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News for and about museums in Oklahoma
Register today for the AASLH/OMA Joint Annual
Meeting September 22-25
T
he American Association for State and Local History and the Oklahoma Museums
Association Joint Annual Meeting will take place in Oklahoma City, September 2225, 2010. Registration is open and OMA encourages you to register today! Early bird
registration is available through August 6.
Volume 40, No. 3
Summer 2010
INSIDE:
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Best practices for
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Volunteer voice
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For conference information including: registration, booklet download, hotel, exhibitors and more visit www.okmuseums.org/annual-conference. OMA members, please
contact the OMA office at 405.424.7757 for your member conference discount code
and/or your OMA membership number. You also may email Stacy O’Daniel at [email protected] for the information. If you are not a member of AASLH, you will
need to create a login to register online. The link to create a login appears below the
username and password boxes.
OMA is offering two scholarships for the conference to OMA members. The deadline to
apply is August 1. Apply online at www.okmuseums.org/programs-services/scholarship-program.
Need help in convincing your supervisor that you should attend? Here is a link to
Strategies for Gaining Approval to Attend the Annual Meeting: www.aaslh.org/documents/StrategiesforGainingApprovaltoAttendtheAASLHAnnualMeeting.pdf.
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OMA Annual Meeting luncheon and awards ceremony
September 24
E
njoy a keynote address by the first tribally enrolled
Native American astronaut to fly on a Shuttle mission,
former NASA astronaut John B. Herrington, Commander,
USN (Ret). Herrington, who was born in Oklahoma and is
a member of the Chickasaw Nation, flew on STS-113, a
space station construction and crew exchange mission in
2002, and performed three spacewalks. The luncheon will
conclude with the OMA Awards Program honoring excellent, quality projects. With support from the Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa, Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, Institute of Museum and Library Services,
Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Sam Noble Oklahoma
Museum of Natural History and Chickasaw Nation.
Around the state
Oklahoma Museums Association exists to support
Oklahoma museums in
their efforts to educate,
inform and entertain.
Programs and services of
OMA are made possible
in part by assistance
from the Oklahoma Arts
Council.
www.okmuseums.org
Preregistration for the OMA Annual Meeting luncheon and
awards ceremony is required and the cost is $30. Scholarships are available. The luncheon and ceremony will be held at the Cox Convention
Center, noon to 1:45pm, in Oklahoma City. If you are attending the AASLH-OMA
conference, and would like to register for the OMA luncheon, please indicate on your
registration form. If you are not attending the conference, and would like to attend
the luncheon, please register online at www.okmuseums.org/awards-luncheon. For
more information contact the OMA office at 405.424.7757 or by email at sodaniel@
okmuseums.org.
Courtesy of NASA.
OMA Board of Directors
Deborah Burke • President
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa
David Anderson. • Vice-President
Creek Council House Museum, Okmulgee
Gena Timberman, Esq • Treasurer
American Indian Cultural Center and Museum, OKC
Dr. Bill Bryans • Secretary
Oklahoma State University , Stillwater
Marci Donaho • Past President
Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum, Seminole
Julie Baird • District 3 Rep.
Leonardo’s Discovery Warehouse, Enid
Susan Baley • At-Large Rep.
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Norman
Ken Busby • Parliamentarian
Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa, Tulsa
Cecil Carter • At-Large Rep.
Murray State College, Tishomingo
Melanie Davidson • At-Large Rep.
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman
Ken Fullbright • District 5 Rep.
Santa Fe Depot Museum, Shawnee
Jim L. Goss • District 1 Rep.
Frank Phillips Home, Bartlesville
John Hernandez • At-Large Rep.
Museum of the Great Plains, Lawton
Joshua D. Hinson • District 4 Rep.
Chickasaw Nation, Ada
Jennifer Holt • District 2 Rep.
Will Rogers Memorial Museums, Claremore
Kristin Mravinec • At-Large Rep.
Greater Southwest Historical Museum, Ardmore
director's desk
Summertime
Summertime,
And the livin’ is easy
Fish are jumpin’
And the cotton is high
T
hese lyrics by George Gershwin could describe a hot
summer day anywhere, including Oklahoma! The truth
Brenda Granger
is that summertime has evolved into a very busy time for
Executive Director
our museums with a variety of summertime programming
including summer day camps, extended group tours, summer special events,
family staycationers and much more.
I challenge you to visit an Oklahoma museum this summer. OMA has a list
of Oklahoma museums on the Web site at www.okmuseums.org/museumdirectory. OMA institutional members have a link to their Web sites, and all
other museums are listed in a pdf file at the bottom of the page. You can sort
the museums by Name, City or Congressional District. You also can use the
new Oklahoma Tourism Web site at www.travelok.com for travel ideas. In fact,
all Oklahoma museums need to make sure they are listed on the new Web site,
and their information is accurate. Museums can contact Oklahoma Tourism
for a login to update their institutional information and add photos, videos
and content. Please take the time to do this as travelok.com is being used by
thousands of potential visitors!
So Mr. Gershwin, livin’ is anything but easy for the museum staff and
volunteers during the summer months at our thriving Oklahoma museums.
However, I still like hearing your song this time of year.
Brenda
Dan Provo • At-Large Rep.
Oklahoma Museum of History, OKC
Kari Watkins • At-Large Rep.
Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, OKC
Karen Whitecotton-Phillips • At-Large Rep.
Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center,
Shawnee
Standing Professional Committee Representatives
Delaynna Trim • MPMA
Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, Shawnee
Stacey Weddington • OKMADA
Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, OKC
Jana Brown • OKME
Museum of the Great Plains, Lawton
Stacey Halfmoon • OKNAMPA
American Indian Cultural Center and Museum, OKC
Larissa Busch • OKRA
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman
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Join us September 23 for a keynote address by
Susan Stamberg
Why History Museums Matter
American Association for State and Local History
and Oklahoma Museums Association
2010 Joint Annual Conference
Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City
10:45am - 12:00pm
Articles may be submitted to the Editor for
consideration in upcoming issues of MuseNEWS.
Advertising information can be found on the
OMA Web site. Availablity of advertising space is
determined by the Editor.
Editor: Brenda Granger, Executive Director,
[email protected]; Assistant Editor: Stacy
O’Daniel, Administrative & Program Associate,
[email protected].
Oklahoma Museums Association
2100 NE 52 Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73111
405.424.7757 • fax 405.427.5068
www.okmuseums.org
www.okmuseums.org
Courtesy Celebrity Lecture Agency
Susan Stamberg is a nationally renowned broadcast journalist and special correspondent for NPR. She is the first woman
to anchor a national nightly news program, and has won
every major award in broadcasting. One of the most popular
broadcasters in public radio, Stamberg is well-known for her
conversational style, intelligence, and knack for finding an
interesting story. Stamberg’s talk is open to the public and
free of charge.
The keynote by Susan Stamberg is funded in part by the
Oklahoma Humanities Council (OHC) and the We the People
initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH). Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this public program do not necessarily
represent those of OHC or NEH.
best practices for boards
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The Oklahoma Museums
Association encourages
museums and historical
societies to use information in this column for
board training. Museum
board members also are
invited to take part in
training seminars and
other programs offered
by OMA. For membership and program
information go to www.
okmuseums.org.
Next issue:
The board and the
budget (beauty and the
beast?)
This article is reprinted
with permission from
the Board Café, a free
newsletter for members
of nonprofit boards of directors, co-published by
CompassPoint Nonprofit
Services and the National
Center for Nonprofit
Boards. CompassPoint
Nonprofit Services, 731
Market Street, Suite
200, San Francisco, CA
94103; 415.541.9000;
[email protected].
What to do when you really, really
disagree with a board decision
by Jan Masaoka
ost of the time, nonprofit boards work
through consensus. But what if you
think a serious mistake is being made?
Sometimes knowing what to do in advance
if such a situation arises can help you
understand the situation more clearly as it
unfolds.
Have you ever been in a situation where the
board has made a decision that you think
is very wrong and will have severe negative
consequences for the organization? Or where
you think an important decision has been
railroaded through?
