Historical Convening

We welcome all Iowa historical societies and museums for a day of learning, networking, and encouragement. We'll tackle many issues that affect historical societies including volunteers, funding, collection care and more! 

Who should attend? Any staff (paid or unpaid), volunteers, board members or interested community members.

Agenda

8:00  a.m. Registration
9:00 a.m.  Keynote: Treasures in Small Places, presented by Jerome Thompson
10:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions

• It’s All TOO MUCH! Practical De-Accessioning for the Chronically Overwhelmed, presented by Jodi Evans
• Keep Calm and Get the Disaster Plan, presented by Kay Coats

11:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions

• Growing Historians: Encouraging Intergenerational Learning at Museums, presented by Matthew Jayne
• Donations 101—Should We Take It? How to Decide What Belongs in Your Institution, presented by Allison Johnson and Hang Nguyen

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions

• Managing a House Museum, presented by Hannah Frederick
• Spend Someone Else’s Money! How Grants Can Work for You, presented by Michael Plummer and Kristen Vander Molen

2:00 p.m. Roundtable 

• Jessi Galligan, Executive Director, Pella Historical Museums, Pella
• Gale Brubaker, Executive Director, West Des Historical Society, West Des Moines
• Hanna Fredericks, Montauk Historic Site Coordinator
• Valerie Van Kooten, Moderator, Administrator, State Historical Society of Iowa

Download session descriptions and speaker bios. 

Thank you to our event sponsors.