2025

December 2

-Deaccessioning Deep Dive - American Association for State and Local History

December 3

-How to Foster a Culture of Innovation - Northwest Michigan Arts and Culture Network (In person, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey)

December 4

-How a Conservator Looks at Works on PaperConservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts

-Successful Board Fundraising in 5 Steps - Bloomerang

December 5

-Publishing Your History Book - Historical Society of Michigan

December 9

-Some Good (Museum) News - Holiday Edition - Council of Regional Museum Associations

- Beyond the Tuesday: How to Turn GivingTuesday Momentum into a Record-breaking Year-end - Bloomerang

December 10

-How We Won $1.4M in 2025: What Your Museum Can Do Next to Win BigAccession: Grant Writing for Museums

December 10-11

-Web Archiving Practices for Libraries and Archives - Digital Preservation Outreach & Education Network (DPOE-N)

December 11

-Strengthening History Communication: Reframing the Value of History and Your Institution - American Association for State and Local History

December 16

-Strategies for Success in 2026 - Bloomerang

December 17

-The Major Gifts Playbook: Turn Potential into Power - Bloomerang

December 17-18

-MuseumNext Forecast Summit - MuseumNext

December 18

-From Numbers to Narratives: Exploring the Annual Snapshot Survey - American Alliance of Museums

-Energy Technology and Industrial Heritage: Opportunities for Adaptive Reuse and Place-Based Design Thinking - Michigan Historic Preservation Network

2026

January 7 

-Understanding the US History Sector - American Association for State and Local History

January 14

-Doing History in Polarized Times - American Association for State and Local History

January 15

-Building Powerful Museum Advocacy - Southeastern Museums Conference

January 19

-Accession, Acquisition, & Appraisal - Backlog

January 21

-Understanding the US History Workforce - American Association for State and Local History

January 22

-Introduction to the AASLH Awards Program - American Association for State and Local History

January 26

-Metadata 101 - Backlog

-Annual Reports: Simplifying the Process for Maximum Donor Engagement - Productive Fundraising

January 28

-Disaster Preparedness for History Organizations and Sites - American Association for State and Local History

-Succession Planning for Cultural Institutions: What’s Next?Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts

January 28 - April 17

-Engaging Arts & Minds: Foundations - Arts & Minds

January 29

-Mold Prevention and Response in Heritage Collections - Midwest Registrars Committee

-Documenting Historic Cemeteries - American Association for State and Local History

February 2

-Archival Loans - Backlog

March 2

-Restricted Materials - Backlog

April 2

-Outdoor History Walking Tours 101 - American Association for State and Local History

April 6

-Knowledge Management - Backlog

May 4

-Shoestring Digital Preservation - Backlog

May 20 - July 31

-Engaging Arts & Minds: Foundations - Arts & Minds

June 16-21

-ALHFAM (Association of Living History, Farms and Agricultural Museums) Annual ConferenceEastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti (Hosted by The Henry Ford)


September - December 

-Engaging Arts & Minds: Foundations - Arts & Minds 

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