Region 5 Meeting

400 Center Street,Dennison OH 44621

19 March, 2022

Description

OLHA Regional Meetings allow local historians around the state to inspire, connect, and empower each other. To renew your membership, please visit us at ohiolha.org/join-the-alliance Host: Dennison Railroad Depot Museum Location: Streetside Center at the Dennison Depot, 415 Center St, Dennison, OH Note: Parking is available in the parking lot next to the building and adjacent streets. The accessible entrance is in the back of the building. For organizations in Carroll, Columbiana, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Stark, Tuscarawas, and Wayne Counties. Region 5 Draft Agenda: 9:00 Registration 9:30 Welcome CONCURRENT SESSIONS Designing a Space for Collections Storage Ben Ankrum, Pro Football Hall of Fame; Mandy Altimus Stahl, Massillon Museum Roundtable. Hindsight is Always 2020 This roundtable discussion will allow presenters and the audience to reflect on the various ways they pivoted to survive the 2020 shutdown periods. They will consider what they did, what worked, and what they might do differently in hindsight. Ginger Grilli, Salem Historical Society; Eric Myers, Springhill Historic Home; Tammi Mackey-Shrum, Historic Zoar Village and Fort Laurens; Kimberly Kenney, William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum 11:00 Networking Break 11:15 Sharing Time Pick one representative from your organization to present a 2-minute summary about what your historical organization has achieved in the past year and what it’s planning in the year to come. Please keep comments to 2 minutes, so that each group has the chance to share and inspire others, too. Thanks! 12:15 Lunch 1:00 Ohio Local History Alliance Region 5 Business Meeting 1:15 Ohio History Connection Local History Services Report 1:45 CONCURRENT SESSIONS Session. Collections Focus: How to Prepare a Collections Plan What is a Collections Plan and how is it different from a Collections Policy? Why do you need one? This session will review the basics of preparing to write a collections plan, how it serves your mission and the focus of your collection. Christy Davis, Canton Museum of Art; Olivia Beebe, Ohio History Service Corps Panel. Safely Re-Engage Your Volunteers The panelists in this session will discuss the ways they’ve brought back volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic. They’ll consider safety protocols, how volunteer programs have changed, and how to attract new volunteers. Tom Kovach, Cuyahoga Valley National Park; Dan Condo, Age of Steam Roundhouse; Bruce Stacey, Pro Football Hall of Fame 3:00 TOUR Tour of Dennison Railroad Depot. 4:00 Adjourn Questions? Contact OLHA Executive Secretary, Betsy Hedler, at [email protected]