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More than seventy fine folks gathered November 3-5 at Wisconsin Rapids, WI for the annual Fall MOMCC Conference. Photos courtesy of MOMCC member Melinda Carricker. Commentary by Rob Burg. One of the many Thursday workshops that were offered: The Thursday evening opening reception included a "Spirit Walk" at Historic Point Basse. Getting ready for the opening… Continue reading Picturing MOMCC
Hi there folks, thought that I'd give you a little taste of one of our dinner venues for next year's annual conference. I'm excited to inform you that one of our dinners will be held at the fantastic Frontiers of Flight Museum - a truly wonderful place to visit! It's going to be a great… Continue reading Dinner venue for 2012 Conference
One day of the 2012 conference will be spent traveling to see the historic Ft. Worth Stockyards, where we will have the opportunity to eat lunch at the Cowboy Hall of Fame Museum before heading out to explore Ft. Worth. Here's a few sample shots to whet your appetite. The Cowboy Hall of Fame is… Continue reading 2012 conference to Ft. Worth
This is for all of you textile and clothing folks out there.... in other words - members of the HAT committee! As part of our ongoing site visits for next year's conference here in Texas, we visited the fantastic Texas Fashion Collection at the University of North Texas. We are planning on making a visit… Continue reading Texas Fashion Collection
Hi folks, please see the following message from Martha Katz-Hyman: As you'll read in the forthcoming Summer Bulletin, at this past June's annual meeting, the ALHFAM Board approved the development of some kind of e-mail communication that will include ALHFAM news & information, news from the regions and the PIGS, information about ALHFAM regional & annual meetings, and… Continue reading Newsletter provider question
HI there folks - as some of you know, the ALHFAM Board has been working hard on developing a strategic plan. I'd like to invite you to check out an update from Bruce Henbest here. Let us know if you have any questions!
The 2012 annual meeting committee has been hard at work setting up the conference site visit day.... Thought I'd give ya'll something to think about!
The 2012 annual meeting of ALHFAM will take place in Farmers Branch, Texas - a suburb of Dallas. The call for papers has been published and I'm very pleased to submit to you our conference logo! To see the call for papers, go here. Edited to add - I included a smaller resolution version of… Continue reading Call for papers for 2012 conference
I've managed to post the bulk of my Jackson's Mill images online here. More rundown of West Virginia to come soon! - Derrick
While the rest of the conference attendees wouldn't roll into Jackson's Mill until Friday and Saturday, members of the Board started meeting Thursday evening and then again on Friday. The main topic of discussion was narrowing down our new strategic plan into something manageable and achievable by an all volunteer organization that only meets in… Continue reading Board Meeting/Strategic Planning
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