As a board member myself and something
of a contrarian, I have found myself in
these circumstances from time to time over
the years. For example, on the board of an
organization with a sizable financial deficit,
I found myself and one other board member
losing a seventeen-to-two vote to take funds
from the organization’s endowment for
current operating expenses. As a member
of CompassPoint consulting group for many
years, I saw more serious cases, too, such as
ones where board members suspected illegal
activity or a takeover of the organization by
a few very aggressive (and often new) board
members. It is important to remember that
reasonable people can disagree in good faith
on important issues. The following situations
may give you some food for thought if a case
that goes beyond reasonable disagreement
were to arise for you.
The board I am on is about to make a bad
decision. Although the last two years have
been very tight financially, they refuse to
make any cuts to the expenses. But they
do not want to do anything different in
fundraising either! If we have another bad
year, I am afraid we will not be able to pay
our bills.
Call the board chair and express your
concerns. But if you truly expect that the
decision will go another way, write a letter
to the board that explains your reasons for
voting against the budget that has been
proposed. Bring this letter to the meeting at
which the vote will be taken and ask to read
your letter aloud and have it entered into
the official minutes. You may be outvoted,
but you will have shown how seriously you
take the matter. Your reasoning is in the
permanent record, and those who did not
attend the board meeting will be able to
understand your point of view. Many years
from now, someone reading the minutes
may also find your comments important and
informative.
The board has just voted to repair our
playground structures rather than replace
them, but I believe strongly that repairs will
not do and some child may be hurt. What
can I do?
Consider asking the board for an
independent, expert evaluation of the
situation, perhaps by a play equipment
specialist. Such an evaluation will bring
professional, objective information to the
decision. If board members will not do that,
or if they choose to ignore a report that
indicates the structures are dangerous,
at least make sure that your “no” vote is
recorded in the minutes. Later, if a child
is unfortunately hurt and a lawsuit is
brought against the organization, you will
be protected if your vote by name has been
recorded. After the vote, simply say, “Please
put my name into the minutes as having
voted NO on this motion.” When the minutes
are issued, check to be sure your vote has
been recorded properly.
I have just been voted off the board of a
nonprofit because I have been asking too
many questions about the finances. I think
the board president and the executive director
are embezzling money. What can I do?
The first step might be to write a letter
explaining your concerns—perhaps
proposing an investigative committee— and
send it separately to each board member
and to the executive director. Ask them to
respond to you by a certain date. You can
also contact the auditor (if the organization
has a CPA audit) to ask for clarification or
feedback on your concerns. If these steps
still leave you feeling that criminal activities
are taking place, you can write a letter to a
few of the organization’s key funders and
supporters, but be aware that such a step
is likely to create a large uproar that could
end up backfiring. Your final recourse is to
bring the charges to the attorney general
in your state. That office is responsible
for overseeing nonprofit organizations
incorporated within the state; your local
state legislator may also be helpful in
making sure there is an investigation.
I am still angry and disappointed over a
decision the board has made. What can I do?
Once a decision has been made, do not
keep bringing it up again or try to take your
case to others. For example, if the board
has just adopted a budget that you think is
unrealistically optimistic, do not continue
the argument by trying to convince staff or
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volunteer voice
Volunteers are a work of heart
by Robbin Davis
I have a plaque hanging in my office that a co-worker
gave me when I started working at the Oklahoma History
Center. The sign reads, “Volunteers are a Work of Heart.”
When I feel myself faltering or a little lost about the Volunteer program, my eyes will wander to that sign, reminding
me why I choose to do what I do.
The words on the plaque hold many meanings for me: The
very nature of volunteerism is to give of yourself to a cause
without expectation of something in return, to “give from
the heart.” I often refer to this as a “servant’s heart.”
“Working from the heart,” paid or unpaid, means that you
are doing those things that bring joy or comfort to someone else without expectation or benefit to you.
“Putting your heart into it,” be it your work, a project, a
presentation, etc. means that you are doing your very best
to be successful at what you are trying to achieve; to give it
your “all”, to invest yourself in the process with the expectation of a positive outcome benefiting you or someone else.
Volunteers and those of us that oversee volunteer programs do all of these. We work from the heart, put our
heart into it and most of us have a Servant’s Heart for our
organizations. These are very precious ideas. They must be
regarded almost as holy, that they are sacred. Volunteers
are special people; a tired, over-used phrase but so very
true. Volunteers give much to our organizations without
ever asking for much in return. How do we, as staff, volunteer managers, directors, other volunteers, work together
to guard one of our most precious and essential resources?
What to do when you disagree
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others that the decision should be overturned. If you
feel that other board members understand your point
of view but still disagree, and you feel that you could
not openheartedly work within that decision, consider
resigning from the board and state your reasons clearly
in a letter to the board. If, however, you can reluctantly
live with the decision, make your disagreements clear,
but also make clear that you will work with the decision.
And finally . . .
Too often board members feel uncomfortable with a
decision as it is being made but decide to remain silent.
In some cases it is fine to let the meeting roll on, but in
other cases it’s an indication of a board that may later
be described as “asleep at the wheel.” An underlying but
too-common reason is that there is an implicit feeling
that questioning the staff (or the majority) is being
distrustful or not acting as a team member.
If you find yourself experiencing such thoughts, take a
few seconds to think it through. There are more choices
than simply keeping quiet or being disruptive. Be sure
that you take the board’s decisions as seriously as the
organization needs them to be taken, and doing so
will sometimes mean being clearer than is ordinarily
necessary.
www.okmuseums.org
How do we make sure that they
know we value the 35 miles they
drive one way to help us address envelopes? How do we let
them know that the 80 hours of
school tours they gave last year
are vital to our mission? How
do we assure them that they are
needed, loved, adored, wanted
Robbin Davis
and essential to the success
of our organization? How do we convey that they are the
heart of the organization?
We tell them “thank you” every time they come and volunteer at the museum. We remember their birthday. We
ask about the grand kids. We provide coffee and snacks.
We recommend a book we think they will like. We include
them in decision making when appropriate. We ask for
their opinion. We entrust them with a project. We engage
them in meaningful work. We find the right volunteer
placement for them. We connect them to a staff mentor.
We encourage them to try something new. We show them
in a myriad of ways how very important they are. We invest
in them as people.
Everyday I work with individuals who are putting their
heart into making a success of our museum, who are doing
their best to forward our mission. Many of them are volunteers. They make me proud and I am very lucky to spend
my working hours with so many people who are working
from the heart. I try to make sure they know how much I
appreciate them but fear that I often fall short of expressing
how valuable they are to me. But when we put our heart
into saying thank you, expressing our deep felt appreciation, we are saying that Volunteers are A Work of Heart.
Robbin Davis is Volunteer & Marketing Manager for the
Oklahoma Museum of History and serves as the American
Association for Museum Volunteers Mountain Plains Regional Director. If you have a question regarding museum
volunteer programs or volunteerism in general, please send
your questions to [email protected] and Robbin will do
her best to answer them.
Meet the intern
I
am from Oklahoma City and
am currently finishing my
bachelor’s degree from the
University of Central Oklahoma.
I will graduate summer 2010
with a BA in Museum Studies.
I am a social studies teaching
assistant in Oklahoma City,
and I enjoy the ability to help
students learn about history.
My interests include history,
museology, gardening, cooking,
Audrey Meek
and anything outdoors. In my
spare time I like to read and spend time with my family
and friends. I look forward to completing my degree this
summer and to whatever is in store for me next. In the
meantime, I will be enjoying my internship here at OMA!
Trivia, food, wine and friends—the making of a fun night out!
T
he Oklahoma
Museums
Association is
organizing a
fantastic event
for Oklahoma’s brilliant
museums
professionals.
The smARTies
trivia night will
be on Friday,
September 10 at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage
Museum in Oklahoma City.
The evening’s snacks will be prepared by the National
Cowboy & Western Heritage Museums’ café, Dining on
Persimmon Hill. The menu focuses on game night, finger
foods including marinated cheese cubes, parmesan chicken tenders, roast beef and pulled pork sliders. Brownies
and chocolate covered pretzels will also be served. The
meal price is included in the event ticket.
At the event, teams will face off in exciting rounds of
gameshow-style trivia. Colleagues from the same organization can play on the same team, or there will be additional
teams to mix up guests from different institutions. Winners go home with official smARTies trophies and exclusive bragging rights.
