Beltrami County Historical Society

COLLECTIONS CARE TRAINING PRIORITIZED FOR RESPONSIVE AND PROACTIVE PRESERVATION AT BELTRAMI COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY [AN NEH PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE GRANT WOULD PROVIDE FUNDING FOR TRAINING STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AT BELTRAMI COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (BCHS) TO DELIVER APPROPRIATE COLLECTIONS CARE IN RESPONSE TO ACTION ITEMS OUTLINED IN OUR AUGUST 2022 COLLECTIONS ASSESSMENT FOR PRESERVATION STUDY. THE TRAINING IDENTIFIED WILL PROVIDE FOUNDATIONAL, CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT NECESSARY FOR THE IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENT OF OUR CARE OF ARTIFACTS AND HELP US GENERATE A FRAMEWORK FOR FUTURE PRESERVATION WORK GROUNDED IN PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. BCHS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WILL COMPLETE TRAINING BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2023 AND SEPTEMBER 2024 VIA ONLINE DELIVERY, IN-PERSON DELIVERY, AND INDEPENDENT WORK TIME. WHILE THE ONLINE COURSES WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO PARTICIPANTS, ON-SITE TRAINING WILL BE OPEN TO UP TO 13 PARTICIPANTS FROM OUTSIDE OUR ORGANIZATION TO MAXIMIZE CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE SHARING ON THESE PRESERVATION TOPICS.]