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  • 2019-04-12 4:00 PM | Michelle Chiles

    The Fall 2019 Meeting Program Committee is currently seeking members - experience with maps is a plus, but not required. The workload will be consistent but not too heavy - we will check-in monthly via email and/or Zoom to discuss content and logistics.
    The meeting, which will focus on maps - demystifying them, digitizing them, unlocking their potential - will be held on Friday, November 1, 2019 at the Glickman Library, University of Southern Maine, in Portland.

    Please contact Patrick Ford, PC chair, by Friday, April 19, if you are interested in serving: patrick.ford@mysticseaport.org.

  • 2019-04-11 4:20 PM | Michelle Chiles

    The NEA Mentoring Program is seeking participants for the 2019 cycle! This 7-9 month program will begin in May or June 2019. All interested mentors and mentees are encouraged to sign up by the end of April. We also encourage folks interested in being mentors to consider self-selecting a co-mentor. Is there a colleague you’d love to partner with? Encourage them to sign up to be a mentor with you!  

    Applications and more information about this popular program are available here

    WHY PARTICIPATE? 
    The NEA Mentoring Program offers members the opportunity to participate in Mentoring Circles, which are small groups that typically consist of four to six mentees and two mentors. Diverging from the traditional one-on-one mentoring model, the circle model fosters not only mentoring relationships between the mentors and the mentees, but also peer-mentoring relationships among the mentees and the co-mentors. 

    Mentoring Circles aim to:

    • Encourage the exchange of experiences, challenges, and opportunities to facilitate goal-setting for career and personal development.
    • Build competence and character to reach those goals. 
    • Foster self-confidence, communication skills, and collective growth. 

    Mentors and mentees are matched to a circle depending on their interests, goals, and availability. The application process includes an initial survey to determine everyone’s interests and support the initial matching. All participants should be current NEA members able to commit to a full cycle of the program (seven to nine months)

    HOW TO PARTICIPATE 
    Please visit the 
    NEA Mentoring page to learn more about the program and to apply to join. Applications will be accepted through May 1, 2019. Applicants will receive placement information by May 15, 2019.

    If you have any questions about the program, please contact Mentoring Program Administrator Jessica Holden (
    jessica.holden@umb.edu).
  • 2019-03-21 11:14 AM | Kelli Bogan

    Approaching Transition and Grief in Acquisitions Work

    Acquisitions work often takes place during times of transition. Donors, whether records creators or their family members, independent agents or institutional faculty/staff, may be experiencing associated feelings of grief and loss. As a result, an acquisitor’s job involves far more than simply bringing in records. A holistic understanding of a donor’s transition, along with the ability to navigate and negotiate difficult conversations at the point of acquisition, can determine our success as stewards of cultural heritage.

    For the last three years, Mumford, Hayes, and Ilacqua have explored the topics of transition, grief, and loss through interviews with professionals including palliative care workers, ombudspersons, and members of the clergy, as well as extensive research into medical perspectives on loss and grief.

    This live webinar will map loss and grief to archival acquisitions work and offer techniques adopted and developed by grief professionals to assist in handling donors in transition. It will also explore affect theory, maintenance work, emotional labor, and self-care techniques, and offer attendees an opportunity to review and respond to case studies. This webinar is for forward-facing archivists at any point in their career.

    Presenters: Heather Mumford, Carolyn Hayes, and Joan Ilacqua, all of Harvard Medical School

    Date/Time: April 30, 2019 / 2:00-3:00 PM

    Maximum registration number: 50

    Cost: Free

    Registration linkhttps://www.newenglandarchivists.org/event-3323324


  • 2019-02-05 4:45 PM | Michelle Chiles

    National History Day (NHD) is an interdisciplinary research project for students in grades 6-12 that encourages exploration of local, state, national, and world history. Each year more than half a million students nationwide, encouraged by thousands of teachers, participate in the NHD contest. History day teaches students to:

    ● Conduct in-depth research
    ● Use primary and secondary sources
    ● Work with libraries, archives, museums, oral history interviews, and/or historic sites
    ● Analyze and interpret their findings
    ● Write and present their historical research.

