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Lee County
Small Museum
Conference
Saturday, May 2, 2015
at the
Loveland Community House & Museum
513 West 2nd St., Dixon, Illinois, 61021
Presented By The Lee County Historical & Genealogical Society
Speakers:
Nicolette Meister – Care and Management of Ethnographic Collection
Nicolette is the Curator of Collections of the Logan Museum of Anthropology at Beloit College. She also serves as Adjunct Assistant
Professor in Beloit College’s Museum Studies Program and has taught Introduction to Collections Management and Introduction to
Museum Studies. Prior to her arrival at Beloit in 1999 she worked at the Denver Art Museum and University of Colorado Museum of
Natural History while she completed her M.S. in Museum and Field Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Previous museum
experience also includes the Milwaukee Public Museum and the Pitt Rivers Museum at Oxford University, Oxford, England. She holds
a B.A. in anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Nicolette has written and received grants from NEH and IMLS and
has served as a grants reviewer for NEH.
Sharon Welton – Identification and Preservation of Historic Photographs
Sharon is the Executive Director of the Stephenson County Historical Society, Museum in Freeport, Illinois. From 2007-2014 she was
the Executive Director of the Campbell Center in Mount Carroll IL. She also has 20 years experience working as a museum volunteer at
the Lena Historical Museum in Lena, Illinois. She has presented artifact preservation workshops at Beloit College, various professional
conferences, and numerous small historical and genealogical societies. She sits on the Boards of Directors for the Illinois State Historical
Society, the Stephenson County Historical Society, and the Lena Historical Society.
Andrew Huot – The Care and Feeding of Book and Paper Collections
Andrew is the Book and Paper Conservator at Big River Bindery in Davenport, Iowa. He has worked in Conservation at Illinois State
University and the University of Oregon and teaches conservation and preservation for the School of Library and Information Science at
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has lectured around the Midwest on the preservation of archival collections and book
repair techniques, and is an active member of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, the Midwest Regional
Conservation Guild, and the Guild of Book Workers. Andrew holds a Masters of Book Arts from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
Eric Basir – Image Organization Made Easy
Eric owns a photo retouching studio in Evanston, IL. He has served the genealogical community since 2002 as a teacher and author
of three books plus a video course about digital photo preservation and restoration.. As well as speaking Eric will be doing on site photo
repairs the day of the conference for an additional fee.
Pat Miller – The Five Core Documents
Pat is the director of the Illinois Heritage Association, a statewide nonprofit service association that helps cultural heritage
organizations meet professional standards of operation. She holds a masters degree in art history from the University of Illinois. She is an
active peer reviewer for the American Alliance of Museums, where she conducts onsite consultations for the Museum Assessment Program
and serves on accreditation visiting teams. She also teaches graduate courses in museum administration and leadership at Eastern Illinois
University.
Small Museum Conference Schedule, Saturday May 2rd 2015
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Registration & Exhibits Open , Donuts, Coffee & Orange Juice
9:00 am – 9:15 am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:15 am – 10:15 am
Nicolette Meister - Care and Management of Ethnographic Collections
10:15 am – 10:45 am
Break – Coffee, Tours, Photo Restoration by Eric Basir
10:45 am – 11:45 am
Pat Miller - The Five Core Documents
11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch – Museum Tours, Door Prizes & Information Tables, Photo Restoration by Eric Basir
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Sharon Welton - Photo Types and Preservation
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Break – Coffee, Museum Tours, Photo Restoration by Eric Basir
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
Andrew Huot – Treatment of Books and Papers
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Break – Coffee, Cookies, Museum Tours, Photo Restoration by Eric Basir
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Eric Basir– Image Organization Made Easy, Metadata is the way of the future.
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Conclusion – Questions, Comments, Future Direction, Questionnaire
Lee County Small Museum Conference Registration 2015
Make Checks Payable to Lee Co. Historical & Genealogical Society (LCHGS) for $25 per person.
Includes buffet style luncheon catered by Arthur’s Garden Deli.
Registration Deadline: April 29 th 2015
Mail to LCHGS, 111-113 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon, Ill. 61021
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If you have questions or special needs, or need more Info please contact us:
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: (815) 284-1134 or (815) 284-2741
Preferred Hotel – http://www.comfortinn.com/hotel-dixon-illinois-IL030