To purchase individual tickets or a team table of eight,
please visit https://okmuseums.ejoinme.org/MyPages/
smARTiesregistration/tabid/221057/Default.aspx.
The evening also serves as a fundraiser for OMA. Sponsorship available at levels ranging from $100 to $2500. For a
sponsorship form, please visit www.okmuseums.org/
sites/oma/uploads/images/documents/SmARTies_flyer.
pdf or contact OMA offices. Sponsorships are due by Monday, August 2. You may also donate items to the silent
auction to help support OMA programs and services.
fun
It will be a ton of
for our museum
work
colleagues to net
!
in a casual setting
The doors open at 6pm and the game
starts at 7pm. The event will wrap up at
10pm. Tickets for the evening are $25
per person. To join the fun, visit www.
okmuseums.org and register online by
Wednesday, September 1. The evening
will also include a wine pull, with wine donated by Girls
Gone Wine, and silent auction.
Early Oklahoma serials project
For more information about the event,
purchasing tickets, or becoming a sponsor,
please contact the Oklahoma Museums Association at
405.424.7757.
by Helen Clements, Oklahoma State University Library
P
ublishers of magazines and newspapers were prominent among the businesses of Oklahoma in the time
around statehood from 1895-1920. There were some 170
newspapers in the twin territories, and several commercial
magazines. Three of the most prominent were McMaster’s
Oklahoma Magazine, Twin Territories (the Indian Magazine), and Sturm’s Statehood Magazine (which became
Sturm’s Oklahoma Magazine in 1907). For more details,
see Linda Wilson’s article in the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma
History and Culture (Wilson, 2007).
Numerous museums and libraries around Oklahoma have
materials that document Oklahoma publishing, but originals of the magazines themselves are very rare. For the
last year, Robin Leech and Helen Clements at the Oklahoma State University Library have had a small project
to discover holdings of magazines printed in Oklahoma
around 1900-1920. They have identified a few libraries
with originals, and several that have some of the magazines on microfilm. A small grant was received from Amigos Library Services to carry out this pilot project.
One of the magazines, Sturm’s Statehood Magazine, has
been digitized and soon will be available via the OSU
Library’s Web site of digital collections. Also, they have digitized Carolyn Foreman’s key bibliography (Foreman 1936),
as well as some other sources on the history of Oklahoma
www.okmuseums.org
The Oklahoma Museums Association is
very grateful for the generous support of
the Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum,
the National Cowboy & Western Heritage
Museum and Girls Gone Wine for this
event.
magazines. Eventually, it is hoped to make more of the key
early magazines freely available on the Web.
They also are creating a database showing which libraries
hold these magazines, either the originals or in microfilm,
to promote the exchange of information about historical
research resources. It is hoped that the project will assist
participating libraries in publicizing their “hidden treasures.” For more information, visit the OSU Library Web
site at http://digital.library.okstate.edu, or choose the
Web site of your own favorite museum or library. You may
find some real treasures you had not expected! For more
information, contact Helen Clements, helen.clements@
okstate.edu.
References
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas. Oklahoma Imprints, 18351907: A History of Printing in Oklahoma Before Statehood.
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1936. Print.
Wilson, Linda D. “Printing and Publishing Industry.” Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Ed. Everett
Dianna. Online ed. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical
Society, 2007. N. pag. Web. 27 May 2010. http://digital.
library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/P/PR015.html.
(Available in print 2010 from the Oklahoma Historical Society; see page 8 of this newsletter.)
Development Directors Roundtable August 9 – Know your donor’s
personality type
T
he Oklahoma Museums Association is planning the
third annual Development Directors Networking
Roundtable and professional development opportunity.
Development Directors of Oklahoma museums are invited
to attend the annual development roundtable on Monday, August 9 at the Oklahoma City National Memorial
& Museum from 11:30am-1:30pm. Lunch will be served
and a $5 donation will be accepted at the door to cover the
cost of lunch. A special thank you is extended to Stacey
Weddington and the Oklahoma City National Memorial &
Museum for hosting the roundtable.
Courtesy Shelley Pulliam.
OMA understands that larger museums need advanced professional
development and therefore has secured such a speaker, Shelley Pulliam. Shelley connects with audiences, communicating through wit,
humor and authenticity. She uses
the combination of her passion
and her gift of teaching to make
relevant applications pertinent to
participant’s lives. Shelley’s presen-
tation will be on various personality types and understanding them for good donor relations. Knowing how to recognize and communicate with different personality types is
important to successful fundraising. Recent research has
shown that personality types can even predict donations
to charities. Through an insightful and humorous study
of the DISC personality model, Shelley uncovers the four
personality types and teaches you to value yourself, donors
and others.
What Is DISC? DISC is a means of identifying and revealing the four main personality types. By using the DISC
model, you can effectively learn to communicate and connect with different kinds of people and donors. It will help
you understand why individuals feel, think, and act the
way that they do. The DISC presentations are interactive
and a path to self discovery. It provides education to help
participants understand themselves and to adapt to create
better relationships, including with donors.
Museum Development Directors interested in attending
the roundtable should register by August 2 to sodaniel@
okmuseums.org or call 405.424.7757.
OMA to host Museum Essentials webinar series by AAM
I
n an effort to continue providing e-learning opportunities, the Oklahoma Museums Association will be hosting
again in 2010 the Museum Essentials Webinar Series by
the American Association of Museums from July-October. OMA will host this webinar series in an informal and
casual setting in the OMA office. The OMA office is located
inside Science Museum Oklahoma, 2100 NE 52nd Street,
Oklahoma City, OK 73111.
The cost of attending the webinar in the OMA office will be
$5 per session for OMA members and $10 per session for
non-members. Space is limited to the first 10 participants
to register. To register for one or more webinars in the
OMA office, please contact Stacy O’Daniel at 405.424.7757
or by email at [email protected]. For the OMA
hosted webinars, registration is required and closes 10
days prior to the webinar.
If you are unable to join us in the OMA office, OMA encourages you to register directly with the American Association of Museums for the webinars at www.aam-us.org/
getinvolved/learn/webinarindex.cfm and view them from
your own computer. Please consult the AAM Web site for
prices and registration.
2010 Museum Essentials Webinar Series
Museum Standards and Best Practices Primer
July 7 from 1:00pm-2:30pm (CST)
Join senior AAM staff and other leading practitioners for a
valuable overview and introduction to National Standards
and Best Practices. Get grounded in the standards which
constitute the museum field’s core operational principles.
21st Century Museum and School Partnerships: What
Museums Need to Know
July 21 from 1:00pm-2:30pm (CST)
www.okmuseums.org
Rethink the potential of true partnerships between museums and schools while retaining the focus on learning
in museums. Join Beverly Sheppard and Kim Fortney,
co-editors of An Alliance of Spirit: Museum and School
Partnerships (2010, The AAM Press), for a walk through
practical information that you can use in your work and
your institution immediately and over time to foster sustainable museum/school partnerships. Presenters will
explore museum and school partnerships from the angles
of teacher, administrator, evaluator, funder and museum
director. After participating in this webinar, attendees will
be better able to: Plan, develop, survey, test, implement
and evaluate programs in partnership with schools; and
Place current trends in museum and school partnerships
into context of what is happening in both museums and
schools to affect the relationship on both sides.
Understanding the Three Dimensions of Your Board
October 20 from 1:00pm-2:30pm (CST)
Join Geri Thomas for this webinar designed to help you
engage board members in more meaningful ways by
understanding not only their fiduciary role, but also how
they can be generative and strategic in order to engender
enthusiasm for the organization and enjoy their board
experience. Learn how to foster and support the individual and collective effectiveness of board members;
how to recruit, orient and retain them; and, how to keep
them informed, committed, and dynamic. This program is
especially for board members, new directors or directors of
small institutions.
Step-by-Step Collections Acquisition (archived version)
Monday, October 25 1:00pm-2:30pm (CST)
Take a “basics” look at the step-by-step process of bringing
an object into your collection.
