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HSMC Currently Seeking Two Board Members
The Historical Society of Mendocino County is a 501(c)(3) organization and its board of directors is
comprised of nine volunteer members from all over Mendocino County dedicated to the organization’s
mission of collecting, preserving and sharing the diverse history of Mendocino County.
On the HSMC grounds in Ukiah, the William J. and Molly Toney Archive houses the collection, the HSMC
Headquarters and a research facility, and the Held- Poage Memorial Home is currently under restoration
and will become a historic house museum set in 1927 that reflects the life of the Held-Poage family.
The HSMC is looking for individuals who have experience in a variety of areas including, but not limited
to, strategic planning, grant writing, museums or archives, fundraising and nonprofit management. A
board director is part of a team which the HSMC membership trusts to make informed decisions and
provide strong and sound governance.
For more information about the HSMC and its board of directors, or for an application, please contact
the HSMC at info@mendocinocountyhistory.org or call (707) 462 -6969.
comprised of nine volunteer members from all over Mendocino County dedicated to the organization’s
mission of collecting, preserving and sharing the diverse history of Mendocino County.
On the HSMC grounds in Ukiah, the William J. and Molly Toney Archive houses the collection, the HSMC
Headquarters and a research facility, and the Held- Poage Memorial Home is currently under restoration
and will become a historic house museum set in 1927 that reflects the life of the Held-Poage family.
The HSMC is looking for individuals who have experience in a variety of areas including, but not limited
to, strategic planning, grant writing, museums or archives, fundraising and nonprofit management. A
board director is part of a team which the HSMC membership trusts to make informed decisions and
provide strong and sound governance.
For more information about the HSMC and its board of directors, or for an application, please contact
the HSMC at info@mendocinocountyhistory.org or call (707) 462 -6969.
Meet Our New Assistant Digital Archivist
Olivia Consterdine is a local talent, recently graduated from U.C. Santa Barbara. In addition to having a degree in art and math, she plays cello, teaches piano, and is a trained photographer who knows her way around computers.
Bringing her photography skills to work on the first day, Olivia soon increased the speed and quality of the scanning process. We were very fortunate to have had the previous technician, Shanel Angel, both to develop the process and work with us for six months. Shanel also wrote a great manual for the job, allowing Olivia to hit the project at full speed. As we get further along with this project, we keep refining it as a specialized way to archive an artifact. We even changed the name of the position from “Digital Librarian” to “Assistant Digital Archivist” |