What does the Alliance do?

Minnesota's local history groups formed an alliance in 1991. Even though we serve different communities throughout the state, we share a common mission of connecting people to nearby history. Some of us have professional staff, but many of us are small, volunteer-run societies. Together, we work together to raise the quality of work in the local history field in Minnesota. The Minnesota Alliance for Local History Museums serves the approximately 500-plus local history groups throughout the state with professional training, awards for excellence, mutual assistance in times of disaster and more.

Demonstrating Relevance in Today's World Workshop

In partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society, MALHM will be hosting a workshop on Thursday, June 20 with History Relevance co-founder Tim Grove!  Demonstrating Relevance in Today's World will aid attendees in exploring relevance on a deeper level to make their site more relevant for stakeholders and their community.  The workshop will be held at the Minnesota History Center from 1 to 5 pm.

Registration for this workshop is now open!  It is limited to the first 30 paid registrants.  Cost is $20 for MALHM members and $30 for non-members.

Thank you to all who attended the 2019 Annual Meeting & Conference!

We had a great time in Red Wing this week!  Thank you to everyone who participated as an attendee or vendor!

Keep a lookout this summer for information regarding our 2020 event in Austin!

MALHM Responds to Minnesota Senate Proposal to Reduce Annual Funding to the Minnesota Historical Society

This week, the Minnesota Senate passed an appropriations bill that would reduce annual funding to the Minnesota Historical Society by $4 million per year.  The MALHM Board of Directors is concerned with reasons publicly provided as to why the cuts were brought forward.

To read the full statement, please read our blog post on the statement.

For sample letters to send to your legislator and Governor Walz, please view our Advocacy page.  Sample Letters to the Editor are also available there.

Photo credit:  Minnesota Historical Society website

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