Entries by Jennifer Brundage

what’s going on in Affiliateland? july-august 2015

MICHIGAN Black Wings: American Dreams of Flight exhibition from the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service opened at the Air Zoo in Portage, 7.4. OHIO Brittany Vernon, Coca Cola/IMLS Museum Studies Apprentice at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati spent a three-week externship at the Anacostia Community Museum, helping the education department plan for a […]

Coming Up in Affiliateland in June 2015

Even though we’ll see many Affiliates in DC for the Affiliations National Conference, some will be home leading this great roster of events. MASSACHUSETTS Dr. Libby Haight O’Connell (Chief Historian, Senior Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, History Channel and A+E Networks, and Alumnus of the Board of the National Museum of American History) presents The American […]

coming up in affiliateland in may 2015

SOUTH CAROLINA Affiliations director Harold Closter will give remarks at the Affiliations announcement at the Upcountry History Museum in Greenville, 5.7. WASHINGTON, D.C. The National Inventors Hall of Fame (headquartered in North Canton, OH) will host a series of innovation events at the Smithsonian to celebrate the 2015 class of inductees – 14 trailblazing inventors.  […]

may kudos Affiliates!

Congratulations on  your spring accomplishments! FUNDING Allied Arts announced the distribution of $137,881 in educational outreach and capacity-building grants to fund 47 projects in support of local arts and cultural organizations, including scholarship and transportation assistance for Title 1 schools to attend Space Day at Science Museum Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, OK). The National WWII Museum (New Orleans, […]

kudos affiliates! for April 2015

Congrats to these Affiliates on their recent accomplishments. FUNDING The National Archives awarded $2,186,024 in grants to assist in numerous history projects across the country including the following Affiliates: Ohio History Connection (Columbus, OH)  Amount-$23,361 To support the state historical records advisory board and its electronic records training, History Day, and statewide regrant programs. San Diego […]

coming up in Affiliateland in April 2015

Spring is here in Affiliateland! PENNSYLVANIA The National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH) will open the Richard Avedon: Family Affairs exhibition featuring reproductions of the photographer’s work from Smithsonian collections, 4.1 . The National Museum of American History will collaborate with NMAJH to host a Let’s Do History workshop for teachers in Philadelphia, 4.7. The […]