American Association for State and Local History On-Line Course
Collections Management
July 9 – September 3, 2018
This eight week online class is about managing cultural collections and will cover collections policies, how to know what you have, what you need to know about your collections, how to know where everything in your collection is located, and making sure that someone gets some good out of your collection. Collections management is all of the activities related to the administration of collections including planning, development, care, conservation, documentation, and making those collections available to the public. You’ll learn why museums have so many pieces of paper for each object and what all those numbers on the paper and objects are about. You will figure out what to keep and possibly what to let go of and last but not least, who should do what with all those things.

Arizona Humanities  
AZ Speaks Host Webinar
July 11, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Learn about the AZ Speaks online application process, eligibility, fees, and more. We highly encourage organizations to attend for a refresh of AH resources and to improve confidence in managing your programs.

American Association for State and Local History On-Line Course 
Caring for Museum Collections
July 16 – September 10, 2018
This eight week course will deal with the physical care and preservation of your museum collections. This practical course will cover how collections age and deteriorate, handling collections, storage requirements, environmental considerations, housekeeping, and risk management.

American Association for State and Local History Historic House Call 
Home for the Holidays: Interpreting Christmas at Your Historic Site
July 24, 2018, 3:00 – 4:15 pm (ET)
For many historic sites, the holiday season, Christmas and New Year’s, are the most visited times of the year. This webinar will examine the pros and cons of interpreting the holiday and different approaches (period installations or those that only evoke the season) a site may take. This webinar will briefly present the evolution of Christmas traditions in America acknowledging regional differences.  It will also offer resources for doing research and a practical guide to obtaining period appropriate decorations and managing the installation at your historic house. The presenters will offer successful examples and ideas for hosting a wide variety of events appropriate to the season and your site.

Texas Historical Commission Museum Services FREE Webinar
Website Redos
July 25, 2018, 10-11 a.m. CST
Is your website outdated? Wondering how to give it a facelift? Texas Historical Commission’s webmaster Jared Porter will share some tips and answer your questions about updating your website.

Texas Historical Commission FREE Webinar
Protecting Minors in Museums
July 31, 2018, 10-11 a.m. CST
Reggie Miller, of the Office of Governance and Risk Manager of the Youth Protection and Compliance program at Baylor University, outlines what museums can do to minimize the threat of child abuse, recognize the signs of child abuse, and to respond promptly and effectively should abuse be observed, suspected, or disclosed.

American Association for State and Local History Webinar
Introduction to Podcasting for Museums and Historic Sites
August 14, 2018, 3:00 p.m. (ET)
What is a podcast, who listens to podcasts, and why should history organizations care? In this webinar, Hannah Hethmon, AASLH alumna and host of the podcast #MuseumsInStrangePlaces, introduces podcasting for history museums, historic sites, and history organization. Participants will learn how podcasting is being used by museums, what it takes to produce their own podcast, how they can decide if podcasting is right for them, and how to get started making a quality podcast on a budget.

Texas Historical Commission FREE Webinar
Better Safe than Sorry: Understanding Hazards Found in Collections
August 21, 2018, 10-11 a.m. CST
Museum collections are filled with ordinary objects that contain health and safety hazards for museum staff and volunteers. During this webinar, we will explore how you can identify these objects and work safely around them.

AIC’s Emergency Committee Webinar
Managing Moisture in Non-Mechanized Environments and Disaster Situations  
July 31, 2018 2:00 – 3:30 pm EDT Presenter: Jeremy Linden 
High relative humidity and moisture contents pose some of the most critical risks to cultural heritage collections and sites, ranging from mold and increased rate of chemical decay, to metal corrosion and physical swelling and deformation. 
This session is an introduction to understanding moisture in preservation environments, including:
The importance of dew point; Moisture incursion & building envelopes; And low-tech and passive solutions and mitigation. 

AIC’s Emergency Committee Webinar
Mechanical Control of Moisture in Cultural Heritage Settings 
August 21, 2018 2:00 – 3:30 pm EDT 
Many institutions use some level of mechanical intervention to control relative humidity and moisture contents in interior preservation environments. 
This session will explore various types of mechanical intervention, including stand- alone equipment and mechanical dehumidification and humidification, as well as the appropriate use and applications of different types of equipment and systems in different settings.