AASLH/OMA Annual meeting
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This year, the Oklahoma Department of Libraries with
support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services
will offer a special Tribal Track in conjunction with the annual meeting. Of interest to tribal and non-tribal organizations, this year’s annual meeting features workshops,
sessions, and special events with an indigenous perspective. Check the information box on the registration form
to receive updates and special invitations. Activities are
sponsored by the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries,
and Museums with funding from the Institute of Museum
and Library Services.
Keynote and plenary speakers
at the conference
Keynote speaker Susan Stamberg is a nationally renowned
broadcast journalist and special correspondent for NPR. She
is the first woman to anchor a
national nightly news program,
and has won every major award
in broadcasting. One of the most
popular broadcasters in public
radio, Stamberg is well-known
Courtesy of Celebrity
for her conversational style, intelLecture Agency.
ligence, and knack for finding
an interesting story. Funding for the keynote address by
Susan Stamberg is provided in part by a grant from the
Oklahoma Humanities Council (OHC) and the National
Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Any views, finds,
conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent
those of OHC or NEH.
Plenary speaker Gerard Baker,
highest ranking Native American
in the National Park Service, was
recently named Assistant Director for American Indian Relations
for the National Park Service. He
formerly was superintendent of
Mount Rushmore National Memorial. A Mandan-Hidatsa Indian,
Gerard Baker grew up on the Fort Courtesy pbs.org.
Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. When he joined the
National Park Service, Baker held fast to his native identity, learning more about his people’s history and traditions
in every place in which he was stationed. At Rushmore, he
has expanded his vision to embrace the vast diversity of
cultural traditions and stories that make up our national
heritage. Baker’s address is part of a Tribal Track at the
meeting sponsored in part by funding from the Institute for
Museum and Library Services.
The American Association for State and Local History and
the Oklahoma Museums Association would like to thank
the following for their support of the 2010 conference (to
date): Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa, Harn Homestead Museum, Institute of Museum and Library Services,
Kirkpatrick Family Fund, National Cowboy & Western
Heritage Museum, Oklahoma Arts Council, Oklahoma City
National Memorial & Museum, Oklahoma City Zoological
Park and Botanical Gardens, Oklahoma Department of
Libraries, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma Humanities Council, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural
History, The Kerr Foundation, Inc., 45th Infantry Museum, American Banjo Museum, American Indian Cultural
Center & Museum, Chandler Route 66 Interpretive Center,
Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Chickasaw Nation, The
Conoco Museum, Fort Sill National Historic Landmark and
Museum, Gaylord-Pickens Museum, Gilcrease Museum,
Mohawk Trading Post, National Weather Service Severe
Storm Prediction Center, Oklahoma City Convention and
Visitors Bureau, Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum,
Oklahoma Governor’s Mansion, Oklahoma Route 66
Museum, Oklahoma State Capitol, Oklahoma Territorial
Museum, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department,
Philbrook Museum of Art, Round Barn, Science Museum
Oklahoma, Scottish Rite Masonic Temple, Skirvin Hotel,
Stafford Air and Space Museum, Tribal Track Committee,
and U.S. Army Artillery Museum.
A special thank you to the Oklahoma History Center for
being the host organization of the conference. Please visit
the OMA Web site for updates.
Future OMA conference dates
September 28-30, 2011 • Claremore
Two scholarships available for Salvage of Collections workshop
The Greater Southwest Historical Museum (GSHM) in
Ardmore, Oklahoma, in partnership with the Oklahoma
Museums Association (OMA), is hosting a disaster training workshop, Salvage of Collections – After an Emergency
Incident on September 2, 2010. The presenter will be
conservator Barbara Moore. This workshop is funded by a
NEH Preservation Assistance Grant awarded to GSHM. The
workshop is currently sold out except for the two scholarships which OMA is offering.
Salvage of Collections will concentrate on the salvage of
damaged collections to minimize loss. Participants will be
instructed how to prioritize salvage efforts, organize and
document salvage operations, and stabilize collections
materials that are wet, moldy or sooty. The workshop will
conclude with a hands-on exercise in salvaging wet collection materials representative of history museums.
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The workshop will take place at the Greater Southwest
Historical Museum in Ardmore, Oklahoma, from 10:00am
to 4:30pm with registration at 9:30am. Lunch is included.
To apply for a scholarship,visit www.okmuseums.org/programs-services/scholarship-program. The deadline to apply is August 1.
Barbara Moore is a conservator in private practice. She
earned her Graduate Diploma in Conservation from London University and her BA from Brown University. Her
professional interests include salvage of wet museum and
library materials. She previously conducted the 2004 Disaster Workshop for OMA.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations
expressed in this workshop do not necessarily represent
those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Small history museums encouraged to attend hands-on lab
P
athways: Discovering Your Connections to History is a
hands-on lab designed to help small historical organizations develop meaningful programs and strengthen
relationships with their communities. Session leaders will
share successful examples and will work with participants
as they develop a program unique to their site. Participants will receive a copy of Pathways.
Pathways: Discovering Your Connections to History
Saturday, September 25 from 1pm-5pm
Ronald J. Norick Downtown Oklahoma City Library
Cost is $25 and preregistration is required.
This lab is presented in partnership with the Oklahoma
Museums Association and American Association for State
and Local History Educators and Interpreters Committee.
Chair: Christopher Shires, Director of Education, Edsel
and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
• To register for the Pathways lab, visit www.okmuseums.org/annual-conference and click on either register
online or download the booklet. The Pathways registration is on page 28 of the booklet. You do not have to be
registered for the conference to register for the lab.
• To apply for a scholarship visit www.okmuseums.org/
programs-services/scholarship-program. Applications
are due August 1.
Additional Information:
The Educators and Interpreters Committee eagerly
anticipates this year’s Pathways lab in Oklahoma City.
Pathways: Discovering Your Connections to History, is an
AASLH program (www.aaslh.org/pathways) developed several years ago by members with support from the Institute
of Museum and Library Services. The program is designed
for small historical organizations with bold ideas but lim-
ited resources. The program’s creative resources help organizations develop meaningful programs and build solid
partnerships with their community as well as facilitating
and expanding the skills of public history professionals
and volunteers.
In 2009, members of the E&I Committee hosted their first
Pathways lab in Indianapolis. It attracted a number of individuals from small historical institutions who were given
copies of the Pathways program. Seasoned public history
professionals shared proven examples from the field. The
resulting session evolved into a lively discussion among
the participants, which encouraged the development of
new programs and the application of new ideas. By all
accounts this lab was very successful, and as a result the
Committee has determined that the 2010 lab will improve
on the positive accomplishments of the previous one.
The 2010 lab will include follow-up from the 2009 participants, sharing both the successes and pitfalls they
experienced in adapting the program to their particular organizations. This valuable feedback will serve to
sharpen the program, and in time, the Committee expects
to develop an electronic database of successful program
examples from local history organizations to share with
peers and colleagues. The members of the E&I Committee
are excited about 2010’s lab in Oklahoma City.
The Oklahoma Museums Association wlll sponsor 10
scholarships to cover registration fees for members of
their organization attending the Pathways lab. In keeping with the positive spirit of last years’ Pathways Lab,
the 2010 Pathway’s Lab promises to serve as a valuable
resource to local historical organizations, libraries and
museums, thus continuing to celebrate AASLH’s commitment to local history.
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
Have you ever had the problem of trying to do research
for a museum exhibit but facing a mountain of books and
articles that must be read to get to the essence of the subject? Or are you interested in learning more about the rich
history and culture of Oklahoma in general? The answers
to your questions about almost everything Oklahoman lie
in The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture,
released in January 2010 by the Oklahoma Historical Society. In 2001 the OHS received the first of two grants from
the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Preservation
and Access Reference Works program and began preparing this valuable educational tool. Its purpose is to provide
readers and researchers with the most important, up-todate information on each topic and to be a starting point
for additional research.
The two-volume encyclopedia details 26 areas of investigation. It covers each major sport as well as entertainment
venues and includes geographical features, biographies of
governors, U.S. Senators and Representatives, and other
political figures. It provides overviews of land runs, farming, ranching, mining, manufacturing, highways, and
military battles, but it also includes fascinating reports on
the foods that Oklahomans love, the music that they make
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and listen to, art and artists,
and the books and poetry
that Sooner State authors
have written. Even better, its
2,455 articles are a source of
in-depth information on the
state’s 77 counties and 586 incorporated towns. Authors also
prepared articles on a number of museums, non-profits,
colleges and universities, and
Courtesy Jason Bondy.
historical organizations.
