of Bowie Museums in Bowie, Maryland. Samantha has over twelve yearsprogressive experience including museum education, interpretation, research, exhibition development and curation.


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Susan J. Ellisis President of Energize, Inc., a training, consulting, and publishing firm that specializes in volunteerism.She founded the Philadelphia-based company in 1977 and since that time has assisted clients throughout North America(48 states and 6 provinces), Europe (11 countries), Asia (4 countries), Latin America (2 countries), Australasia (2countries), and Israel to create or strengthen their volunteer corps.

Robert Forloney the Director of the Center of Chesapeake Studies at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime. Whether workingat an art institution or a history museum, Robert attempts to make objects and images accessible to audiences throughfacilitating conversations as well as utilizing experiential learning techniques.

Jodi Frederiksen is an M.A. candidate in the Department of History at the University of Delaware. Prior to attendingUD, she spent seven years as a Curatorial Assistant at the Tomas Jefferson Foundation, a private, non-profit that ownsand operates Tomas Jeffersons Monticello, where she was chiefly responsible for daily care of the collection.

Jesse Gagnonis the Director of Education for the Marshall Steam Museum + Friends of Auburn Heights Preserve. Shegraduated with an MA in History from the University of Delaware and Museum Studies Certificate.

Katherine C. Grier is director of the Museum Studies Program at the University of Delaware. She is the principalinvestigator for the Sustaining Places project and the creator of the Museum Studies Programs Collections SWA eamprogram, which just completed its fifth annual volunteer collections management project.

Frances Harreell is a Preservation Specialist for the Northeast Document Conservation Center. She sits on the ExecutiveCommittee for COSEP MA- Coordinated Statewide Emergency Preparedness Massachusetts.

Dana Hinesis the CEO of Membership Consultants in St. Louis. She is co-author of the essential text, MembershipDevelopment, and the recently published Pulse of Membership 2012. She has been a presenter at numerous regionaland national conferences.

Christina Inge is a marketing and museum professional with 15 years experience. Te former head of marketing for theNew England Quilt Museum and currently for Edrips, she works with museums of all sizes to attract audiences andbuild revenue.

Tracy H. Jentzschserves in dual position of Assistant to the Director of the Museum Studies Program, and MediaSpecialist in the History Media Center at the University of Delaware. She brings a varied background to her current roleas an Alt Ac in Digital Humanities.

Stephanie Lampkinis a doctoral candidate in History at the University of Delaware and received the museum studiescertificate in 2010. Tis is her second year serving as a Graduate Assistant for the Museum Studies Program.

Kate Livie is currently the Director of Education at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, where she shares the storiesof the Bays history, culture, and environment with visitors of all Kate currently manages over 80 education docents inCBMMs successful volunteer program.

Aaron Marcavitch, Executive Director of Anacostia rails Heritage Area Inc. has 10 year of experience in non-profit

operations, community development, affordable housing, and historic preservation in Pennsylvania, ennessee, RhodeIsland, and Massachusetts. He has a B.S. in Historic Preservation from Roger William University and a M.A. in PublicHistory from Middle ennessee State University.

Mary Mark Ockerbloom is currently the Wikipedian-In-Residence for the Chemical Heritage Foundation inPhiladelphia, PA, where she is helping to contribute images of collections items to Wikimedia Commons and improveinformation on Wikipedia about the history of science.


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Jack McCarthyis a certified archivist and longtime Philadelphia area archival/historical consultant who has heldleadership positions at several historical organizations and directed a number of archives and history projects. He iscurrently serving as Project Director for the Historical Society of Pennsylvanias Hidden Collections Initiative forPennsylvania Small Archival Repositories.

Anne Morganis a new archivist who graduated from Simmons College Library and Information School in May of 2012.She is enjoying establishing the Imperial Valley Desert Museums archive and preserving the stories of the archaeologists

who built the museum as well as the Native Americans who make the Yuha Desert their home.

Deborah Peak has over 30 years experience as fine art insurance broker, account handler, claims manager and currently isthe underwriter for Huntington . Blocks small museums and conservators fine art insurance programs. She also manages,trains, and acts as a resource for HB employees.

Kelsey Ransickis the Curator at the Arden Craft Shop Museum in Arden, DE and the Woodfin Fellow at Newlin GristMill in Glen Mills, PA. She has a BA in history from University of San Francisco and an MA in history and certificate inmuseum studies from University of Delaware, where she served as the Sustaining Places Webmaster for two years.

Chris Reichis the Senior Advisor in the Office of Museum Services of the Institute of Museum and Library Services,working on a broad range of organizational, managerial and technical issues related to grants management and agencyoperations. He previously held curatorial and director positions in museums in Connecticut, Alabama, and Iowa.

Ruth Ann Robinsonis the founder and director of the old Line Museum in Delta, PA and spearheaded the restoration ofthe historic Welsh Cottage in Coulsonton, PA.

