Online Course: Caring for Museum Collections An AASLH Small Museum Pro! Online Course 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. DETAILS: http://bit.ly/2LEduBR COURSE DATES: August 5 - September 29, 2019 COST: $195 AASLH Members/ $295 Nonmembers OPEN REGISTRATION: April 25 - July 29, 2019; 30 person limit CREDIT: Successful completion of this course will earn one credit toward the Small Museum Pro! certificate from AASLH. Who Should Take This Course This course is a beginning level course designed for professional staff and volunteers of historical organizations and libraries with historical collections who have little to no experience with conservation of collections. This course requires participants have access to museum collections to successfully complete this course, either as a staff member, volunteer, or intern. Instructor Rebecca Elder is an experienced cultural heritage preservation consultant who helps clients find practical and achievable solutions to care for their history collections. She collaborates with libraries, museums, archives, municipalities and families to tailor preservation plans to their resources and timelines. Looking to connect? Head to www.elderpreservation.com<http://www.elderpreservation.com>. She'll be glad you did. For a full list upcoming AASLH webinars, workshops, and online courses, make sure to check out our calendar: https://aaslh.org/calendar/. Feel free to reach out with any questions at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or (615) 320-3203. Thanks! Alex Alex Collins (she, her, hers) Program Coordinator American Association for State and Local History 615-320-3203 | aaslh.org<http://www.aaslh.org/> Join us for the 2019 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, August 28-31.<https://aaslh.org/2019annualmeeting/> ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).