Most of the book’s 700 authors have spent their careers
in studying Oklahoma, and many of them are scholars in
universities around the nation. They explain their areas
of expertise in simple, everyday language. Each article
also offers a bibliography listing articles, books, and other
sources that are accessible through most libraries and at
the Historical Society.
The OHS Gift Shop sells the 1,700-page, two-volume set
for $100, and museums may receive discounts. Contact
the Gift Shop at 405.522.5214.
Oklahoma museums to offer free admission to
military personnel and their families this summer
T
he Oklahoma Museums Association and the Oklahoma Arts
Council are pleased to announce the
recent launch of Blue Star Museums, a partnership with the National
Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star
Families, and more than 650 museums across America to offer free
admission to all active duty military
personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2010.
Families can visit the Web site www.
nea.gov/national/bluestarmuseums/
index.php?st=OK#list for participating
Oklahoma museums or view the list
below. The complete list of participating Blue Star Museums is available at
www.arts.gov.
“America’s museums are proud to join
the rest of the country in thanking
our military personnel and their families for their service and sacrifice,”
said National Endowment for the Arts
Chairman Rocco Landesman. “I cannot imagine a better way to do that
than welcoming them in to explore
and enjoy the extraordinary cultural
heritage our museums present. The
works of art on view this summer will
inspire and challenge viewers, and
sometimes they will just be a great
deal of fun.”
“There have always been wonderful
examples of partnerships between
museums and military installations,
but the scale of this gift from the
museum communities to military
families is thrilling,” said Blue Star
Families Chairman Kathy Roth-Douquet. “Military families work hard
for this country, and it is gratifying
for us to be recognized for that. We
anticipate that thousands of military
families will participate in the program and visit museums this summer
– many of them for the first time. Blue
Star Families will work hard to help
our military families make the most of
these opportunities.”
More than 650 museums in all 50
states and the District of Columbia
are taking part in the initiative.
Blue Star Museums runs from Memorial Day, May 31 through to Labor
Day, September 6, 2010. The free
admission program is available to active duty military and their immediate
family members (military ID holder
and five immediate family members),
which includes active duty Reserve
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and active duty National Guard.
Some special or limited-time
museum exhibits may not be included in this free admission program. For questions on particular
exhibits or museums, please contact the museum directly. To find
out which museums are participating,
visit www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.
The site includes a list of participating museums and a map to help with
visit planning.
Museums that wish to participate
in Blue Star Museums may contact
[email protected], or Nicole
Murray at 202.682.5578.
This is the latest NEA program to
bring quality arts programs to the
military, veterans, and their families.
Other NEA programs for the military
have included Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience,
Great American Voices Military Base
Tour, and Shakespeare in American
Communities Military Base Tour.
Oklahoma museums participating in
Blue Star Museums program to date:
• Cherokee National Historical Society, Tahlequah
• Cherokee Strip Museum , Alva
• Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art,
Norman
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• General Tommy Franks Leadership
Institute & Museum, Hobert
• Guthrie Museum Complex, Guthrie
• Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art,
Shawnee
• National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma City Museum of Art,
Oklahoma City
• Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum,
Pawnee
• Plains Indians Pioneers Museum,
Woodward
• Price Tower Arts Center, Bartlesville
• Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of
Natural History, Norman
• Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish
Art, Tulsa
• Stafford Air and Space Museum,
Weatherford
• Toy & Action Figure Museum,
Pauls Valley
The Oklahoma Museums Association
and Oklahoma Arts Council thank
you for your participation.
oin over 1,200 museums and cultural institutions across the country in a
national celebration of culture and learning.
Register your museum today to participate in this national event that offers free
admission on September 25, 2010 to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket.
For more information, and to sign up visit www.smithsonian.com/museumday/
register/2010. It is free to participate!
Benefits of participating:
• Free qualified leads – 5,000 subscriber names from Smithsonian
• Online promotion – Museum Day dedicated Web site delivering 2 million
impressions in 2009
• Extensive promotions and public relations – program advertisments in
Smithsonian and Smithsonian.com
• Strategic brand affiliation – aligns your museum with Smithsonian magazine
• Public relations – Smithsonian magazine will work with media outlets nation wide for Museum Day
• Positive community relations – delivers tangible benefits to your community
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Grant deadlines, training and other news
Important updates for nonprofits
Within the last several months,
Congress has enacted two tax
incentives that apply to nonprofits,
one to reward hiring of new staff and
another to help smaller organizations
pay for health insurance.
Hiring Incentive Tax Credit
The first new law allows nonprofits
of all sizes and other employers to
keep the 6.2 percent payroll taxes
they typically would pay on certain
new hires. The incentive is only
available for a short time, and it
applies to only certain newly hired
workers. Learn more about the HIRE
Act and its impact on nonprofits
www.councilofnonprofits.org/
public-policy/federal-policy-issues/
economic-recovery/jobs/hiringincentive-now-available. This payroll
tax forgiveness provision expires at
the end of the year, so you will save
more the sooner you hire eligible
unemployed workers.
Small Employer Health Credit
The new health care reform law
lets smaller nonprofits claim up to
a 25 percent tax credit when they
pay for at least half of the health
insurance premiums for their
employees. To claim the credit, the
nonprofit must have 25 or fewer full
time employees who earn less than
$50,000 in average wages and the
nonprofit must pay at least 50%
of the insurance premium cost for
employees. Eligible nonprofits can
start claiming the credit as early as
when they file their second quarter
payroll tax returns. Your organization
may have received a postcard
from the Internal Revenue Service
providing information about the
small employer credit. To learn more,
go to www.councilofnonprofits.org/
public-policy/federal-policy-issues/
health-care-reform/small-employerhealth-credit or www.irs.gov for
nonprofit-specific information.
SB 1070 – Oklahoma Solicitation of
Charitable Contributions Act
On the state level, the House and
Senate both passed SB 1070. This
law is designed to: Promote integrity
and accountability in the nonprofit
sector; Increase transparency
regarding charitable solicitation
activities; Minimize fraud in the
charitable sector. Key measures
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include: Nonprofits who raise funds
for charitable purposes must file with
the Secretary of State, explain how
they raise funds and how they use
charitable contributions; Professional
fundraisers and those they hire are
required to file with the Secretary
of State, disclose for whom they are
working and what their contracts
entail; Members of the public will be
able to search an online database
to find out more about a nonprofit’s
charitable contribution activities. It
will go into effect July 1, 2011.
IRS epostcard or 990n
Are you a small organization (under
$25,000 in gross receipts) which has
failed to file the IRS epostcard? If so,
your organization is at possible risk of
revocation of your exempt status by
the IRS. The deadline to file was May
17, 2010. The IRS has determined if
a small non-profit has not filed a 990
or 990n (postcard) for three years will
lose their tax exempt status.
To find out if your organization is on
the list, go to http://nccsdataweb.
urban.org/PubApps/statePicker.php
?prog=epostcard&display=state.
If you are on the list, please file
the electronic postcard. It is a very
simple process.
NOTICE: The IRS Commissioner in
a statement released May 18 “urges
small organizations that missed the
May 17 deadline to go ahead and
file — even though the deadline has
passed — The IRS will do what it can
to help them avoid losing their taxexempt status.” Read more from the
IRS Web site, www.irs.gov/charities/
article/0,,id=217087,00.html.
Thank you to the Oklahoma Center
for Nonprofits for providing some of
this information.
OMA scholarship program
Each year, OMA awards scholarships
to workshops, seminars and the
Annual Fall Conference. Scholarships
are awarded on a demonstrated
need basis to qualified applicants
and cover registration fees only. To
qualify for an OMA scholarship, an
applicant must be a member in good
standing of the Oklahoma Museums
Association; complete the scholarship
application form on the Web site,
www.okmuseums.org, under
Programs and Services; and submit
the application by email, fax or US
mail by the specified deadline. OMA
members are encouraged to apply for
scholarships.