Julia Rocchi is the Associate Director for Digital Content at the National rust for Historic Preservation, where shemanages the PreservationNation blog, curates and connects content, and edits/writes/films any story she can get hergrubby little mitts on. She is all about combining accessible communication, marketing science, and goal-oriented projectmanagement for social good. Julia is currently pursuing her MA in Writing at Johns Hopkins University with the goal ofbecoming a starving artist.

Amanda Shepp is a graduate of SUNY Fredonia and the University at Buffalo (graduate work). She helps out the CenterFor Inquiry frequently, and is always up for a challenge. Amanda resides in Buffalo, NY with her husband Chris and theircat, Ebi.

Lauren Silberman is the coordinator for the Museum Assessment Program with the American Alliance of Museums.

Molly Slatteryhas 14 years experience as a fine art insurance broker with Huntington . Block Insurance Agency, Inc.She specializes in placement of affordable Fine Art Insurance for Small Museums, Art Centers, Non-Profit Organizationsand Historical Societies.

Sharon Stowers Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at Harford Community College. Shereceived her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA and a Masters in Applied

Anthropology from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a Masters in Nutrition from Framingham State

College in Massachusetts. She has taught for over 20 years in a variety of institutions of higher learning, including UMassAmherst and owson University. She has extensive experience researching and writing about immigrant communitiesin the United States, especially Salvadoran and Haitian populations. Most recently, she served as Project Coordinatoroverseeing the development of the on-campus historic Hays-Heighe House into a living classroom and exhibit space. Sheis especially interested in the anthropology of museums and how small museums can better engage the communities theyserve.

Allison Titmanis the Assistant Director/Curator at the Hammond-Harwood House in Annapolis, MD and a memberof the SMA Conference Organizing Committee. She completed the Museum Studies program at George WashingtonUniversity in 2008, and since then has built boxes, researched women in the military, worn 18th century clothing, andpuzzled over how to keep small museums and historic houses relevant in the 21st century.


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Laura Wallendalis a travel professional with over 5 years experience in the student group travel industry. As co-founderof Edrips, the online platform to organize and manage school trips, she works schools and museums to build andorganize effective group learning programs.

Allison Weiss has been in the museum field for 15 years, primarily at small history-focused institutions that need new lifebreathed into them. Her main interest is in creating ways for the community to become heavily invested in the museum,by allowing individuals and organizations to co-create programs and take ownership of the museum.

Sheldon Wolfhas worked in the museum field for more than 25 years. For two years he served as chairman of AAMsDevelopment and Membership Committee, and he served on AAMs national Program Committee. He has been afrequent presenter at conferences, including AAM, NEMA, SEMC, MAAM, PA Federation of Museums, and others.Presently, he is a consultant based in Philadelphia.

ABOUT THE SMALL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION

SMA Board MembersPresident:John Pentangelo, Curator/Registrar, Naval War College Museum, Newport, RITreasurer:Amanda Apple, Preservation Officer, Maryland Historical rust, Annapolis, MD

Secretary:Karen Daly, Director, Dumbarton House, Washington, DCAnnual Conference Chair: Rod Colfield, Londontown, MDMembers-At-Large: Mike Connelly, Executive Director, New Castle Historical Society, New Castle, DE Mike Henry, Site Administrator, Fairfax County Park Authority, Colvin Run Mill Historic Site, Great Falls, VA Jason Illari, Director, Cumberland County Historical Society, PA Rebecca Lawrence, Museum Program & Volunteer Facilitator, Historic Ephrata Cloister, PA Lauren Silberman, Coordinator, Museum Assessment Program, American Alliance of Museums, Washington, DC John Verrill, Principal, Practical Matters for Small Museums, Executive Director, Early American Industries

Association, Hebron, MD Andy Zellers-Frederick, Director, Historic Jamestowne Fund, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, VA

Immediate Past-President: Michael DiPaolo, Director, Lewes Historical Society, Lewes, DELegal Advisor (ex-officio): Hurst Hessey, Hessey & Hessey, P.A., Baltimore, MD

SMA Conference Committee MembersConference Committee Chair: Rod Colfield, Londontown, MDSpeakers Coordinators: Lindsey Baker, Executive Director, Laurel Historical Society, Laurel, MD and Allison itman,

Assistant Director/Curator, Hammond-Harwood House, Annapolis, MDExhibit Hall Coordinator:John Orr, Executive Assistant to the President, Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia,PAMembers and Registration Coordinator:Jesse Gagnon; Director of Education, Marshall Steam Museum & AuburnHeightsHotel and Banquet/Silent Auction Coordinators: Helen Wirka, Historic Site Specialist/Curator, Carlyle House HistoricPark, Alexandria, VA, and Doris Pullman and Doris Pullman, Queen Annes County Historical Society, MDScholarships and Awards Coordinator: Rob Forloney; Director of the Breene M. Kerr Center for Chesapeake Studies,Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, MDWorkshop Coordinator: Lindsey Baker, Executive Director, Laurel Historical Society, Laurel, MDGraphic Design: Lauren Silberman, Museum Assessment Program Coordinator, American Alliance of Museums,

Washington, DCPublicity: Rebecca Lawrence, Museum Program & Volunteer Facilitator, Ephrata Cloister, PA


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SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDSTe Small Museum Associations Lesley van der Lee Scholarships offer funding for ten SMA Conferenceattendees. Te scholarship covers the cost of the conference registration, room, meals and a one-yearmembership in the SMA. Past conference attendees are encouraged to apply, but previous Lesley van derLee Scholarship winners are not eligible.o receive an application please email Rob Forloney at [email protected] . For more information about award opportunities, email Allison and visit our website at www.smallmuseum.org. Several additional scholarships are available. Visit the website to learn more.