    This year, New England Archivists is encouraging all members to get involved in their communities and volunteer as a judge. Many of you already participate in NHD through your institutions or have served as judges or volunteers in past competitions. But if you haven't done so before, please consider it! For your convenience, each state’s coordinator contacts, competition dates, and judge sign-up links or instructions can be found below. Contact abigail.malangone@nara.gov with any questions!

    Connecticut
    NHD Website: www.historydayct.org
    Contact: Rebecca Taber-Conover
    Email: info@historydayct.org

    Maine
    NHD Website: umaine.edu/history/national-history-day
    Coordinator: John Taylor
    Email: john.m.taylor@maine.edu

    Massachusetts
    NHD Website: www.masshistoryday.com
    Contact: Kate Melchior
    Email: kmelchior@masshist.og

    New Hampshire
    NHD Website: nhdnh.weebly.com
    Coordinators: John Krueckeberg and Brandon Haas
    Email: nhdnh@plymouth.edu

    Rhode Island
    NHD Website: https://ri.nhd.org/?f=0ecf6c4e-c45b-4b40-b977-dd3977606994
    Coordinator: Rick Ring
    Email: rhodeisland@nhd.org

    Vermont
    NHD Website: vermonthistory.org/educate/vermont-history-day
    Coordinator: Victoria Hughes
    Email: victoria.hughes@vermonthistory.org


  • 2019-02-05 4:39 PM | Michelle Chiles

    The 2019 New England Archivists Nominating Committee seeks nominations for the following: 


    NEW ENGLAND ARCHIVISTS ARCHIVAL ADVOCACY AWARD

    If you know an individual or organization that has provided extraordinary support—politically, financially, or through public advocacy—for New England archival programs and records, please consider nominating this person or organization for the NEA Archival Advocacy Award. Nominees need not be a member of NEA and do not even need to be in the New England region to be considered. This is a wonderful opportunity to recognize advocates for archives. See the NEA website for criteria for eligibility, previous award recipients, and more details.


    NEW ENGLAND ARCHIVISTS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

    If you know a colleague who has been a leader in promoting and furthering the objectives of NEA, please consider recognizing them by nominating them for the NEA Distinguished Service Award. This award provides a way to showcase the leadership our members bring to the profession. Please see the NEA website for criteria for eligibility, previous award recipients, and more details

    Nominations for both awards must be submitted by MARCH 1, 2019. Please send nominations and supporting documentation, as well as any questions, to Ellen Doon, Immediate Past President, at ipp@newenglandarchivists.org

  • 2019-01-25 4:53 PM | Michelle Chiles

    ​Dear New England Archivists members:

    The field of archives is changing every day -- and this is your chance to help shape the evolving profession in the New England region. Participate in NEA's annual Membership Survey to help us better serve you and our profession. If you are a current member or even if your membership has lapsed, we are interested your feedback. Your responses will be completely anonymous.

    The survey, which takes about 15-20 minutes, includes questions about general NEA membership, meetings and events, education/training, NEA roundtables, and how NEA communicates with members. At the end of the survey, current NEA members can enter to win a prize: a free year of membership in NEA!

    The survey will be open until Saturday, February 16, 2019, at 11:59pm. The NEA Membership Committee thanks you for your participation.

    https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TVZBP8C

  • 2018-12-06 12:06 PM | Michelle Chiles

    Remember to Vote!

    Mark your calendars now for the 2018 New England Archivists election. Voting will start November 19 and continue through December 7.

    Candidates are listed below alphabetically, and you can read the candidates' statements on the NEA website. Private and secure voting will take place online through electionbuddy.com, which will send each voter a unique link.