OMA calendar of events
July 7 • Museum Standards and Best
Practices, Museum Essentials Webinar, OMA office, OKC
July 21 • 21st Century Museum and
School Partnerships, Museum Essentials Webinar, OMA office, OKC
August 9 • Museum Development
Directors Roundtable, Oklahoma City
National Memorial & Museum, OKC
August 11 • Museum Marketing
Roundtable, OKC
August 18-19 • Digitization Workshop
September 2 • Emergency Preparedness–Salvage Workshop, Greater
Southwest Historical Museum, Ardmore
September 10 • OMA smARTies Trivia
Night fundraiser, National Cowboy &
Western Heritage Museum, OKC
September 11 • SeptemberFest,
Governor’s Mansion, OKC
September 22-25 • AALSH and OMA
joint annual conference, Cox Center,
OKC
September 22 • OMA Board of Directors meeting, Cox Center, OKC
September 23 • Susan Stamberg keynote address, Cox Center, OKC
September 23 • OMA Standing Professional Committee networking luncheon and meeting, Cox Center, OKC
September 24 • OMA Awards Luncheon, Cox Center, OKC
September 25 • Pathways Lab, Connecting Museums to Community,
Downtown Library, OKC
Professional development
For a listing of Sarkeys Foundation
seminars visit www.sarkeys.org.
For a listing of Campbell Center
courses visit www.campbellcenter.org.
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For a listing of seminars offered in
Oklahoma City and Tulsa by the
Center for Nonprofits go to www.
centerfornonprofits.us.
For a listing of Northern States
Conservation Center online museum
classes visit www.museumclasses.org.
For a listing of American Association
of Museums workshops and seminars
visit www.aam-us.org.
For a listing of American Association
for State and Local History workshops
and seminars visit www.aaslh.org.
For a listing of National Preservation
Institute seminars in historic
preservation and cultural resource
management visit www.npi.org.
Ongoing grant opportunities
Oklahoma Arts Council
405.521.2931
www.arts.ok.gov
Oklahoma Humanities Council
405.235.0280
www.okhumanitiescouncil.org
Heritage Preservation
www.heritagepreservation.org
Institute of Museum and Library
Services
www.imls.gov
National Endowment for the Arts
www.arts.endow.gov/grants/apply/
Museums.html
National Endowment for the
Humanities
www.neh.fed.us/grants/grants.html
Plan now for Septemberfest 2010
I
t is time to begin planning Septemberfest 2010! The date for this year’s event
is Saturday, September 11, from 10am to 4pm. This will be the 14th annual
Septemberfest on the grounds of the Governor’s Mansion. This annual event is
designed to provide free entertainment and education to families on our state’s
history, heritage, resources and traditions. It is a great way for your museum
to reach the citizens of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma museums are invited to submit an educational activity proposal for
SeptemberFest 2010. The goal of the Education Venue at Septemberfest is to
provide a wide variety of hands-on educational activities for children of all ages.
In the Education Venue last year there were approximately 19 hands-on interactive activities for children and their families. Each institution is responsible
for setting up their area; tables will be set up the day before. Due to budget
cuts, expense reimbursements will not be issued this year.
Other venues planned for Septemberfest include Agriculture, Arts, Cultural,
Health and Safety, Entertainment, Sports and more. In addition to the venues,
there will be committees formed to handle food, logistics, press, security, procurement, and volunteers. There is no admission fee to SeptemberFest and all
activities are free.
If you are interested in participating, please e-mail Sherri Vance, svance29@
cox.net, or Brenda Granger, [email protected], fax 405.427.5068 or
mail the following information to the Oklahoma Museums Association office by
August 6:
• Name of Activity/Venue
• Organization
• Contact Person
• Contact Phone/Fax/Email
• Brief Description of activity
• Names of staff/volunteers participating from organization
• Number of additional volunteers needed
• Number of tables/chairs needed
• Access to water or electricity? If yes, please specify which one.
If you are unable to participate in Septemberfest, but would like for OMA to
distribute your museum brochures at the event, mail 50 brochures to the
OMA office by August 18. Please contact OMA if you have any questions at
405.424.7757. Mailing address for OMA is 2100 NE 52nd Street, Oklahoma
City, OK 73111.
National Historical Publications and
Records Commission
www.archives.gov/nhprc
Governmental Agencies offering Grants
www.grants.gov
Remember to use the
OMA free
lending library as a
resource — new titles
are added regularly.
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Get great products and support OMA
O
Gaylord Partnership Program
A benefit of Oklahoma Museums Association membership
OMA members receive:
• 15% off traditional supplies with free shipping on orders over $100
• 15% off archival supplies with free shipping on orders
over $100
• 10% off furniture, plus freight
Gaylord donates a percentage of members’ purchases back
to OMA to support the scholarship fund.
Visit www.okmuseums.org/programs-services/affinity-program for more information or to place an order from Gaylord that will benefit the Oklahoma Museums Association.
MA affinity program partnerships offer great products
and in return, OMA receives a percentage of the purchases made through the program. The affinity program is
available at no additional cost to the user and all program
proceeds are used to support the OMA scholarship fund.
Taking advantage of the affinity program is easy. Visit the
programs and services page of the OMA Web site, www.okmuseums.org, and access the partner sites using the links
provided. Below is a full listing of affinity program partners.
• Gaylord - See listing at left for great savings offered by
Gaylord to OMA members.
• Amazon.com - You do not have to be a member of OMA
to use this affinity program partner, but you must access
the Amazon site using the link from the OMA Web site.
• Ledbetter Insurance Agency and Philadelphia Insurance Company – Offers a comprehensive, customized
insurance program for museums.
• Dick Blick Art Materials – You do not have to be a
member of OMA to use the affinity program partner, but
you must access the Dick Blick site using the link from
the OMA Web site.
2011 Conservation Assessment Program applications available this fall
H
eritage Preservation is currently
celebrating the Conservation Assessment Program’s (CAP) 20th year
of helping museums obtain general
collections assessments. To mark
the occasion, they have created a
special feature on the Web site www.
heritagepreservation.org/CAP called
“Twenty Years of Conservation Improvements through CAP.” It showcases one museum from each year
in the program’s twenty-year history,
and demonstrates how each museum
used their CAP recommendations to
improve collections care.
From the Quincy Art Center in Illinois, to Iolani Palace in Hawaii, to
the Beartooth Nature Center in Red
Lodge, Montana, they have brought
together stories of preservation improvements that involve everything
from careful restoration of historic
buildings, to extensive fund-raising for collections storage furniture,
to innovative methods of volunteer
recruitment for collections projects,
to the construction of new habitats
for living animal collections. Gain inspiration and valuable ideas for collections care improvements from the
examples of these dedicated museum
professionals.
CAP funds a professional collections
assessment for small to mid-sized
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museums of all types, at a minimal
cost. In addition, CAP funds historic
buildings assessments for institutions with buildings that are 50 years
or older. The assessment process
helps museum professionals better understand and improve their
institutions’ policies and procedures,
learn conservation and historic
preservation best practices, and forge
relationships with conservators and
historic structures assessors. The
resulting CAP report can help your
institution to develop strategies for
improved collections care, long-range
planning, staff and board education,
and fund-raising.
as early as January 1, 2011. Final reports must be submitted to Heritage
Preservation by November 1, 2011.
CAP is administered by Heritage Preservation and supported through a
cooperative agreement with the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
To be added to the CAP application
mailing list, or for more information, please contact CAP staff at
[email protected] or
202.233.0800.
In 2010, 107 museums in 40 states
were selected to participate in CAP,
including the Cherokee Strip Museum Association in Alva. To view
the entire list of current CAP participants, visit www.heritagepreservation.org/CAP/10recipients.html.
The 2011 CAP applications will be
mailed on Friday, September 3, 2010,
to museums on the CAP mailing list
and will also be available on Heritage
Preservation’s Web site at www.heritagepreservation.org. The postmark
deadline for applications is midnight
on December 1, 2010. Participants
are identified on a rolling basis, and
site visits for participants can begin
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News from the Oklahoma Humanities Council
T
he Oklahoma Humanities Council
offers grant awards ranging from
$1,000 to $15,000. Eligible projects
must support the OHC mission—to
promote meaningful public engagement with the humanities—and may
be structured in a variety of ways:
lectures, panel discussions, Web
sites, digitization of historic records,
audio or video productions, exhibitions, field trips, etc. More information, including grant guidelines,
application forms, and deadlines, is
available at www.okhumanitiescouncil.org/grants.
