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• Records Management for Repositories

  • When
    17 Oct 2025
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    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom
  • Registered
    5 registrants

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  Any repository, be it an archive, historical society, manuscript collection, or museum, creates and uses records to execute their mission. Good records management increases efficiency, lowers stress, and forestalls legal conflicts— basically it is vital to operations. 

  This workshop will address organizing, filing, naming, and retention of records, as well as back up, access, and vital records.

  Presented by Susie R. Bock, who has a master’s degree in European history and a Master of Library Service and almost 40 years of professional experience in academic special collections.

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• Local History Remotely

  • When
    13 Nov 2025
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    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom
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  Over the last 5 years, since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, USM's Franco-American Collection has built a large online audience interested in the history and culture of Franco-Americans in Southern and Central Maine--particularly in the Lewiston-Auburn area. This presentation will discuss various methods we have used to connect to this audience while providing local history content. This includes online exhibits, walking tours, hybrid presentations on Zoom, podcasting, and students from USM's Portland & Gorham campuses participating in remote internships and research projects.
  

  About the Presenter:
  Anna Faherty holds an MA in History and a MS in Library Science with a concentration in archives. She is the archivist at the Franco-American Collection, located on the Lewiston campus. As the solo arranger at the Collection, she: manages volunteers, interns and student workers, provides K-12 and university level instruction on primary sources and Franco-American history in Maine, coordinates community events, accepts archival donations, assists researchers, processes collections, and engages in preventative preservation practices to help meet the Collection’s mission to preserve and promote the Franco-American culture and history in Maine. Anna is currently the Secretary of the Maine Library Association (MLA) and sits on the Maine Historical Records Advisory Board (MHRAB). Her historical background is in labor and immigration in the United States from the 19th-early 20th centuries.
  

  
  

  MAM members receive discounted rates for workshops. Please login to your account to ensure your discount is applied. Trouble logging in? Email info@mainemuseums.org.

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• Disaster Preparedness & Response

  • When
    14 Nov 2025
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    9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Margaret Chase Smith Museum, 56 Norridgewock Avenue, Skowhegan
  • Spaces left
    20

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  Spend a day in Skowhegan and join colleagues from around the state for an in-person, hands on workshop at the Margaret Chase Smith Library. You will learn the skills you and your institution need to be prepared for disaster. 

  Over the course of a three hour workshop you will: 

  • Learn the basics tools for writing a disaster plan and what materials you need for institutional disaster kits
  • Learn about resources available via MAM's partner organization North East Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)
  • Take part in a hands-on wet salvage activity

  Time permitting, attendees will participate in disaster simulation and formulate their own response plans

  
  

  About the Presenters:
  Nicole Potter, Curator of Collections at the Margaret Chase Smith Library holds an M.S. in Library and Information Science from Syracuse University School of Information Studies. Nicole’s specialization is cultural heritage preservation. Previously she worked at cultural institutions in New York, New Mexico, and Alaska, including ones preserving the legacies of other noteworthy Americans such as artist Georgia O'Keefe and author Ernest Hemingway. Nicole serves on the Board of Directors of MAM.

  John Taylor is the Museum Assistant & Communications Manager at the Margaret Chase Smith Library. He is the state coordinator for National History Day (NHD) in Maine and represents New England on the NHD Executive Council of Coordinators. He also assists in educational programming, emergency planning, and the creation, installation, and maintenance of museum exhibits. John is a past member of the Board of Directors of MAM and served as the organization's last Interim Executive Director. 

  Mary Kate Kwasnik of North East Document Conservation Center provides preservation consultations, training programs, assessments, and disaster advice to a variety of cultural heritage organizations nationwide. As a former “lone arranger,” Mary Kate specializes in working with public libraries and historical societies. Mary Kate Chair's the Conference Committee for MAM and currently represents NEDCC on the COSTEP MA (Coordinated Statewide Emergency Preparedness in Massachusetts) Executive Committee.
  

  
  

  MAM members receive discounted rates for workshops. Please login to your account to ensure your discount is applied. Trouble logging in? Email info@mainemuseums.org.

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• Multi-sensory and Multi-modal Strategies for Greater Accessibility and Inclusion

  • When
    19 Nov 2025
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    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom
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  Employing the senses in expected and unexpected ways can build points of access for people with disabilities, benefit people with all types of learning styles and preferences, and create a welcoming environment that includes all. This webinar will include an introduction to the broader concepts and approaches of multi-sensory and multi-model engagement as a strategy for creating or enhancing accessibility, and explore how these practices can be utilized for a more inclusive environment and experience. After sharing specific strategies and examples, we’ll collectively experiment with a few ideas.

  We’ll wrap up with Q and A and a brief time to consider next steps.

  About the Presenter: 
  Hannah Goodwin works for the Institute of Human Centered Design with a focus on Inclusive Cultural Projects. She has deep experience working at the juncture of art and accessibility. As a teaching artist she worked with students with disabilities in a variety of settings. She then spent nearly 20 years leading Accessibility at the MFA, Boston, where she worked on all aspects of accessibility, working collaboratively to expand opportunity and inclusivity. Hannah has led trainings locally, nationally and internationally and won multiple awards for her work in the field.  She has been involved with Cultural Access New England since its inception, and worked with the Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability Conference, Open Door Arts and freelanced with other cultural organizations prior to joining staff at IHCD in 2024.   Hannah believes deeply that the arts belong to everyone, with choice and equity essential. 
  

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• Managing Volunteer Projects

  • When
    01 Dec 2025
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    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom
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  Knowing that museums and archives are often heavily reliant on volunteers, and sometimes entirely volunteer-run, it’s important to think about strategies for creating projects that your volunteers can contribute to that utilize their skills to the advantage of the organization. We’ll practice identifying key needs and recruitment opportunities, mapping out channels of communication, and laying out timelines for a project of your choosing. It’s a great opportunity to collaborate with other volunteer-driven organizations and develop some project management skills in a humanities context.
  

  This program will include breakout groups and be "hands on" in a way that builds on material provided by the presenter. 

  About the Presenter: 
  Sarah Sharpton is the Outreach Manager at Pejepscot History Center. Originally hailing from Birmingham, Alabama, Sarah Sharpton spent the last 3 years living in England, where she got her M.A. in Museums and Galleries from the University of Westminster. Sarah has held a variety of positions working for heritage sites and nonprofits in the US and UK (including a very strange four months giving tours on a pirate ship!). Her favorite experiences include internships with the City of Westminster Archives Centre in London and the Canterbury Shaker Village just down the road in New Hampshire.

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