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Archives Alive! at the Lexington Historical Society
Massachusetts Historical Records Council
Presents
Archives Alive!
Historical records and archival collections offer our clearest insight into the past. If carefully managed and thoughtfully promoted, these collections also offer an opportunity for repositories of these records to develop new audiences. In this two-part morning program, archives consultant Laura Scott Lowell will help participants prepare a checklist of steps necessary for “Getting Your House in Order.” This fast-paced overview will include topics such as developing collections policies, processing collections effectively, creating finding aids, and providing access to your collections. Numerous examples and handouts will be provided.
In the second part of the program, public relations consultant Bonnie Hurd Smith will discuss “How to Promote Your Collections,” using her work for the Ipswich Historical Society as a case study in crafting public messages and promoting archival collections. Workshop attendees are encouraged to bring their project and program ideas to share, as the morning will conclude with a question-and-answer period.
Friday, April 11, 2008
9 am – Noon
Lexington Historical Society
13 Depot Square, Lexington
(Lexington Depot, off Mass. Ave.)
Admission: free
Parking: nearby lot
To register, click here or call 781-862-1703.
Co-sponsors:
Mass. Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC), Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library System (NMRLS), Metrowest Massachusetts Regional Library System (MMRLS), Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC), Essex National Heritage Commission (ENHC)
The Massachusetts Historical Records Council (MHRC) is an affinity group that seeks to assist the staff and volunteers of public and private historical records repositories to identify, collect, arrange, describe, catalog, preserve, promote, and provide access to these records. The Council further seeks to counsel public officials and records custodians on the stewardship and best practices in these areas. Launched statewide in 2007, the MHRC expands on the efforts of a regional initiative begun in 1999 under the leadership of the Essex National Heritage Commission. Council members include representatives of the National Archives and Records Administration, Mass. Board of Library Commissioners, Mass. Regional Library Systems Northeast, Metrowest, Central), Northeast Document Conservation Center, Essex National Heritage Commission, Historic New England, Massachusetts Historical Society, Mass. Humanities (formerly the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities), Peabody Essex Museum (Salem), local historical societies, and consultants in the areas of archives/historical collections and public relations. For more information about the Council and its work, please visit www.nmrls.org/hrc.