The first round of our Heritage Support Grants is underway, and we’ve been thinking about what elements go into a successful proposal. Here are some tips from the coaches and grant management team. Make sure your outcomes match the funding priorities, and watch out for mission creep. Don’t try to create programs that aren’t part […]
As many of you likely heard, we recently experienced Back to the Future Day, the day on which Marty McFly and Doc Brown arrived in the future (Oct. 21, 2015) in the 1989 film. Like many others who grew up in the ’80s and ’90s, I was oddly excited by the fact that the entire […]
One of the most difficult things to remember when working in any job is not to forget to look outside of the obvious. In the nonprofit world, this often means looking to those who do business for-profit in order to find some new ideas and reignite our creative fires. Some of the most interesting and […]
It seems that time capsules never really leave the news these days. Both nationally and closer to home, people are discovering, opening and placing time capsules in a constant cycle of anticipation, excitement and occasionally disappointment. Many a news story tells the tale of a wet or decayed mass of papers removed from a time […]
The new year is upon us and spring is coming soon. For me, that means it’s time to de-clutter my world by organizing my workspaces to get ready for the year, deep cleaning my house and clearing out closets. I’m always searching for better systems of organization and ways to make my life run more […]
In my seven years of work in the Local History Services department of IHS, first as assistant director and then as director, I have been given the opportunity to learn from the staff and partners of IHS as well as the over 900 local history organizations LHS serves. I have never been at a loss […]
Hello, Indiana local history organizations! I am Kelsey Smith, the new intern at Local History Services. I am currently a graduate student in my second and final year at IUPUI. What am I studying, you ask? Museums, of course! I graduate in the spring of 2015 with a master?s degree in Museum Studies. I hail […]
New! The word conjures up images of a shinycar, a pristine house, a bright toy. New can be fun, magical and exciting. But new can also be scary. In the world of history and museums, we are used to looking at the past the old, the nostalgic and the comfortable. New can be intimidating. Why? […]
Recently, my husband and I were having a discussion about mission statements. He has served on various boards in our community and most of them have struggled with developing or creating a mission statement. He told me that when the boards he serves on start to talk about mission statements, he zones out or starts […]
As the soon-to-be newest member of the Local History Services, I present to you _ myself! I?m Marianne Sheline, Indiana Historical Society employee of more than eight years. I was hired at IHS right out of college (Go Ball State!) with a degree in history. Due to my supervisor leaving (R.I.P. Margaret! that?s Retire in […]
