Save the Date: LA Heritage Day on April 29th

Save the date and plan to attend LA Heritage Day 2012 on Sunday, April 29th from 10am to 4pm.

This year's event will take place at El Pueblo Historic Monument along the historic Plaza in partnership with them.

More details will be announced soon, but plan to celebrate the Los Angeles' rich heritage with over 200 heritage organizations from across LA!

Long Beach Heritage Honors John Thomas

Congratulations to one of LAHA's leaders, John Thomas, who has been recognized as "Preservationist of the Year" by Long Beach Heritage.

From Long Beach Heritage...

Experience the elegance of the Art Deco era when you attend Long Beach Heritage’s 2012 Awards Benefit and Gala on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 5:30 p.m. This special event, held in the beautifully decorated Grand Salon on the historic Queen Mary, celebrates a number of notable restoration efforts and the remarkable achievements of longtime preservationists. People who attend the major fundraiser will not only help support Long Beach Heritage’s preservation efforts, they will also enjoy a fabulous dinner and have the opportunity to participate in a silent auction full of unique and antique items and gift certificates.

The Preservationist of the Year Award will be presented to John Thomas for his significant contributions and dedication to historic preservation. He has held the positions of president and vice president of advocacy on the Long Beach Heritage Board of Directors, and was instrumental in persuading city officials to adopt a Historic Preservation Element into the General Plan. More recently, he encouraged the adoption of the Adaptive Reuse Ordinance, which allows historic buildings being considered for demolition to be red flagged for reuse projects. John also chaired the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency, and is president of the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles and the Bluff Heights Neighborhood Association. He has previously been on the board of directors of the Long Beach Historical Society and a consultant to the Queen Mary. In addition, John co-authored Images of America RMS Queen Mary, and Long Beach Art Deco with Suzanne Tarbel Cooper and J. Christopher Launi.

Other award recipients include:

The Lafayette Home Owners Association for the repainting of the exterior of the Art Deco hotel built in 1928-1929.

Claudia Jurmain for the book Rancho Los Alamitos-Ever Changing, Always the Same, which details the history of the ranch and its residents from the Native American Povuu’nga tribe to the Bixby family.

Craig and Christine Bouma for the complete restoration of both the exterior and interior of their 1936 Spanish Revival home.

Todd and Ranae Saunders for the meticulous restoration of their 1958-59 mid-century modern home.

Matt and Krysta Leaver for the restoration of their mid-century ranch style home built in 1953. This is a well preserved example of the modest structures in the Cliff May Rancho’s area of Long Beach.

The architecture firm Hugh Gibbs & Donald Gibbs Architects, FAIA for producing an amazing number of landmarks and commercial and residential structures throughout Long Beach and the Southern California area.

Linc Housing for the refurbishing of the neglected Palace Hotel, built in 1929 on East Anaheim. The building is now a commercial property with stores on the ground floor and rooms for rent above

The California Heights Neighborhood Association for its restoration of 136 era lampposts in their historic district to complement their historic homes.

The Long Beach Symphony will also receive a heritage award for their Concerts in Long Beach Historic Sites program, which brings music and architecture together for the benefit of Long Beach residents.

A no host bar and silent auction begin at 5:30 p.m. and a dinner and awards ceremony at 7 p.m. Parking is hosted. To order tickets, call (562) 493-7019 or visit www.lbheritage.org to pay via PayPal.

Long Beach Heritage is a nonprofit education and advocacy group promoting public knowledge and preservation of significant historic and architectural resources and the cultural heritage of Long Beach.

Training Opportunities in North Orange County

From The Muckenthaler Center...

The Muckenthaler Cultural Center will be hosting two conferences coming soon that may be of interest to the membership:

One is a conference for Nonprofit Management Training:

http://themuck.org/artfully-managing-conference/

The other is a Heritage Conference & Festival for North OC Historical Agencies:


North Orange County Heritage Festival & Conference
Supported by a grant from The James Irvine Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Orange County Community Foundation, Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton Heritage, Carol Hasenberg Exhibits, Carlota Haider Exhibition Consultant, and Genealogical Society of Hispanic America-Southern California
Thursday . March 15 .
1-6 PM Conference ($20- includes dinner)
6:30-8:30 PM Festival (FREE)

Our inaugural Heritage Conference helps us discover the common and distinct histories of North Orange County. The conference features presentations made by historical societies, non-profit organizations, and museums from North Orange County. We hope to foster greater interest in regional history and to reconnect our vibrant local communities with the rich heritage of our county.

At an afternoon conference, members of Heritage groups from all over the region to participate in a planning session for a proposed regional event to cross-promote these agencies. The conference includes panel discussions on successful volunteers, members, and board recruitment techniques. At 5 PM a networking dinner will be provided to all groups.

At 6:30 PM groups will move out to their booths in our first Heritage Festival, providing history buffs of all ages a clear idea of the local history resources available in the community. There will be booths on historic homes, OC museums and parks, and genealogical associations. Entertainment features dances and music from our rancho past, food vendors, a kid’s area, and tours of the Muckenthaler.

Contact for both conferences is (866) 411-1212 or info@themuck.org

Boyle Heights Reception at Occidental College

From Malissa Strong, President of the Boyle Heights Historical Society...