The Oklahoma Humanities Council
is pleased to announce the next tour
schedule for the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street in
Oklahoma, October 22, 2011 – August 3, 2012.
Nominations for the 2011 Oklahoma
Humanities Awards are being accepted by the Oklahoma Humanities
Council. The Oklahoma Humanities Awards recognize the contributions of individuals, organizations,
and projects to the understanding
of the human experience through
the humanities disciplines in Oklahoma. Nominations are now open
for projects that took place between
July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. The
nomination deadline is September
1, 2010. To download the guidelines
and nomination forms, please visit
www.okhumanitiescouncil.org/oklahoma-humanities-awards.
Purcell Public Library
919 North 9th
Purcell, OK 73080
January 28, 2012-March 3, 2012
Seminole Nation Museum
524 South Wewoka Avenue
Wewoka, OK 74884
October 22, 2011 – December 3, 2011
Thomas J. Harrison Pryor Public
Library
505 East Graham Avenue
Pryor, OK 74361
December 10, 2011-January 21, 2012
No Man’s Land Museum
207 West Sewell
Goodwell, OK 73939
March 10, 2012-April 21, 2012
Waynoka Historical Society
1386 Cleveland
Waynoka, OK 73860
April 28, 2012 – June 9, 2012
Scholarship Fund
Donors ($100 to $499)
Gaylord
Contributors
Jennifer Holt, Claremore
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he Oklahoma Museums Association is planning a museum
marketing networking roundtable
in Oklahoma City. Individuals associated with marketing and public
relations for Oklahoma museums
are invited to attend the networking
roundtable on Wednesday, August
11 at the Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma
Heritage Museum from 11:30am1:00pm. There will not be a formal
presentation, but rather a time when
colleagues can network and share
tips that work for their museums.
Lunch will be served and a $5 donation will be accepted at the door to
cover the cost of lunch. A special
thank you goes to Erin Page and the
Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage
Museum for hosting the roundtable.
Participants interested in attending
the roundtable should register by
August 4 to sodaniel@okmuseums.
org or call 405.424.7757.
OMA endowment fund
contributions
The Association recognizes these members and friends who made recent contributions to the following funds between March 1 – May 31, 2010:
Endowment
Contributors
Jennifer Holt, Claremore
Washington Irving Trail Museum
T
Collinsville Public Library
1223 West Main
Collinsville, OK 74021
June 16, 2012-August 3, 2012
Recent gifts to OMA
Annual Giving Campaign
Contributors
Dr. Mary R. (Becky) Buster, Cheyenne
Edward Granger, OKC
Jennifer Holt, Claremore
Jennifer Klos, OKC
Ann Thompson, OKC
Museum marketing
networking round
table August 11
Grants Received
ConocoPhillips Company
Kirkpatrick Family Fund
Mid-America Arts Alliance
Oklahoma Department of Libraries
Sponsorships Received
Creek Council House Museum
Frank Phillips Home
Oklahoma City National Memorial &
Museum
Will Rogers Memorial Museums
If you would like to make a contribution to the OMA endowment fund
at the Oklahoma City Community
Foundation, please visit www.occf.
org and select Donors: Online Giving;
or you may contact the OMA office at
405.424.7757.
Leave your legacy
OMA would appreciate you remembering the organization in your will.
If you are interested in leaving OMA
a charitable bequest, the language in
your will should contain the following: I/We give to the Oklahoma Museums Association (EIN 73-1004791),
a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, the
following money or asset (describe
here) to benefit their charitable purpose. OMA encourages you to consult
your estate planner, tax professional
or attorney when preparing your
charitable bequest.
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member recognition
New and renewed memberships
Below is a list of new and renewing members who paid dues March 1 – May 31, 2010. Masterpiece and Gem level individual members appear in each newsletter issue. New members are indicated with an asterisk.
Individuals
Masterpiece
Ken Busby, Tulsa
Marci Donaho, Seminole
John Hernandez, Lawton
Joshua D. Hinson, Ada
Gem
Regina Green, Tuskahoma
Classic
Deborah Burke, Tulsa
Samonia Meredith, OKC*
Melvin Moran, Seminole
Treasure
Larry Anduss, Barnsdall
Jennifer Holt, Claremore
James Mustoe, Norman
Nathan Turner, Edmond
Member
Michael Anderson, Ardmore
Kathryn Barr
Linda Boles, Bixby
Wayne Boothe, Cordell
Evelyn Brown, Norman
Dr. Mary R. (Becky) Buster, Cheyenne
Brenda Cochran, Westville*
Nancy Coggins, OKC*
Stacy Cramer, Duncan
Carolyn Dalton, Tulsa
Robbin Davis, OKC
Dr. Dianna Everett, Edmond
Gayle Farley, OKC
Mead Ferguson, Woodward
Nancy Fields, OKC
Barbara Finley, Enid
Ronda Frizley, Catoosa
Betty Gerber, Broken Arrow
Daniel Gibbs, Ardmore
Stacey Halfmoon, OKC
Andi Holland, Enid*
Bruce Howell, Afton
Gretchen Jeane, OKC
Jane C. Johnson, Norman
Becky Julian, Mustang*
Julia Kirt, OKC
Jennifer Klos, OKC
Victor Koshkin-Youritzin, Norman
Theirry Lescasse, Duncan
Larry Marcy, Durant
Dale Maronek, Stillwater
Sue McCoy, OKC
Glen McIntyre, Kingfisher
Brena Meadows, Coweta*
Lorrie Monterio, OKC
Dr. Judy Neale, Lawton
Kim Noyes, Watonga
Tanya Paul, Tulsa*
Scott Perkins, Bartlesville
www.okmuseums.org
Kenton Peters, OKC
Ron Petty, Durant
Jeanne Prince, Guthrie*
Andrea Reeder, Midwest City*
Andrew Skeeter, Sapulpa*
Dr. Sally Soelle, Enid
Doug Zook, Idabel
Student
Lori Ackman, Edmond
Anna Rice, OKC*
Lauren Riepl, OKC
Katherine Saffle, OKC
Michael Williams, OKC*
Institutions
45th Infantry Division Museum
American Banjo Museum
Anadarko Heritage Museum
Chisholm Trail Heritage Center
D.W. Correll Museum
Edmond Historic Preservation Trust*
Fort Sill National Historic Landmark
and Museum
Gardiner Art Gallery*
Greenwood Cultural Center
Hinton Historical Museum & Parker
House
J.M. Davis Arms and Historical
Museum
Jeet Kune Do Museum*
Lindsay Community Historical Society
Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
Major County Historical Society
McAlester Scottish Rite
Medicine Park Museum of Natural
Science*
Military Memorial Museum
Mooreland Area Historical Museum
Museum of the Red River
Newkirk Community Historical
Society
Oklahoma Blues Consortium
Oklahoma Historical Society
Museums & Sites Division
Oklahoma Law Enforcement Museum
and Hall of Fame Foundation*
Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and
Jim Thorpe Museum
Osage County Historical Society
Museum
Philbrook Museum of Art
Red Earth, Inc.
Sapulpa Historical Society
Seminole Nation Museum
Stafford Air and Space Museum
State Capital Publishing Museum
Texas Heritage Museum
Three Valley Museum
Tulsa Foundation for Architecture
Washington Irving Trail Museum
World Organization of China Painters
World War II Airborne Demonstration
Team
Corporate
Silver
Certified Folder Display Services, Inc.
Crain Displays & Exhibits, Inc.*
Bronze
Ledbetter Insurance Agency, Inc.