    The candidates are:

    Vice President/President Elect
    -- Linda Hocking
    -- Eliot Wilczek

    Treasurer
    -- Myles Crowley
    -- Cynthia Harbeson

    Representatives-at-Large (two positions open)
    -- Jennifer Betts
    -- Molly Brown
    -- Michael P. Dello Iacono
    -- Michael Lotstein

    To be eligible to vote, you must be a member in good standing. Please make sure your membership is current and that your contact information, including email address, is up to date in the NEA membership database. If you have questions about your membership status, please contact the Membership Secretary (membership@newenglandarchivists.org).

    New England Archivists Nominating Committee 2018:
    Ellen Doon (chair)
    Maria Bernier
    Stephanie Call
    Rosemary Davis
    Jennifer Gunter King
    Tom Rosko

  • 2018-11-16 4:29 PM | Michelle Chiles

    Meghan R. Rinn of the Barnum Museum, in Bridgeport, CT, will join us to discuss her article “Nineteenth-Century Depictions of Disabilities and Modern Metadata: A Consideration of Material in the P.T. Barnum Digital Collection.”  Read the article and join us for an online discussion of the issues of description and disability in archival collections.

    Article link: https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol5/iss1/1/

    This event is free and will be hosted by the New England Archivists Education Committee, using Zoom, on December 11th at noon.

    Registration is limited to 10 participants and will open soon. Please register by December 7th at 12:00 PM.

  • 2018-11-14 12:15 PM | Michelle Chiles

    The New England Archivists Mentoring Program is seeking volunteers to serve as Mentoring Liaisons. We are looking for three Mentoring Liaisons to take on support roles in Mentoring Circles. Liaisons will provide program information to participants and assist mentors with logistical tasks, including scheduling meetings and acting as mediators when issues or concerns arise within a circle. Liaisons will help mentors brainstorm discussions and activities as needed. The Mentoring Liaisons serve for two years as members of the Membership Committee. They report directly to the Mentoring Administrator and keep the Membership Committee Chair and the NEA Board informed about circle activities.

    First launched in 2013 by the Roundtable for Early Professionals and Students (REPS), the NEA Mentoring Program offers members the opportunity to participate in Mentoring Circles, which are small groups that typically consist of four to six mentees and two co-mentors. Diverging from the traditional one-on-one mentoring model, the circle model fosters not only mentoring relationships between the mentors and the mentees, but also peer mentoring relationships among the mentees and between the co-mentors. More information about the program is available here:
    https://newenglandarchivists.org/mentoring.

    In the most recent cycle, five Mentoring Circles consisted of ten mentors and more than twenty mentees. The Circles are supported by the Mentoring Liaisons, who help to schedule meetings and communicate with participants. This rewarding opportunity is a great way to network, build your resume, and become more involved with the NEA community. If you are interested in volunteering for one of the three Mentoring Liaison positions, please email a letter of interest detailing your relevant experience, reasons for applying for the position, and your availability to commit to a two-year term, to the Mentoring Administrator, Jessica Holden, at
    jessica.holden@umb.edu by November 15, 2018.

  • 2018-11-02 7:58 PM | Kelli Bogan

    Mark your calendars now for the 2018 New England Archivists election. Voting will start November 19 and continue through December 7.

    Candidates are listed below alphabetically, and you can read the candidates' statements on the NEA website. Private and secure voting will take place online through electionbuddy.com, which will send each voter a unique link.

    The candidates are:

    Vice President/President Elect
    -- Linda Hocking
    -- Eliot Wilczek

    Treasurer
    -- Myles Crowley
    -- Cynthia Harbeson

    Representatives-at-Large (two positions open)
    -- Jennifer Betts
    -- Molly Brown
    -- Michael P. Dello Iacono
    -- Michael Lotstein

    To be eligible to vote, you must be a member in good standing. Please make sure your membership is current and that your contact information, including email address, is up to date in the NEA membership database. If you have questions about your membership status, please contact the Membership Secretary (membership@newenglandarchivists.org).

    New England Archivists Nominating Committee 2018:
    Ellen Doon (chair)
    Maria Bernier
    Stephanie Call
    Rosemary Davis
    Jennifer Gunter King
    Tom Rosko


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