| By these lovely tokens, September days are here, with summer's best of weather and autumn's best of cheer. ~ Helen Hunt Jackson |
| NEWSLETTER
| September 15, 2017 | 
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2018 TAM Annual ConferenceCall for Session Proposals | |
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| | The 2018 TAM Annual Conference is just around the corner – March 21–23, 2018 – and the Program Committee is now calling for session proposals for the conference. Museums are repositories of art, history, science, and culture and are crucial to community unity in Tennessee whether the communities are large or small. When we come together to share common concerns, success stories, and noble failures, we strengthen our individual institutions, refresh our personal passion for our missions, and become powerful advocates for the importance of museums in our world. The 2018 Tennessee Association of Museums Annual Conference will be held at Pickwick Landing State Park near Shiloh, the site of one of the most intense (and storied) battles of the Civil War that helps illustrate what can happen when division gets extreme. It is now more important than ever for museums in Tennessee to search for common ground amongst a diversity of institutions/organizations and beliefs. Join us in March at Pickwick Landing State Park to discover ideas about how we can learn from one another and join in one voice to support the museums across the state of Tennessee. The Program Committee is seeking session proposals that fit the conference theme of "Strength in Unity." For information on how to suggest a session and the details needed, check out this link. Questions? Please contact Bethany Hawkins, TAM Conference Program Committee Chair, at hawkins@aaslh.org or Debbie Shaw, TAM State Coordinator, at 615-495-3354 or tnmuseums@gmail.com. 
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| | Featuring Tennessee Institutions and All the Great Stuff They Do! | |
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| With limited space in the TAM newsletter, it's hard to feature all of the great events, exhibits, programs, and achievements of our Tennessee museums, cultural institutions, and historic sites.Therefore, as often as possible, we will use some space in the newsletter to feature the websites and blogs of Tennessee institutions. This will help point our members to these sites so that they can follow all of the wonderful work these places are doing and go deeper into their content.
This month check out Discovery Park of America's YouTube channel, a platform for educational videos. Currently there are two "Object Lessons" videos focused on the Gutenberg press and Da Vinci's tank. The "Object Lessons" series explores the history and significance of objects on display at the Park; more videos are in the works now. Discovery Park also has plans to include a series called "Don't Try This at Home" in the future. If your museum or site runs a blog or interesting website element that you'd like to see featured in the TAM newsletter, please send details to Communications Chair Rene Rodgers at rrodgers@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org. |
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AAM Opportunities
Webinars:
Recorded webinars: Did you know that you can access recorded webinars from AAM? With over 70 programs to choose from, their recorded webinars cover a range of topics and offer an affordable, accessible and convenient online learning opportunity for you, your staff and your colleagues. Purchase of each recorded webinar includes access to the archived recording and presentation materials. Programs originally produced after 2009 feature closed-captioning. Click on the categories below to browse the AAM webinar library:
******************************** Jekyll Island Management Institute (JIMI) Applications Now Open The Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) proudly announces the 18th annual Jekyll Island Management Institute (JIMI 2018). Scheduled for January 16–23, 2018, JIMI is specifically designed for administrators from new and emerging museums and for museum professionals with subject area expertise desiring knowledge of general museum administration and operations. The deadline for JIMI 2018 applications is October 15, 2017. Located on historic Jekyll Island, GA, this highly successful training program provides a unique eight-day immersion for museum professionals seeking the opportunity to learn management, personnel, and interpretive skills from leading experts. Sessions include management styles, administration and trusteeship, strategic planning, fundraising and marketing, technology, developing exhibits, public relations, collections management, disaster preparedness, interpretation, volunteer management, and museum ethics. Various scholarships are available to help pay for JIMI tuition. | |
AASLH Opportunities
Webinars: September 26, 2017: Interpreting Agriculture at Museums and Historic Sites October 24, 2017: Best Practices for Developing History Internships October 25, 2017: Bringing the Past to the Present: Contemporary Issues at Historic Sites and Museums Online courses: October 16–November 10: Project Management for History Professionals November 15–December 15: Basics of Archives For information about AASLH’s Continuing Education/Professional Development offerings, visit www.aaslh.org or contact Amber Mitchell at Mitchell@aaslh.org. ********************************** Other Webinar Opportunities September 21, 2017: MAP and CAP: Assessment Programs for Small and Mid-Sized Museums
September 26, 2017: Using StEPs to Jump Start Change in Your Organization ****************************** 2017 Tennessee Historic Preservation Conference This conference, hosted by the Tennessee Preservation Trust and partners, will be held in Franklin, Tennessee, on September 20–22, 2017. Further information and registration details can be found here. ********************************* Grant Deadlines September 25, 2017: State Board Programming Grants; available to all government and nonprofit organizations that preserve and make publicly available accessible permanent and historically significant records, manuscripts, photographs, or other archival collections. The guidelines and applications for these grants can be found here. September 29, 2017: National Park Service's FY 2017 African American Civil Rights Grant; purpose to document, interpret, and preserve the sites related to the African American struggle to gain equal rights as citizens in the 20th century. Information about this grant program and how to apply can be found here. | Amazon Smile and TAM Did you know that you can support TAM through Amazon Smile? Amazon Smile will donate 0.5% to the Tennessee Associations of Museums whenever you shop on the site -- for anything you shop for from books to clothes to house goods! Use this link to set up TAM as your charitable beneficiary on Amazon Smile today! 
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| Current TAM Board Members, including contact details for regional reps:
Ken Mayes, President Dollie Boyd, President Elect Tracy Lauritzen Wright, Treasurer Brooke Mundy, Secretary Debbie Shaw, State Coordinator Rene Rodgers, Communications Chair Bethany Hawkins, Conference Chair Tori Mason, Awards Chair Hobart Akin, Professional Program Chair Rebecca Price, Technology Chair Chris Gunlefinger, Development Chair Mary Skinner, Membership Chair Caroline Voisine, Student Outreach Chair
Charles Googe, Vice President – East TN
Medal of Honor Heritage Center Chattanooga, TN 37343 423-877-2525
Terri Jordan, Vice President – Middle TN Customs House Museum Clarksville, TN 37040 931-648-5780, ext. 38
Vice President – West TN (to be filled) | Have news to share??
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