The Boyle Heights Historical Society has been very fortunate to have formed a partnership with Occidental College Library over the last few months. We are showing a photography exhibit, Boyle Heights Images and Essays: 1850 to 1900 in the library gallery. The exhibit exposed students to the early and often unknown relationship between Boyle Heights and Occidental College.

To me this partnership benefits small heritage societies, such as ours, and large institutions alike.

Having said that, we would like to invite you to a reception for the exhibit:

Thursday, January 19th
5:30 to 7:00 pm
Occidental College Library
1600 Campus Road
Eagle Rock, CA 90041

RSVP to info@boyleheightshistoricalsociety.org or phone 323-868-6719

Please enter campus at Alumni Avenue. Free parking is available in the lot to the right of the entrance near the Library Academic Commons. For directions to campus maps go to www.oxy.edu and click on directions. The library building is #5 on the map.

Please note, there will be someone to give you access to the rear entrance of the library.

We look forward to seeing you at the reception.

Grants for Hidden Collections

From the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)...

CLIR Accepting Proposals for 2012 Cycle of Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives Grant Program

Washington, DC, January 10, 2012—The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is now accepting proposals for the 2012 cycle of the Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives grant program. Information about the program and links to the online application and guidelines are available at http://www.clir.org/hiddencollections/index.html. The deadline for submitting proposals is Friday, March 16, 2012.

CLIR will host a webinar for applicants on Friday, January 20, 2012 from 2:00 – 3:15 pm EST. For more information on the upcoming webinar, please visithttp://www.clir.org/hiddencollections/applicants.html#webinar.

In 2012 the program expects to award about $4 million in grants that range from $75,000 to $500,000. Applicants may request terms as short as 12 months or as long as 36 months, or any period in between. All projects must begin between January 1 and March 1, 2013, and be completed by February 29, 2016.

The application process has two phases. The initial proposal round is open, and anyone interested in applying for a grant through this program must submit an initial proposal by March 16, 2012. The final proposal round is by invitation only. Only those applicants whose initial proposals have been approved by the Hidden Collections Review Panel will be allowed to submit a full final proposal.

Decisions will be announced by December 31, 2012.

The program awards funds to institutions holding collections of high scholarly value that are difficult or impossible to locate through existing finding aids. Award recipients will create descriptive information for their hidden collections that will be linked to and interoperable with all other projects funded by this grant, to form a federated environment that can be built upon over time. Funding for the program comes from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

CLIR is an independent, nonprofit organization that forges strategies to enhance research, teaching, and learning environments in collaboration with libraries, cultural institutions, and communities of higher learning. Information about CLIR and its work is available at www.clir.org.

2012 Quarterly Meeting: February 4th at 10am

Don't miss the next LA Heritage Alliance Quarterly Meeting on Saturday, February 4th from 10am to 12pm.

In addition to regular business & networking, this meeting will feature a "SnapShot Messaging" workshop on how to effectively talk about your organization in under 1 minute, whether to potential donors, volunteers, members, community members, or visitors. This session will have you go through a process of identifying and refining your message to turn a chance (or just short) meeting into action in support of your efforts. This workshop will require you to understand both the mission and goals (short or long term) of your organization.

The meeting will be held at Bolton Hall (courtesy of the Little Landers Historical Society): http://www.littlelandershistoricalsociety.org/index_files/Page581.htm

Don't miss out!

Learn about Historypin in LA on 10/21

There will be a special presentation held by Historypin on Friday,
October 21 at 2pm at the Glendale Public Library, Central Branch.

Historypin, created by We Are What We Do in partnership with Google,
is a way for millions of people to come together to share glimpses of
the past and build up the story of human history. The project,
launched globally in July 2011, consists of the main online hub,
Historypin.com, a Smartphone app and a series of dedicated social
programmes, across education, community, archives and volunteers.
Historypin is a non-profit, collaborative initiative, which is working
with more and more libraries, archives and museums everyday to help
them unlock their resources and reach new audiences.

Nick Stanhope, CEO of the non-profit organization that created
Historypin, will provide an overview of Historypin and its current
projects.

Nick will also discuss how institutions and individuals with
collections can get started with the project and answer any questions
regarding workflow, content preparation, and selection.

Please feel free to bring your colleagues or to pass this along to
other institutions that might be interested.

When: Friday, October 21
Where: Glendale Public Library, Auditorium
222 E. Harvard St.
Glendale, CA 91205
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00 pm
More info about the location can be found here:
http://library.ci.glendale.ca.us/central.asp

PARKING
Library Visitors receive 3 hours FREE parking across Harvard at the
Marketplace parking structure with validation at the Loan Desk.

Parking spaces in front (east side) of the building are available for
30 minutes. Spaces on the south side are available for 1 hour.

Metered parking is available on the west side of the building in Lot
#10 and on Harvard Street.

Handicapped parking is available at the front of the building.

About Nick Stanhope
After graduating from Oxford University in 2002, Nick spent six years
working on the ground in communities, as a teacher, youth worker and
fundraiser, before joining We Are What We Do in 2007 and becoming CEO
in early 2009. Nick has gathered a team of more than twenty We Are
What We Do-ers in London, Sofia and San Francisco, and significantly
shaped the direction of the organization. His vision is for a
non-profit company that puts a stream of desirable things into the
world, in demand by a mainstream consumer audience and with positive
behaviors built into them, incidentally helping people to do simple,
good things and addressing major social and environmental issues.