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September 23, 2011
In this edition of the Beacon..
- Fall Workshops
- Museums and Genealogy: A Natural Union --Del Muise
- IT Equipment Purchase Program
- Call For Your Ongoing Events
“The Cuddy” events & people happenings
- Fall Regional Meeting Notice
- HRM Volunteer Conference 2011
- Nocturne: Art at Night
- THEN/HiER invites you to participate in three days of discussion
- Culture Days are on Sept 30, Oct 1 & 2, 2011.
- The CHIN Digital Preservation Survey
- Reminder - CMA Awards of Outstanding Achievement.
Fall Workshops
We have some great workshops coming up in the next few months. Be sure to register early to guarantee a spot!
Museum Management & Governance (Part of our Museums Studies Program)
Date: November 24 & 25, 2011
Location: Museum of Industry, 147 North Foord Street, Stellarton.
Facilitator: Barbara Richman & Leah Hamilton
A strong governance framework is the backbone of a healthy, sustainable and forward thinking organisation. Join facilitators Barbara Richman & Leah Hamilton as they examine the structure, management and governance of museums; the roles and responsibilities of boards, staff and volunteers; and the key tools and skills needed to fulfill those roles and responsibilities.
Further details on workshop outcomes can be found by following this link. Museums are encouraged to to register both staff and board members.
Registration Information
ANSM Members: $100.00
Non-Members: $150.00
Registration Deadline: November 10, 2011
Artifacts in Aboriginal Cultural Centres
Date: November 16 & 17, 2011
Location: Glooscap Heritage Centre, Millbrook, Nova Scotia
Presenter: Canadian Conservation Institute.
This module looks at the preservation of material culture in the context of Aboriginal cultural centres. It covers how various types of materials deteriorate and how best to minimize this deterioration, how to identify and prioritize problems of storage and display of various kinds of artifacts and make informed choices relating to the long-term preservation of collections both indoors and outdoors.
Non-Members Price: $175.00
Museum Association Members * Price: $125.00
The deadline for registration has been extended to October 27, 2011.
Registration for our Museums and the Community workshop is full and is now closed.
Museums and Genealogy: A Natural Union --Del Muise
My Carleton University colleague (Leighann Neilson of the Sprott School of Management) and I are undertaking an on-line survey of Canadian genealogists. It is a Canadian survey supported by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council and hosted on a secure server at Carleton University. The launch of the survey in Nova Scotia at the end of July has propelled its first two weeks of activity. With over 1250 completed surveys to date, we now are approaching a national representation, which is yielding tremendously interesting data; though at the moment we are only able to look at the results in a very preliminary way. The survey will stay live until sometime in November.
To some large extent the early success was a consequence of the collaboration of the many museums and associated archives to whom we managed to send information about the survey. We started with a telephone canvas at the end of July and followed up with information brochures and then a tour to discuss how genealogy is being undertaken at various locations. We managed to call in on over two dozen institutions, all the way from Bay St Lawrence to Yarmouth, and the few that we missed we hope to get to before fall closures. We want to take this opportunity thank the many staff people at those institutions who were so helpful to us in our canvas. The sense of excitement we encountered at so many of those museums is a testament to the health of local museums in the province. You can follow our progress during that week from the 6th through the 14th of August on our blog, where we are also discussing some of the preliminary findings of the survey. It is available at: http://genealogyincanada.blogspot.com/?zx=725ebe2a4cbd3126
The survey is designed to gauge how new media and social media are impacting the practice of genealogy. It also looks at the who, when, what, where and why, as well as the how of genealogy today, including the impact of roots tourism on local museums. It is an on-line survey that can be undertaken by anyone with an interest in genealogy or family history. Those interested can take the survey at:http://www.cusurveycentre.ca/gensurvey/. Please feel free to take the survey and to suggest it to your clients and members. The more we have from Nova Scotia the better it is for the national survey. We hope to share the results of the survey with all those who helped us along the way sometime in the new year, once we have had a chance to fully assess the data; but there are already some interesting insights that we are reporting on our research blog.
Del Muise is Emeritus Professor of History (Carleton U) and retired in Margaree where he is involved with local heritage. He is also Cape Breton representative on the ANSM Board, where he also serves as Vice President.
IT Equipment Purchase Program
ANSM is continuing its IT equipment purchase program this fall with the goal of providing cost savings and procurement efficiencies for IT and technology-related equipment for its member museums. The equipment is specifically chosen for small/mid size museum use – good quality for price, ease of use, robust capacity.
The following types of equipment can be sourced through this program:
1. PCs & Laptops
2. Scanners
3. Voice recorders
4. Accessories & support equipment
Need to purchase new equipment in the near future? Keep the program in mind and stay tuned for more details coming soon or give ANSM a call at 902 423-4677.
Call For Your Ongoing Events
Nova Scotian museums are brimming with creative events. We know that you are planning something exciting, and we want to help you get the word out. Email us with info on your plans, and we’ll post it on our Facebook page. (
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Fall Regional Meeting Notice. The South west Curator's Meeting will be held on October 21st at 10am, King's County Museum, Kentville.
Other regional meetings will be posted as they are confirmed.
This year's HRM Volunteer Conference is being held at Dartmouth Harbourview Holiday Inn, Nov 18 & 19. New Volunteers, Youth Volunteers, Non-Profit Board Members and/or Volunteers of community groups and organizations are all invited to attend. There are lots of great sessions, such as Fundraising - Panel Discussion, Strategic Planning Made Simple, and Managing a Special Event. At $35 for two days, it's a fantastic deal. Check out their website for more information.
October 15th is the fourth annual Nocturne in Halifax. Nocturne: Art at Night event is a free visual art festival that brings exhibitions and energy to the streets streets of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Check out their website for more info and on how to participate with your own event.
THEN/HiER invites you to participate in three days of discussion with historians, history educators, museum staff, and community members interested in pedagogy and practice related to history teaching and learning, especially through narratives of migration. This is in collaboration with the Nova Scotia Social Studies Teachers’ Association & The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. More details will be announced closer to the date. Oct 27-29. See their website for more details.
Culture Days are on Sept 30, Oct 1 & 2, 2011. It's a collaborative pan-Canadian volunteer movement to raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. You can add your events to the Culture Days calendar here.
The CHIN Digital Preservation Survey is open until September 30th. You can click here to take the survey or Contact
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