Red River Photo Services
Scholarship opportunities
O
MA offers scholarships to a
variety of training. Scholarships
are awarded on a demonstrated need
basis to qualified applicants and
cover registration fees only (unless
otherwise specified). Scholarships are
available for the following training:
Salvage of Collections • Sept 2 deadline Aug 1
AASLH-OMA Join Conference • Sept
22-25 (two available) – deadline Aug 1
OMA Awards Luncheon and Keynote
Address • Sept 24 – deadline Aug 1
Pathways Lab • Sept 25 (ten available) – deadline Aug 1
Governor’s Conference on Tourism •
Oct 17-19 – dead Sept 15
Applicants must be a member in good
standing of OMA; complete the online
scholarship application form available
at www.okmuseums.org; and submit
the application by email, fax or U.S.
mail by the specified deadline.
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around the state
New faces, awards and events in Oklahoma museums
reopened museum, visit www.
cherokeetourismok.com.
Fort Gibson, a historic site operated
by the Oklahoma Historical Society,
is preparing to undergo a $1 million
renovation project.
OMA District Representatives submit
news for inclusion in MuseNEWS.
Contact information appears below.
Submission deadlines are March 1,
June 1, September 1 and December 1.
District 1
Jim L. Goss, District 1 Rep.
Frank Phillips Home
918.336.2491
[email protected]
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, was the
recipient of the Barnett Family Foundation Award in Arts & Humanities
as part of the Oklahoma Center for
Nonprofits 2010 ONE Awards.
Tulsa Historical Society now
has a downtown
annex and gift
shop in the
Atlas Marriott
Courtesy THS.
Hotel, Tulsa’s
newest historic hotel.
West Mexican
Ceramics on exhibit
at Museum of the
Red River, Idabel,
through September
19. For more
information, visit www.
museumoftheredriver. Courtesy Muorg.
seum of the
Red River.
District 3
Julie Baird, District 3 Rep.
Leonardo’s Discovery Warehouse
580.233.2787
[email protected]
The National Wrestling Hall of
Fame and Museum, Stillwater, has
acquired the Dan Gable International
Wrestling Institute and Museum
in Waterloo, Iowa. The museum in
Iowa will operate as a branch of the
museum in Stillwater.
District 4
Joshua D. Hinson, District 4 Rep.
Chickasaw Nation
580.436.2603 x 62342
[email protected]
The West of Olaf Seltzer on exhibit at
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, through
August 29. For more information,
visit www.gilcrease.org.
Leila Lenore is now Executive Director of the Charles B. Goddard Center
for the Visual and Performing Arts.
District 2
Miranda Callandar was promoted to
Registar at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.
Jennifer Holt, District 2 Rep.
Will Rogers Memorial Museums
918. 343.8124
[email protected]
Originally built in 1844, the
Cherokee National Supreme
Court Museum, Tahlequah, is
Oklahoma’s oldest public building
and will formally operate as the
Cherokee Nation’s first wholly
owned and operated museum.
The museum features exhibits in
three historic aspects including
the Cherokee National Judicial
System, the Cherokee Advocate
and Cherokee Phoenix newspapers
and the Cherokee language. For
more information on this newly
www.okmuseums.org
Creating
a Sense of
Place on
exhibit at
Goddard
Center,
Ardmore,
through
August
21. For
Courtesy Moroloes Office.
more information visit www.goddardcenter.
org.
The Loretta Y. Jackson-African
American Historical Society,
Chickasha, has been selected for the
Country School Association of America Registry. The National Schoolhouse Registry Program recognizes
school buildings that contribute in
some positive way to the appreciation
and understanding of the country
school experience and their unique
historical heritage.
District 5
Ken Fullbright, District 5 Rep.
Santa Fe Depot Museum
405.275.8412
[email protected]
New staff at the National Cowboy &
Western Heritage Museum include:
Gerriann Schaad, Director of the
Dickinson Research Center; Anne
Morand, Curator of Art; Gary F.
Moore, Director of Finance and Human Resources; Keli Wright, Development Assistant Manager; and Diana Fields, Membership Coordinator.
The Oklahoma Arts Council has
consolidated two programs resulting
in new staff titles: Michael Eddens is
now Arts Education Director, Molly
O’Connor is Director of Outreach
and Community Arts Programs, and
Joel Gavin is Director of Marketing
and Communications.
Oklahoma City National Memorial
& Museum, Oklahoma City, was the
recipient of the Devon Energy Corporation Award in Community as part
of the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits 2010 ONE Awards.
A new mural by artist Carlos Tello
was recently unveiled at the state
capitol in Oklahoma City. Beyond the
Centennial was funded by Friends
of the Capitol and will hang on the
south wall of the Hall of Governors.
The Uncanny Adventures of Okie
Cartoonists on exhibit at Oklahoma
History Center, Oklahoma City,
through summer 2011. The exhibit
is in partnership with the Toy and
Action Figure Museum, Pauls Valley. For more information, visit www.
okiecartoonists.org.
Weapons and Warriors: The Art of
Armaments on exhibit July 2 through
August 15 at Mabee-Gerrer Museum
of Art, Shawnee. For more information, visit www.mgmoa.org.
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Foundation, corporate and institutional supporters
T
he Oklahoma Musuems Association thanks the following foundations, corporations and institutions for their support
of OMA during FY2010. Thank you!
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Amazon.com
American Indian Cultural Center and
Museum
Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa
Best Western Lawton Hotel and Convention Center
Certified Folder Display
Cherokee Nation Tourism
Chickasaw Nation
Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural
Heritage Center
Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center
ConocoPhillips Company
Creek Council House Museum
Elliot + Associates Architects
Fort Sill National Landmark and Museum
Frank Phillips Home
Frankfurt-Short-Bruza Associates, PC
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
Gaylord Brothers Archival Supplies
Gaylord-Pickens Museum, Oklahoma
Heritage Center
Gilcrease Museum
Girls Gone Wine
Greater Southwest Historical Museum
Harn Homestead Museum
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum
Kirkpatrick Family Fund
Lawton-Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce/Convention & Visitors Bureau
Leslie Powell Gallery
Loretta Y. Jackson-African American
Historical Society
Mattie Beal Home
Mid-America Arts Alliance
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Museum of the Great Plains
Museum of the Red River
National Cowboy & Western Heritage
Museum
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Historical Publications and
Records Commission
Native American Cultural & Educational Authority
Oklahoma Arts Council
Oklahoma City Community Foundation
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Oklahoma City National Memorial &
Museum
Oklahoma City Zoological Park & Botanical Garden
Oklahoma Department of Libraries
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife
Oklahoma Governor’s Mansion
Oklahoma Historical Records Advisory
Board
Oklahoma Historical Society Museums
and Sites Division
Oklahoma History Center
Oklahoma Humanities Council
Oklahoma State Senate Historical
Preservation Fund
Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation
Department
Oklavision
Philbrook Museum of Art
Red Earth, Inc.
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of
Natural History
Sand Springs Cultural and Historical
Museum
Santa Fe Depot Museum, Shawnee
Sapulpa Historical Society
Sarkeys Foundation
Science Museum Oklahoma
Seminole Nation Museum
Tech Soup
Texas Association of Museums
The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation
The Kerr Foundation
Tulsa Historical Society
Turnkey Tulsa
U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum
University of Oklahoma College of Liberal Studies, Museum Studies Program
Waynoka Historical Society
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Visitors Center
Will Rogers Memorial Museums
Join the Oklahoma Museums Association today!
Museum staff, volunteers and board members are encouraged to join OMA as individual members. Museums, historical
societies, tribal cultural centers, zoos and other related entities also are encouraged to join as an institutional member.
For a complete list of individual and institutional membership benefits or to join online, visit www.okmuseums.org.
Individual memberships
□ Masterpiece $250 □ Classic $100
□ Member $25
□ Gem $175
□ Treasure $50
□ Student $15
(Students must be full-time and include copy of current I.D.)
Institutional memberships
.0005 x total annual operating budget
($35 minimum; $500 maximum)
Businesses with an interest in museums may join OMA as corporate members. Information on corporate membership and
opportunities, as well as the ability to join online, is available at www.okmuseums.org.
Name
Institution
Address City/State/Zip
Phone E-Mail
Membership Category

Individual

Institutional
Amount enclosed or authorized for charge $ Visa, MasterCard or American Express #
Exp. Signature
Send payment and form to: Oklahoma Museums Association, 2100 NE 52nd Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73111
or, join online at www.okmuseums.org.
www.okmuseums.org
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