What does The Alliance do?

Minnesota's local history groups formed an alliance in 1991. Even though we serve different communities throughout the state, we share a common mission of connecting people to nearby history. Some of us have professional staff, but many of us are small, volunteer-run societies. Together, we work together to raise the quality of work in the local history field in Minnesota. The Minnesota Alliance for Local History Museums serves the approximately 500-plus local history groups throughout the state with professional training, awards for excellence, mutual assistance in times of disaster and more.

Curator Affinity Group Workshop on October 26 to teach making clothing mounts

The Curator Affinity Group will be hosting a workshop on Friday, October 26 at the Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center in Bloomington.  This hands-on workshop will instruct attendees on how to make their own clothing mounts.  At the end of this workshop, each attendee will leave with a completed mount as well as some tools to make additional mounts at their museum.  Theresa Norman will lead the workshop.

Cost is $85 for MALHM members and $110 for non-members.  Registration includes a continental breakfast, lunch, and some supplies. 

Registration is open!  More information on the workshop as well as supplies each attendee should bring with to the workshop are available on the registration page.

House Museum Workshop scheduled for October 25

Plans are in progress for the 3rd Annual House Museum Workshop on Thursday, October 25.  The workshop will be held at the LeDuc Historic Estate in Hastings.  It is operated by the Dakota County Historical Society.

This Civil War-era Gothic Revival home is the perfect setting for house museum professionals to gather and learn new ideas to use at their own museum.

Cost is $20 for MALHM members and $40 for non-members.  Lunch will be on your own with a list of local restaurants provided at check-in.

Registration is open!  More information on each session can be found on the registration page.

Submit your session proposals for the 2019 Annual Meeting & Conference!

Have you ever wanted to share your experience or expertise with colleagues?  Did you wrap-up a really cool project that you'd like to share with others so they can try it too?  Is there a trend within local history or museums that needs to be addressed?  Then submit a session proposal for the 2019 Annual Meeting & Conference!

Our attendees enjoy hearing from their peers and continue to be amazed at the base of knowledge within local history in Minnesota!  Here is your chance to share what you know with your peers.

To be considered for a session, fill out the call for sessions application and submit it by email to the Alliance Coordinator on or by Monday, October 15.  Have questions about your proposal idea?  Contact Dustin at (612) 500-7460.

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