SILENT AUCTIONAll Silent Auction proceeds benefit SMAs Scholarship Program, enabling firsttime attendees from a varietyof institutions to take part in our conference. Past scholarship winners have taken active leadership roles in themuseum community and SMA is proud to support their careers. o contribute to the Silent Auction, pleasecontact Helen Wirka at [email protected] and Doris Pullman at [email protected].

MUSEUM RESOURCE HALLOnce again, the SMA Resource Hall will be full of museum resource professionals offering their services, fromexhibition design firms and preservation consultants, to publishing and gift shop item companies. Te ResourceHall will be open on Monday of the conference. If you know of any spectacular resource professionals that youdlike to see at the hall, please contact John Orr [email protected] more information.

GETTING TO OCEAN CITYOcean City is located on the Atlantic Coast of the Delmarva peninsula, conveniently situated about 2.5 hoursfrom Baltimore, Washington, Norfolk and Philadelphia. From Baltimore/DC and west, take US Route 50 East to Ocean City, and bear north once in the city. FollowCoastal Highway to 100 Street and the Clarion. From Wilmington, Del., Philadelphia and points north, follow I95 South to Delaware Route 1 South.Follow to Delaware/Maryland line where Del. 1 turns into Coastal Highway. Follow south to 100 Street andthe Clarion. From Norfolk and points south, take the Chesapeake Bay Bridgeunnel to US Route 13 North towardsSalisbury. Follow 13 to US Route 50 East towards Ocean City, and bear north once in the city. Follow Coastal

Highway to 100 Street and the Clarion.Ocean City is served by Salisbury (MD) Regional airport. For more information about flight information, visit,www.sby. com.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE CENTER & HOTELTe Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel is a full service hotel in Ocean City Maryland featuring luxurioushotel rooms. Located directly on the beach and overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, youll get the best withunmatched comfort and convenience. For your enjoyment the Clarion features ocean view rooms, twooceanfront restaurants, a nightclub, live entertainment, a health club and year round indoor pool.

Clarion Resort Fontainebleau

10100 Coastal Highway / Ocean City, MD 21842 /8006382100 / 4105243535www.clarionoc.com / [email protected]

2014 Room Rates Per Night1 standard room: $70 / 1 bdrm condo: $80 /2 bdrm condo: $120 / 3 bdrm condo: $160


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2014 SMALL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION Conference RegistrationApply online at www.smallmuseum.org/conference

Registrations cancelled up to 2 weeks prior to the conference will be refunded at 50%.Cancellations after this time will not receive a refund.

Questions? Please contact Jesse Gagnon at [email protected]

(Mr., Ms., Mrs., Dr.) Name

Name for name badge (if different than above)

Title

Institution Name

Institution Address

Phone E-mail

Website: Preferred means of contact: Phone E-mail

Where would you like your confirmation to be sent: E-mail Alternate Address (provide below)Institution Address

Full & Student Registrations include Pre-Conference Workshop, Wine & Cheese Reception, Monday & Tuesday Sessions, allMonday Meals, Banquet, Tuesday Breakfast & One Year Membership to SMA. Registrations must be received by Friday, February

14th to qualify for advanced registration rates. After this time, registrations fees will increase by 20%.

Total Registration Fee Enclosed

ADVANCE REGISTRATION FEES

Wine & Cheese Reception (Sunday evening) - No Charge

Office Use Only

# _________ P / I Rec'd ________

Completed: / /

Sunday afternoon workshops (Assessing Your Volunteer Program & Museum Administration) - No Charge

Dough Roller (off-site)

Clarion Hotel's Horizons Oceanfront restaurant

For planning purposes please check any of the activities below that you plan to attend:

Full Registration $165

Student Registration (include ID copy) $140

Monday Only (Monday sessions, breakfast, lunch & banquet) $120

Tuesday Only (Tuesday sessions & breakfast) $60

Banquet Add-on (for Tuesday only registrant or guest) $40

Meals Only for Non-Registered Guest $120

Guest's Name (if buying meals)

Banquet (Monday evening)

Mail a separate form for each attendee to:

Jesse Gagnon

Friends of Auburn Heights PreserveBox 61, 3000 Creek Road

Yorklyn DE 19736

Make checks or money orders payable to SMA

Online registrations may be paid by credit card

via www.smallmuseum.org/conference

We are unable to accept registrations byphone or fax

REGISTRANT INFORMATION

Eat & Engage on Sunday Evening (please select one) - Meal and/or transportation costs not included in conference fees

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pre-conference program for the 2014 small museum association conference

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